Gil Brandt
Gil Brandt
Gil Brandtis a former Vice President of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. He is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin...
close guy might seen special
I think sometimes, when you're close to somebody, you might overvalue a person. And I'm close to Young. But I've seen what the guy has done. I just think he's a pretty special player.
ball depends looking needs particular side situation team
I think every situation is different. It depends on what that particular team is looking for, what side of the ball it needs help.
good players taken toll tough win
He's a lot like (Tom) Landry. He went through the same thing. He got all the good players but didn't win the big one. That's tough to live with, and I think it had taken its toll on Mack.
bear draft extra guys stay year
Historically we do not draft safeties high. So many guys that stay that extra year bear out so much better.
blow indy quite
When they go to Indy and blow you away, they go up. And, to be quite honest, if they don't do well, they're going to drop.
time
Really? I think for a long time they probably didn't have a quarterback because they were a wishbone team.
good ingredient key running success tremendous vision
He's got tremendous quickness, and that's the key ingredient to the success of a running back. And he's got good vision as a runner.
backbone coached developing doomsday everybody individual patience
He was kind of the backbone of our Doomsday defenses. He kind of coached like he played. He was a hard-working, hard-trying individual who had a lot of patience in developing young players. He was easy-going and well-liked. The thing with him was that he made everybody feel at home.
beer drank liked players
He was a fun-loving Austrian. ...He was well liked by the players because he went out and drank beer with them.
defensive good guy intriguing offensive tight work worked
He didn't work out like a tight end would work out, but he worked out like a defensive or offensive lineman. He's an intriguing guy, a good guy to look at.
chose due following good guy paper study
He chose not to come because he had a paper due the following Monday. The guy has pretty good study habits.
ball biggest coming looked looks moved surprise threw
He just looks good. He looked accurate, threw the ball well, moved well. I think he was the biggest surprise there coming off this year, which was not the best.
arm delivery great impressed quick strides
He impressed everyone with his arm strength, quick delivery and accuracy. Young made great strides today.
against bigger denver goes good saw
He'll make an impact, ... It will get bigger and better as he goes along. But this is not a very good team. What you saw against Denver was probably not realistic.