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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yeah, tell me I'm a bottle of single malt scotch, she thought. That's the way to my heart.
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You love someone because they sing a song only your heart can understand.
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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.
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Now, we're not aware of any of that, but we'd like to explore that.
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That's the way they wanted to approach it. Miami made an offer but was told it was not acceptable. We chose not to. We decided to wait and see if we have a chance in free agency to get him. Unless we had permission to first explore everything involved, we weren't going to make an offer.
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My philosophy is to pay our own players. We stepped out of the box midway through last season. We didn't want him to play for $380,000. We recognized his ability, but we didn't get anywhere. That's fine. Both parties have to agree. Unfortunately, we can't seem to get it going. Hopefully we will. Now, we all know exactly what we're up against.
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Our proposals have not been acceptable at this point and time, but we will continue to talk.
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Fran was at the Grey Cup. I don't know how many teams actually send a director or scout. My point is he's a tireless worker and he'll look wherever there are players that you think can help your football team win.
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He's a terrific football player, very versatile. He's tough and competitive.
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I think it is great for our people to be considered, but at the same token, you hate to lose some people because it is for your football team that they are good coaches.
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We don't have any comment on our business until we're complete with our business.