Denny Green Quotations

Tony is a fabulous coach, ... He was ready for his head job. I just think it's all about opportunity.

We're facing a challenge right now, injury wise.

We're really disappointed. We felt we'd get off to a much better start than this,

We've got a new guard and a new center and a new tackle. It's kind of what we've been struggling through all the time. Hopefully, we'll get the right formula.

We are not aware of any more sink holes. However, that is why we must inspect each drainage area to see if the road has been undermined in any additional areas.

We really feel that Antrel Rolle is a tremendous player. He's really one of the classiest guys in the draft.

We really don't know the extent of the injuries at this time, except Russell Davis, ... I think his report is much more serious (than the others.)

We hope to never be picking there again.

We made a lot of penalties that hurt us, ... It makes a difference.

Leonard was very sick all morning. He got IVs and the doctor made a judgment that he could play. Leonard made a judgment that he wanted to play, and then we played. When it's over, we don't make excuses. We don't make alibis and we really don't cry about it. We move on.

Omar Jacobs has size. He played in a similar system that Vince Young played in. He played in the same offense that Urban Meyer brought into Bowling Green.

Signing Kurt Warner is a great step in that direction. He is clearly one of the top quarterbacks in the National Football League. His story, as I said last year, I think will continue to grow, and we think we will be a successful team. There couldn't be a better guy to lead us to that success than Kurt Warner.

Obviously he's going to play. He might start. We'll see. I haven't really thought much about it.

Obviously he made some good throws, made some poor throws, got rid of the ball sometimes when he could, held the ball when he shouldn't,

Nobody raised their hand. That's the National Football League. That's part of what we all understand. That's part of what we buy into when we come into the business.

No. 1, we claimed him because we think he's a very talented player. He's got size, speed, quickness. No. 2, we feel we can have success with guys who are looking for another chance to do well. I think we can relate to that and understand that, and hopefully help him recognize what his abilities are.

If we can make people defend the pass, if that's what we need to do run, then that's what it may be.

I don't know what took the officials so long, but the ball did not cross the plane on the first replay I saw.

I deal in faith and not fear. I have faith that Kurt Warner will be an outstanding player.

I believe that we will be able to run the football. I think we'll run it a lot better than we did last year. But me saying it is not the answer. We've got to go out and do it.

But that's what's great about this league. Teams like us have hope every year. Football is different from baseball. We share television revenues. That helps equal things out. Plus, it's never been proven that the more money you spend will help you win a Super Bowl. In baseball, you have the Yankees spending $200 million and other teams spending $30 million. That won't happen in football, no matter what happens with the CBA. That's why we're different. That's why teams like us have a chance.

I'm an 'all hands on deck' type guy. All of the guys who can play in my opinion should play.

I don't think you can change that. That's part of his personality type. He's kind of a fun-loving guy. He takes affront if someone is trying to take it to the house on him. He just has to be careful with that because the more you get in there, the more you become kind of a target for one of those big guys.

I don't think it's realistic to expect someone to snap (with his left hand) and also be able to block with that right hand. I think we're going to be patient, let it heal and then it depends on what kind of restricted device on that hand.

I don't think it is anyone's job to tell someone that it is time. Joe Montana used to say it best -- if you still have passion for the game and you think you can play, then play until you can't play anymore.

If we stop the run, I think we can do a pretty good job of rushing the passer. If they're having success running, then that nullifies the pass rushing capabilities of Bertrand Berry and Chike Okeafor.

He gets an extra day to work against the Giants next week, so he'll run some extra tests and see if things are healed exactly the way they (team doctors) want him to.

He needs some blocking. A back has to have holes to run through. He has exceptional speed, and he has tremendous ambition, and he wants to do well. He's frustrated, but nobody's more frustrated than me.

We just haven't produced very much (on offense). I think that we just have to stay on schedule and have everyone catch up.

We're not going to tell you what it is because I think that is a disadvantage for us. But there are some very good players out there across the board, and we've always been very strategic in approach, so we'll continue to do that.

Guys disagreed with some of the calls. Guys felt that the play they could have made they didn't get a chance to make because of the defense that was against them, ... and (they) reacted in what I would consider a negative fashion because it takes you out of your ball game. You can't be yelling at the officials and all those other things, so I think it hurt us. But it was that kind of a ball game.

