Fran Foley
Fran Foley
fast perfectly pull trying
I wasn't trying to pull a fast one. To be perfectly honest, I didn't know how (the bio) read.
couple jeopardize reach success
We do not have to reach on anybody. We could go up a couple or we could go down a couple. But I don't see us ever doing anything to jeopardize the long-term success of the club. We won't do that.
add chance free jump move premature process ready speak stay talk
Everyone's going to stay on through the draft. I haven't had a chance to speak to all of them. I will speak to the scouts, but it's a little premature to talk about that. They're already in the process of getting ready for free agency, and I'm just going to jump in and add some things here and there and move forward.
basically honest needing sit talked
To be honest with you, we've talked about really not needing to do anything. We could basically just sit there, take our picks, and we'll be happy.
accomplish committed credit full necessary provided resources successful
I would give full credit to ownership, because they provided us with the resources necessary to accomplish what we did. They were committed to a successful free-agency period.
coaches
This year, he will lead, because a lot of these coaches and myself, there's no way we could know all (the rookies). There's no way. There's only so much we can do.
consider continuing correct energy full matter responsibility
We are working to correct those, once and for all. I take full responsibility for any embarrassment that I may have caused. I'm continuing to put my full energy into this draft, and I consider this matter closed.
best generally personnel philosophy player regardless staff
We have flexibility. The philosophy of a personnel staff would be to take the best player available, regardless of position. If you have that, you will generally draft, in the long run, better.
good number
There's a number of good first-day linebackers in this draft. A lot of them.
abundance good number
There's an abundance of linebackers in this draft. There are a number of good first-day linebackers.
discussion talks took trade
There were no trade discussion talks on Monday. I can tell you that. Those discussions never took place.
number
I think we've been working every day on a number of different issues, different fronts.
business came coaches conduct early exactly extensive february job main meetings orders point preparing scouts speed talking weight
I think that was the main point we addressed when we came together. I'm talking more myself with Brad, than with Scott. One of the first orders of business we had was to conduct extensive meetings on what exactly it was the coaches wanted for each position. If they had a size, weight or speed requirement for a player, what is it that it would be for every position. And then we communicated that early in February to the scouts so they could do a better job of preparing for this draft.
defensive edge guy
His real thing is edge rusher. He's a 4-3 defensive end. He'll be an edge guy for us.