Charley Casserly Deal Quotations

We were confident we could reach a deal with Reggie Bush too.

Obviously, this gives us more room to operate. We had two plans in place in case the deal didn't get done. We were prepared to move forward both ways.

We don't have a cap problem. But, obviously, our activity in free agency would be significantly affected by whether there's a deal or not.

On Thursday, we made a decision to go with Mario, and we said that if we could get him, then let's sign him. We were confident we could have worked a deal with Bush, too, but we made the decision to go with defense over offense because our pass rush hasn't been what it needed to be.

It's kind of an auction where you have to see what price you get and do it a little bit on feel whether you think the deal is worth it. Every year is different because of the difference in players and how good they are. I know that a lot of teams go by the value chart. We don't.

It's good to get this done because it won't be a distraction in July. He can come to Houston and focus on playing and not have to worry about getting a deal done.

I hope this young man realizes before the draft that he needs to run. Or I hope he's made a deal with a team that's going to take him in the first round.

If you're a team, how do you take a running back that doesn't run a 40-yard dash? At some point you gotta find out how fast somebody is, so I hope this young man realizes before the draft he needs to run or I hope he has made a deal with a team that's gonna take him in the first round.