He's a little rusty, which happens when you're not covering guys, but I think he'll pick it up and get himself into game-type condition. He's a smart guy, and he'll pick it up quick.

He's got something wrong with his meniscus there, so they're going to go in and do a scope on it, see exactly what it is. It could be not real bad, or it could be a little worse than that.

He's a terrifc player, and I think he'll make up ground very quickly.

He's been given a lot of God-given talent, but he's really motivated. He likes to be the best. It's how he sees himself. And he's got an unusual body. He's strong as hell. He's one of the strongest guys in the league.

There aren't going to be very many memorable routes by big receivers, ... Most of them are quick throws to them, slants, or down the field. A smaller player is much more easily able to control his body, so the bigger guys have to work harder at the precision of running routes.

We made the decision, but we're not going to make an announcement until it's time to play the ballgame. We're not going to make a big deal about it.

He didn't get in. I thought he was in until I saw the replay.

He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.

Guys should work every day. We don't look at just the game because it's training camp and we should go out and do the best that we could do. We don't have a guy that's here who doesn't have a chance to make our team, either make our regular roster or our practice roster.

Groins are very difficult because they affect the throwing motion. It could be more than one weekend.

I was irritated with the outcome. We have to learn to play better, period.

I was irritated with the outcome today. We're very disappointed.

I was irritated with the outcome today. They were more powerful than we were.

I would think he's going to be out at least two preseason games. We're just happy that it's not real serious -- there's a lot of pain, obviously. And he should be as good as new.

Karlos was a receiver at one time, probably played receiver and defensive back, outgrew both positions. He's a ballhawk. Some guys have those kind of instincts, the ability to find the ball.

Josh has worked hard to get better. He really believes in himself as a player. I think he's been working with another guy who's had some great games in Kurt. I think they've helped each other.

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

I think in two years we probably only have 17 players that were on the 2003 team. We have worked very hard at changing.

I think it's a tough one. It's going to be extremely hot. We have a limited number of players available, which means that some players are going to get an awful lot of football. You hope that you don't have any injuries.

I think that right now he's playing like the best back in the National Football League.

I think when you're on a 2-6 year, there's no telling what you'll do,

I think the criticism should be on me. I'm the one who made the judgment that the line needed to be revamped.

I think we'd probably be the natural team. It would be us or the Dallas Cowboys , and I don't think there's any way Dallas would have given up a home game. They sell out their games and we do not sell out our games. It was easier for us to make that sacrifice, and we made it.

I think we'll be better, more of a high-flying offense, which is his style of play, ... He plays a good game of high-ball, which means that you let him go one-on-one against defenders and put the ball up high. That's where most of his touchdowns came last year.

I think that our guys played hard and that's really what you want. We had a chance to win it. Where we came up short in that we did not win it. That's what upsets you as a coach.

I think we're relying too much on scheme, ... Sometimes as coaches - defensively, let's say, as an example - I think our guys are relying too much on scheme. They think the scheme is going to stop it. It's man against man. Hopefully, two games are enough for us to figure it out.

I think what it's coming to is when you have a salary cap that creates parity, it puts a premium on coaching.

I think that they clearly outplayed us. In the first half they had an answer for everything that we did on defense. We have to be able to bat the ball down or stop the run and we did not do either one defensively.

I think that they clearly out played us. In the first half, they had an answer for everything that we did on defense. We have to be able to bat the ball or stop the run, but we did not do either one defensively.

I think that Kyle is a very good player. He's a rugged player. The guy always goes all out.

I think that Kurt (Warner) had a solid first half,

I think they do definitely feed off each other. If they go in the gym and play basketball, they both know they can jump up and throw down dunks. They're athletes and they're competitors. They know we're counting on them.

Penalties hurt us and I think our guys understand it, ... but they're high strung, and they should be high strung. I don't think you can be successful without being high strung. I think yesterday it didn't help us being high strung.

Our running game isn't where we want it, but we haven't had the kind of consistency in personnel on the (offensive) line that we'd like to have. We have a few weeks until New York (season opener Sept. 11 at the Giants), and everything from now until then, we'll have that in mind.

