Jack Rio
Jack Rio
close direct finishing game punch red result stronger zone
When you're plus-five on the turnover ratio, it shouldn't be that close. For us to be that close at the end of the game was a direct result of not finishing in the red zone with touchdowns. ... We want to be stronger and punch it in down there.
best depth draft emerge fill football glaring hard player select situation starter stronger team time together
I think we're in a situation right now with our football team where we're not going into the draft with a glaring hole, or a glaring need that we must address. I think we're going in now, probably more so than any time that we've been together in Jacksonville, where we can go in and just select the best player and fill some depth on our football team that may emerge as a starter some day. In some cases, they'll have a hard time making our team, because it's a stronger team than we've had.
key locker men strong
We've got some big, strong men in that locker room. The key for us was not to blink.
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.
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.
five time tough
Any time you get five turnovers and don't have any yourself, it's pretty tough not to get it done.