Gary Kubiak Quotations

Throughout a process like this you're comparing how so and so did in this system when he came out or whatever. I think anything could happen. I think our options remain open.

One of the things that impresses me about him is the way his teammates gravitate to him, which I think is important for a player at that position. You could see a little of that today. He handles himself real well.

I can tell you that we're definitely excited about the possibilities.

He made every throw. He did everything you could ask a guy to do in this situation.

His presence, if he sat here at this table, (you'd see) he's a leader. And we felt our guys up front needed a leader to come in at the center position.

He's been one of the best centers in the league when he's been healthy. We're not worried about his health. He brings us the kinds of things we're looking for as far as toughness and leadership.

I think you have to earn that right in this league. You get showcased in this league for those reasons. We want to get this football team playing that well where we're getting opportunities to play on Monday Night Football and those type of things. We want to earn our keep and we hope to be in those games soon.

Reggie Bush is a very confident young man who believes in himself. Vince Young is a tremendous athlete. I think he's going to be a great player. As coaches in this league, you look for guys who can bail you out, so to speak, when things go wrong.

That's a tough-looking stretch. Playing five out of six on the road is unusual in this league.

You always want to find what a guys does best. After that, maybe you add some things. But most guys have got to get some confidence they can do one job in this league before you hand them too many other ones.

Very impressive workout and very impressive young man also.

Very impressed. The kid put on a show.

Sacks will take their toll on anybody, but there are a lot of things that go into that. Sacks are tied to two (types of) people, the people up front and (the quarterback). (Carr) will do a much better job with the football as far as getting it gone and understanding where he has problems. And we'll work hard at protecting him.

A lot of people talk about that. Everybody throws the ball a little differently.

This kid has continued to battle for this franchise. All you have to do is look around this league. It doesn't matter who the quarterback is, if you don't surround him with good people, and you don't put him in a good system, there aren't many who are going to be successful.

It's easy for us to see (Flanagan) as a player, but Mike knew him as a person. So really Mike was, I want to say the closer in the deal. He was the one with the relationship that gave us the best opportunity to get the kid. No doubt about that.

It's a great day. ... It's an awesome opportunity for me and my family. First off, we've got a lot to do.

Sure, everybody wants 'The Guy' back there. That's just the way it is. It's the way it will always be.

I want to talk football with the players. I want to find out what they want to be doing in three years. I want to know how important this game is to them.

I like his versatility. Having a player you can line up all over the place presents a problem for the defense. He can return and catch and we all know he runs well.

I have no idea. We'll get a good player. I know that.

If you look at the schedule it's got a period from October 29 to December 10 where we play five out of six on the road. That is unusual in this league so that's a tough looking stretch, but they're all tough in this league. Everybody can play in this league and schedules are all tough.

I look at what we do and what we teach and see him fitting into that very quickly. He can make plays off schedule and in this league, as a coach, you're not calling the perfect play all the time. When you don't, you want a kid who can go out there and keep you on the field and make things happen. That's something he possesses.

By restructuring his deal, that frees up cap space and agreeing to change positions, he has put us in position to improve on the line. Efforts like that will help us win.

I can't tell you how much it means to a new staff to have a veteran like Steve. He was very unselfish last season when he moved from center to guard. We watched film of every play last season, and he just played so darn hard on all of them. Steve means a lot to what we hope to accomplish this season.

I don't think he'll have any problems getting his hands on the ball.

All I know right now is that we're going to get a real good player. Nothing's etched in stone. We're still evaluating the prospects, and there's work left to do.