Reggie has shown he can play tackle, guard and center. I think if it (unrestricted free agency) goes the way we want it to go, then I think that's the way we would go play the season, with him at left guard.

Our No. 1 concern will be that he has an understanding of what the problems were and that he can deal with them in the proper fashion. We'll give a lot more precedence to him making sure he gets the work he needs off the field than we will on the field.

Look at Cincinnati last year. They won the division and went to the playoffs. That's the type of thing that gives hope.

Marcel is bigger. Our offense's job is to punch holes in defenses. If you can do that, you can send people through it. If you can't punch a hole, then you probably need a little bigger back (who) can at least get two yards.

I think people wanted to be a part of the action, and as long as they kept coming, the stadium had a seat for them.

I think right now he's playing like the best back in the National Football League. I don't think it's just the yardage. He also can catch the ball. He does a decent job of pass protection, and he makes big plays.

I think coming off an injury is always tough. But he's a tremendous player. He has a good explosion, excellent hands, and (he's) very competitive.

I think if we could have closed it out (it would have been our most complete game of the season).

I think he's going to kick that way every year. I mean, he has a strong leg. He has a very good mental approach to the game. Hopefully we'll be a lot better team and he'll have a lot fewer opportunities, but I think he'll be successful when he kicks.

I think he's ready to come out and play. He'll probably want to get some action because neither he nor Jerry Porter have caught very many balls.

I think he just matured, got older, made up his mind he wanted to be a good player.

I think Marcus Vick has had to carry a burden that the rest of the guys don't have to carry, which is a famous, very talented older brother. We haven't looked at him as closely, but I think that he'll probably grow up. I'm sure some team will be realistic in what role Marcus or anyone else can have when it comes to helping them.

I think I've got to help everybody have a better atmosphere to do their job. I don't call the plays on offense and defense. I have over the years, but prefer the role of being able to help those guys. I don't feel like I've helped them as much as I could have.

I think they're going to be a playoff team year-in and year-out. He'll fit in well in Miami.

That will keep him from raising his arm up any higher.

That was another close game we just couldn't win at the end. There were a lot of things that should have happened beforehand to give us a chance to win that ballgame, so it never does come down to one play.

Most of the players are new, so they shouldn't be worrying about that. As I've said to the players, WE are the Arizona Cardinals. It's not Buddy Ryan as head coach or Dave McGinnis, and it isn't whoever playing quarterback. The responsibility of winning and losing falls on our shoulders, not anybody else and not what was done last year or 10 years ago.

Most of the players are new, so they shouldn't be worrying about that, ... As I've said to the players, WE are the Arizona Cardinals. It's not Buddy Ryan as head coach or Dave McGinnis, and it isn't whoever playing quarterback. The responsibility of winning and losing falls on our shoulders, not anybody else and not what was done last year or 10 years ago.

When that begins to happen you just have to pay attention to the call of what's going on in society.

We feel good about our last game here at Sun Devil Stadium. It was a game that kind of went the way we like them to go. We've been in a lot of close games where, defensively we had a lot of effect.

We were looking for a taller guy to play outside, kind of a half-linebacker, half-strong safety, which fit our style.

You always have to try to understand: Is it a good person who just made a bad decision. In most cases, that's what it is, a good person who made a bad decision. Then you try to ascertain what that means.

You always have to take each individual situation. (For) some players it's a lot easier to be here all the time and some players it isn't.

We had a lot of opportunities and we didn't take advantage of them.

We have a lot of injuries and we have a lot of spots open. I think we're in a very unique situation. We got a lot of guys who are trying to make our ballclub.

We have more first downs than most teams. We have moved the ball to a certain extent. We have not scored touchdowns to a certain extent.

We could go play eight or nine more weeks. The guys have not lost their enthusiasm for playing. Some of those games we let get away, they wish we could get them back.

We played our worst defense at the worst possible time.

You know what? I don't mind that. That would mean we're doing well and that's just part of it.

We never get into that. We expected to run another play, but we didn't get it.

We needed to wait until The Narrows project was completed so residents could use either Highway 18 or Highway 38 as alternate routes.

We apologize for the short notice on the road closure,

You know you're always going to have competition.

We have made a lot of changes here. We felt those changes were necessary.

We won't make any other shifts, even though Huff has played middle linebacker most of his career.