Jack Rio
Jack Rio
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.
conscious hospital report run sure tests thoughts
I don't really have anything to report other than he was awake, alert, still conscious and they are going to take him over to the hospital and make sure they run some tests on him. Obviously, our thoughts are with him and his family.
catch coaches confident everybody few full missed pick preference running weeks work
He went through all the (minicamps), and just a few weeks ago he was out here running plays. .... It's always a coaches preference to have everybody for the full time, but it doesn't always work that way, and we feel confident that we'll pick up with what (he's) missed and catch him up.
fred held job nice running
Fred held up well and had some really nice runs. He really did a nice job running the ball.
bigger blocking came continues continuing fought fred great guy room running
I think Fred continues to be a great player. I think the bigger the running lanes are, the better he's going to look and feel. He's fought through some things. He's not the same guy who came out of Florida. We're continuing to get him more room by blocking so he can do his thing.
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.
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.
acquire difficult fits good opportunity player pull
It was an opportunity to acquire a linebacker who's a good player and fits our system. It wasn't anything that was too costly or too difficult to pull off.