Jack Rio
Jack Rio
andy club coach excellent football heck knowledge last system
Andy Heck is an outstanding young football coach who has been a part of our club the last two seasons. He has an excellent working knowledge of our system and our personnel.
ability fail frustrated knew last sent year
There were times last year where he'd come off and he'd be so frustrated because we sent him in with a play he knew would fail and he couldn't get out of it. This year he'll have the ability to get out of it.
asset brings certainly continue experience last major mike offensive productive pursuit staff tremendous
Over the last 10 years, Mike has been a major contributor to some very productive offenses. Mike brings toughness, experience and passion. He will certainly be a tremendous asset to me and our offensive staff as we continue our pursuit of a championship.
against four games home last monday night playoff pleased season start three
Like last year, we have a very challenging start to the season with three of the first four games against playoff teams. We are especially pleased to have two Monday night home games.
faster full jimmy last looks step
Jimmy looks really quick. He's a full step faster than he was last year, if not more than that.
assemble everybody gotten slowly team wants win
Everybody wants to win right away. We've slowly been able to assemble a team that's gotten better each year.
hot rest schedule team week
The rest of the schedule may look easy, but any team can get hot from week to week.
based decision
I'm going to make a decision based on what I see in practice.
decision practice unfold week
I'm going to let the week of practice unfold. I'm going to watch, look, evaluate, determine. I'd like to go out and see it...let the story unfold and let me make the decision I'll make.
ball blocked control efficient game proud ran run stay
I'm not discouraged at all. We could be more efficient with how we ran the ball and blocked and executed the run game. But I was proud of how we were able to stay with the run game and control the game as much as we did.
fred gate hope involved past pleased quicker start training volume year
I'm very pleased with where he is now and with what he's done in training camp, the volume of work, the running, the catching, the being part of the offense, he's been much more involved this year than he has the past two years. We hope to have a quicker start out of the gate for Fred Taylor.
environment fans loud tough
It was loud there, the fans were into it. It was a tough environment, it was cold.
answer chance good key men physical work
It's important for these young men to have a chance to develop, and he is working on that. The key things that I look for: Is he smart? Is he tough? Does he have good work ethic? Does he have physical ability? And the answer to all of those is yes.
chuck coach full obviously pay ready starting super team work
It was a big undertaking when we got here. Obviously they don't give a young coach a team chuck full of talent, ready for the Super Bowl. We had a lot of work to do when we got here and its starting to pay off.