Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskell
Tim Ruskellis a former team president and director of player personnel for the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears, and current scout for the Tennessee Titans...
guys middle
Certainly, there was a lot to do. We were right in the middle of the free-agent deals. We had 16 guys looking. ...But we all rolled up our sleeves.
defensive gets guy looking type
He's a guy who gets off the ball. They're looking more for a 3-4 type of defensive lineman.
football tried works
I know it works -- it's tried and true, not only in football but in business.
committed guys sum
If you get your guys all committed on one goal, you've got a shot. You can be better than the sum of your parts.
along cap casualties deals draft focus needs past teams terms understanding
The big blowout deals are probably a thing of the past for this period. You still have the understanding that there may be some teams and some cap casualties that come along the way, but you really focus now on the draft in terms of what needs you have left.
core maybe
That is what we are going to do. Maybe we won't get them all but we want to keep our core together.
amazing
It's amazing to be back. I've been very fortunate.
field guy hands passing scout
As a scout you have to look at the hands so the guy doesn't come off the field when it's a passing situation.
again everybody field goes onto proud saw
That's great. I think they are proud of that. Everybody who goes onto the field contributes something in some way, and you saw that again today.
both bring cleared coach finally fog general light manager opened ownership rich saw successful together walls
And you bring the walls down. We've been in situations, both he and I, where you can't get anything done and you get agendas. When we finally cleared the fog in Tampa, that really opened the light ... Not so much that Rich showed me; we saw it together... how successful that can be when the coach and general manager and ownership are all working together for the same goal.
everybody fake good hard longer page together
Not being together for a long time, that's not good for a defense. The longer you are together as a group, the better you are going to be. We can't fake that. That's just going to take time. How long, I don't know. But I know this, they are working hard at getting everybody on the same page and not making mistakes. That's how you get that started.
detective interviews visit visits work
Not every visit is going to be film room, practice. Some of the visits are going to be interviews and getting the detective work done.
catching defense focus good guy pass protecting receiver stop
I want the guy to be everything, ... I want him to do the little things. Catching the football. Pass protecting for the quarterback. Being a good receiver out of the backfield because then the defense can't focus on, 'We've got to stop him running.'
bit pressure takes
It takes a little bit of pressure off. I look at him as insurance.