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...
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The key ingredient is bringing guys in who have character, to build team chemistry, so that everyone is moving in the same direction, ... The other thing I thought was important was to open up the lines of communication and improve the morale in the building.
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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.
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It could be midnight and we're still arguing about a fifth-rounder. It's a labor of love. We all have passion for it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
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He chose not to do that. We were able to grow together. Has he helped me? There is no question.
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I was a likely target, ... It was really no big deal.
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Not every visit is going to be film room, practice. Some of the visits are going to be interviews and getting the detective work done.
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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.
joe level played
That was one of the most unbelievable things I have ever experienced -- what Joe was going through and the level he played at in those games.
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It was a roster-maintenance move. Kris was on the bubble for us. They had inquired about him several times. We're always looking for defensive linemen. ... Obviously, it's not a world-beater trade.
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I think the nation saw the resilience of this team, the character, the teamwork. We're not a collection of stars. We don't blow you away. We're really better than the sum of our parts. These guys play hard, they fly around, they give you everything they have.
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It certainly had an effect on us. But some teams are so enamored by the numbers -- the height and the speed -- that maybe he was there (high on teams' draft boards) and then came off after the workout.
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That is a nice corner list that they have. The safeties are more than I am used to in terms of the pure numbers of guys that we think can play.
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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.
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We took a gamble at bringing Peter in. The extent of his injury was probably more than we thought it was. He was a borderline. But we did know eventually he would be OK.