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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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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The 10th spot is a very good spot for us to be in. I think that if we stay there we're assured we'll get an excellent football player.
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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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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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We need to improve our running game and we have to start up front.
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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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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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Anybody that's watched this organization over the last two or three years would have to say we're doing things in a different way,
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I'm not sure how much of an advantage. We are still trying to put our arms around that. There are so many rules and implications on uncapped years, so we have to be guarded in what we do.
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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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Ever since we've adopted sort of this best player approach to the draft, it really doesn't matter to us as much as to what happens ahead of us. We're just prepared to take whoever we feel like is available from our top board. That concept has worked effectively for us the last couple years.
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The risk is probably no greater or no worse than it is for a lot of other players, but the spotlight is always heavier on the quarterbacks. It's just the risk that we're involved with. You hope you're making the right choice.
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I've said before that if Vince Young was there (at No. 10), I'd drive out and pick him up at the airport. If Vernon Davis is there, I'll drive out and pick him up, too.