Rod Graves
Rod Graves
Rod Gravesis the former senior vice president of football administration for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He is best known for his time as general manager of the Arizona Cardinals. He had previously spent time with the Cardinals as Vice President of Football Operations, after being promoted to that position from Assistant to the President following the 2002 season...
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There are probably only a few situations that would entice us to move up. I'm less likely to recommend that just because of the cost involved.
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We were certainly poised to take advantage of other teams' inability, if you will, to act quickly in free agency. And now obviously the field's been leveled quite a bit. We're disappointed solely from a football operations standpoint that we weren't able to jump out there and take advantage of some players and opportunities that might have come about because of teams having to clear cap space.
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We addressed our concerns with respect to his contract. I don't want to get into the details, but I will tell you the concerns over play time, those were a part of our negotiations. If Kurt is playing and we're producing as a football team, then I think everyone is happy.
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They (NFL officials) are still in the process of clarifying issues with the union as well. Much of that information will have a bearing on future contracts, and so we're anxious to get a lot of that information and to get clarification, because it will have a bearing on our ability to get deals done quickly.
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This contract took on challenges that in many ways we have never faced before,
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This contract required a creative approach from our standpoint as well as the agent's standpoint.
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Coach Green's leadership and focus in terms of what he wants and what he feels he needs. He's defined that for us very well, and then we just go after it.
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I think what it does demonstrate is that we're committed to building a strong nucleus for our football team, and part of that effort is making the right decision about the players you reinvest in. We just consider Kurt Warner part of that process, to reinvest in quality people and quality players.
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There is a mutual interest in continuing our relationship. We'd like to have him back.
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We make a real strong effort to get as much done, as much as we need to during the spring and in Indianapolis.
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Players that come in here have to have a high competitive level and have to have an intense desire to succeed beyond just a desire to play in the National Football League. Those are the type of guys that we'll be after in this year's draft.
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I accepted his visit as typical of one you get from a veteran player who has a strong interest in seeing his team in a better position to win. In my opinion, it was a great discussion we had.
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If one of those type quarterbacks are there, we'd have to match it up in discussions with whoever else may be there.
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He planted the seeds for that, and I think that we'll see the fruits of that a lot more next season. By having players like him that have been in winning situations, they have a lot to offer in terms of helping your younger players grow.