Rich McKay
Rich McKay
Rich McKayis the president, CEO, and former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was the general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they won Super Bowl XXXVII...
cannot change communication player propose system team
The team can designate one player on defense, and that player cannot change during the game. And if that player were to be injured, then that would be the end of that communication for that game, for that team. The system will not be designed, the way we propose it, to be put on more than one player.
drafted everybody hard labeling misses player pressure recover team
The misses are hard to recover from. And the pressure on the player is tremendous. Typically, a player drafted No.1, 2 or 3 is on that team because they weren't very good. Now, everybody is labeling that player as the savior. He's just a rookie. That's not fair.
bottom cap change developed good happened job line players reason salary system
The bottom line in this system is you've got to do a good job in the draft, because those players are the inexpensive players that can be developed and you can retain. I think it's an oversimplification to say that the salary cap is the reason for all the change that has happened in the league.
green holiday inn remember sitting wherever
Because I remember Saturdays sitting in my dad's room, and we'd be at the one-story Holiday Inn in Green Bay, or wherever we were, saying, 'It's going to be ugly.'
point
At some point there has to be a line.
bowl calls driven hard mike needs super time works
I think Mike works hard and has a lot of responsibilities. They went to the Super Bowl this year, and I think he needs a little time off. I didn't think it was driven by the calls on Super Bowl Sunday, I really didn't.
feet ground position protect throwing
The quarterback position is such a defenseless position when his feet are on the ground and he's throwing the ball. We have to find a way to protect him.
instant open penalties proposal remember replay sought
I don't remember a proposal on instant replay that sought to open up all penalties for review.
certainly driving palmer
I don't know that the Palmer play was the driving force, but it was certainly a force.
longest
Seventy-six? Seventy-six was the longest 17 years of my life,
sure
We want to make sure they actually see the foul.
Let me get through the weekend. Right now I just don't know.
basis decisions easier fit four good job mind popular sign three tougher veteran
It's made the (GM) job tougher and more unpopular. Because the easier way to go is to sign the popular veteran that's really a good fit in your marketplace, but not a good fit in your salary-cap management. In my mind you make at least three or four of those decisions on a yearly basis now. You used to have one of those, at most, every two or three years.
balance conference happy obviously quite seed six time
That's the first time that ever happened, obviously, and also the first time that a six seed has made it to the conference championship game. So that was quite an accomplishment, and something we're obviously happy to see from a balance of competition.