Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskellis a former team president and director of player personnel for the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears, and current scout for the Tennessee Titans...
hear people pick
No, but I hear about it. People will tell us that Mel said your pick stunk.
broken felt glasses interview kept people talking tony
Most people would see that their glasses were broken and do the interview without them. But Tony felt it was important to see who he was talking to, so he kept the glasses on.
father figure
Mike's a father figure for these guys. The guy's consistent, he doesn't change, and he's got a big heart.
battles few game players
There's still a few battles left. Those players know where those battles are, and they're all going to try to have the game of their life.
There's not a lot of truthfulness going on.
camp help nice situation talking
It was unfortunate because he was having a nice camp and we were talking about a situation where he would be able to help us as a designated rusher. He was doing that well.
almost fate meant
It was almost like fate, ... Like it was meant to be.
michael pressure punish
Pressure him and make him throw. And when he runs, you must punish him. He has to feel it. Michael can only take so much of that, like anyone.
canned cases coaches good happen love players protect
Sometimes you feel like you are getting a canned answer. The coaches love these players in many cases and want good things to happen to them and are going to protect their group.
bit coming locker preventing room team
There was a little bit of divisiveness in the locker room that was preventing our team from coming together.
almost best gets media picks stuff
Stuff still gets out. (The media) are able to predict, almost to the T, the first 15 picks (of the first round). But you try your best to keep it in-house.
field guy hands passing scout
As a scout you have to look at the hands so the guy doesn't come off the field when it's a passing situation.
everybody hunch knew picked
We knew when we picked him that he was going to come here, and everybody was going to want him to succeed. We had that kind of consensus. We had a hunch on him as well.
fitting higher people
We're higher than I would like. But with a transition, you're going to get this. People who aren't fitting are not going to be here.