A.J. Smith
A.J. Smith
Albert J. "A.J." Smithis a former professional American football executive. Previously, he served as the executive vice president and general manager of the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League...
aware explore
Now, we're not aware of any of that, but we'd like to explore that.
interested player tackling type
I'm not interested in Donnie Edwards' seven-year tackling statistics. I'm only interested in the type of player he is (currently) and the player he may be in the future.
free heard impact leaf ownership past selection using whether
I've heard that for a long, long time. I wasn't even here during the Leaf era. Our ownership was. But I can tell you this, we are open-minded to anything, whether it's using the first selection on a quarterback or getting one in free agency. If it's a first-spot quarterback, so be it. The past will not have an impact on the pick.
exactly factor mind value
We already have a value set in our mind; that is not a factor at all. We know exactly what we do and we have a way of doing our business.
coach country rampant rumors running
These rumors are running rampant all over the country. We're fine. Coach will be back in '06. There never was a doubt.
asks fine good hear rumors
I don't know where the rumors come from. But if you hear something, and someone asks you and you say it is fine that should be good enough.
call heard kicked officially phone rumors sign tender
As you know, all the rumors were that he was on his way. We had not officially heard that. But we got a phone call before we kicked off. He is on his way. He is going to sign the tender this evening.
concern diego help main san surgery win worry
I told him going into surgery that we were going to try to get a long-term deal. I told him not to worry about it during rehab. My main concern is for him to get healthy, come back and help the San Diego Chargers win a championship.
looks tender until window
It looks like we've got a window now, from when the tender is signed, until Dallas.
beginning coach good head job terrific time work
There's always a first time for everybody, but I think he'll do a terrific job and he'll work well with people, which is very important. You've got a new head coach there and new ownership, so it's a new beginning for them. I think it'll be a good mix.
break bring faced practiced pressure quick size
We faced them at a pre-season jamboree and practiced with them over the break so we know they will bring a tough, pressure defense. We'll have a size disadvantage, but we are quick and can jump.
business comment complete until
We don't have any comment on our business until we're complete with our business.
marquee middle miss player unless
If you're up top, you get a marquee player through about 10 or 11. If you're in the middle of the pack, you'll miss out on that unless you go up.
against certain giving incredible individual move package pay people player scholars-and-scholarship
If you move up, you're going to pay a price. I wouldn't be against giving up a package for a certain individual who you think is an incredible player, a difference-maker. But the people who go up to do something like that probably think, 'We're a player away from a world championship.' I don't know if we're there yet.