Jack Rio Weeks Quotations

He went through all the (minicamps), and just a few weeks ago he was out here running plays. .... It's always a coaches preference to have everybody for the full time, but it doesn't always work that way, and we feel confident that we'll pick up with what (he's) missed and catch him up.

I think in an ideal world, you would first of all not have the injury at all. Secondly, if you had that opportunity to come back and play a couple of weeks prior to going into such a big game that would be ideal. But it doesn't always have to be ideal. You adjust and adapt.

We anticipate in having him. I'm just trying to be as accurate as possible (about the injury). We're far more optimistic than we were two weeks ago.

Doctors determined (surgery) was necessary, that rest was not going to make it better. It's a simple procedure to allow him to get back in a few weeks without the continuing pain.