Tom Donahoe
Tom Donahoe
Tom Donahoe is senior director of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles. Previously, he was general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL...
fire thrown
Most young quarterbacks get thrown into the fire,
against backs character team
There's something about the character of this team that when their backs are up against the wall, they respond.
aggressive case good players team teams time
Our team was good, and they had good years and cashed in on it. I don't think it was a case of the Steelers being cheap. We had a lot of good players on those teams at the time and just couldn't keep them all. We also weren't as aggressive back then as they are now.
buffalo enjoy invite looking next somebody wants welcome
They're welcome to come to our place next year, we'll invite them right now. We're looking for somebody that wants to come to Buffalo and enjoy our fans.
drew good offense plays side
Our offense isn't good enough. We're not good enough on that side of the ball. And it's not just Drew Bledsoe. We've got to get better on the line. We've got to get more consistent. We've got to get more plays from our playmakers.
elevate good guy second seeing third three year
I like to see it in three years. You probably should be seeing some things in the second year that make you feel good about the guy and then the third year he should be able to elevate his game. If not, you have a problem. It's probably not going to happen.
aware certain definitely factor florida offensive penn running state talking teams trends whether
It probably makes a lot of teams nervous, there's no question. It's definitely a factor that comes up. Whether you're talking about Florida receivers or Penn State running backs, or even BYU offensive linemen. There are certain trends that everyone is aware of.
aware certain definitely factor florida offensive penn running state talking teams trends whether
It probably makes a lot of teams nervous, there's no question, ... It's definitely a factor that comes up. Whether you're talking about Florida receivers or Penn State running backs, or even BYU offensive linemen. There are certain trends that everyone is aware of.
game guy hard learns player ready until veteran
It's hard to say until you get the player here and he learns some of the terminology of the game plan. But a veteran guy like him usually can get ready pretty quickly.
assistants dinner home suggested
Noll went home for dinner and suggested his assistants do the same.
expansion good
That's a pretty good roster for an expansion team,
certainly good great happy proven
I think it's great for Terrence and it's great for our team. He's certainly proven to be one of our really good young players. We're happy for Terrence.
certainly good great happy proven
I think it's great for Terrence and it's great for our team, ... He's certainly proven to be one of our really good young players. We're happy for Terrence.
expect hard position team teams
If you have two picks, you're in a position where you can take him and not expect to get anything out of him this season. It's hard for a team with one first-rounder to do that. I don't know too many teams that don't need something out of their first-rounder this year.