Joe Paopao Quotations

We're interested in anybody who might be able to help us and for that reason we're interested in a guy like (Rison). But, this is something as a staff that we have to talk about,

One thing you have to decide when you make moves like this is how guys are going to fit in. What we're looking for right now is a guy who can stretch it out and go vertical for us (a big play receiver). I think right now we have enough possession receivers.

If we play powerful and we play together, there's no reason we can't win the rest (of the games),

Basically, they didn't see the call, none of the three refs, so it comes back to the spot of the play. It's a tough break for us.

He's always kind of been an in-between guy, ... It's definitely something we're going to look at.

He wanted more of an opportunity, ... Kerry, Brad and Darnell are our three guys. For a young kid who wants an opportunity, it's going to be tough.

It has been a long run and a long grind.

My primary role is really the on-field product, which is our players, ... Most of my managing priorities are there, and rightfully so. That's enough on my plate.

We never saw this coming. They played emotional football and, for the most part, they really had momentum and control.

That's a veteran crew. I was told they didn't see it, and they decided to come back to the spot on the play. I'm going to trust their judgment. I thought it was a fumble, even on the screen. But I'm going to let it go.

We have to run the first ball, first. To run the table, you have to knock the first one down. If we run the majority of the table, we should be okay. We have to be an October team.

We don't want to overwork him and tire his leg out, ... We've just go to be smart there. We'll see where that takes us.

We were going to pull him after one, then he asked to take one more .... . I think he was off on some. It's hard to evaluate until you see the film. But we have to look at all three phases of the game.

Three games ago (in Winnipeg), we probably dropped about three (passes) that could have helped us,

We needed more consistency there, ... We're going to look at some different options.

We've got a lot of things at stake. They want to win, but they're also going to look at different guys.

There was better intensity, stronger football. But now, we're down to do or die.

They're paying for that service with him because that's all he does but he does it really well. He may be the best in the league.

It's a management decision and it's a decision that had to be made, and it is what it is.

They've got nothing to lose. They're going to get out there and just go play. They executed well (against Edmonton). They were ready to go from the first play on. That's the team we anticipate we'll play.

There's two ways to look at it: We know what they do best, what we need to attack, and vice-versa,

But if you're sitting in my chair, if you like coaching and want to win a game, you've got to do whatever it takes. We've had our struggles on special teams and when you have that recipe, you tell me what I should do?

If I want to keep my job, I probably have to punt it out of bounds,

All three of us are active in the decision making,