Gene Nudo Quotations

We knew this game was going to be tough. We knew it would be a blood-and-guts game ? that's how both teams played tonight.

We have really turned the corner. This is a direct reflection of the effort we have put fourth in the last couple of weeks.

Let's face it, it was a struggle. When we lost our first three games, we began to wonder if we were going to win. I believe we've turned the corner.

Selfishly, I wanted my family to see our team play and let them know we are doing a good job out here. We put a good show on tonight.

Nobody took them lightly; we knew they were 3-2 at home.

I was impressed with both of those guys. Hopefully we can build off of that type of chemistry.

We're playing with everyone else's leftovers. It's a bunch of misfits that are fitting in real nice right now.

To complete a pass was a minor miracle for us. The offense is anemic right now. That's the only way to describe it.

I think there were some real positives to take away from this. For the most part our guys competed well.

The assistant coaches are getting these guys ready on game day. There's nothing complicated about the whole thing. We're playing longer and harder right now.

We pulled it together after a rough first half. Our guys really took things into their own hands tonight.

We have a good thing going. We just need to continue on it.

We didn't play with much enthusiasm. We traveled halfway across the world to lay an egg.

This scrimmage will be a good indicator on how well guys have come along. Hopefully we can end this week without any injuries and get ready for Los Angeles.

We want to keep them here. We will express a vision of the organization to them and hopefully they will see that and we can go from there.

We left points on the board in the first half. We should have had the lead at the half. With a fragile team, you can't do that. A halftime lead is an important thing.

Todd could have probably played last week, but he throws his body around like he's 230 and he's not.

Even though we were minus a bunch of players, our line did well.

San Jose was giving us trouble with their press coverage. Our receivers couldn't get off the line and get open, so you can't blame that on the quarterback.

They have a lot of money sunk into the line and in Marcus. It's tough. The salary-cap thing squeezes all of us. They've got two reasonably priced quarterbacks.

They play fast. They hustle. They've got a good, quality pass rush. The quarterback gets the ball out quick. They have good size at receiver.

They're a much better team at home. They beat San Jose at home, and we know how much trouble we've had with San Jose. They can come up and bite anybody.

It was stunning because Todd ... is a very good friend of mine, and I didn't know he had a problem. I felt I had let him down as a friend because I didn't see it. I didn't know if I could help him or not. I took some bullets here locally because I defended him and I stood by him. What kind of friend would I have been if I hadn't been there for him?

It's like a black cloud hanging over your head.

It's not any longer for development. The team that wins this game is officially on a roll.

It was a great way to go in the half. One second they are trying to cut our lead to nine, but then we turn around and extend the thing to 20. That's a big swing.

At the end of the half, what do you expect them to do? We've got to be smarter.

I'm guardedly optimistic. He's got plenty of game left.

I'm encouraged the way the guys are working. They're getting better. They want to prove they can match the effort in consecutive weeks.

I like Fife. He's going to be a very good player.

I'm just trying to figure out how to get better to win a game. That's where my sole focus is.

If you're going to be a championship-caliber team, you have to continue to make strides and get better.

He's an experienced guy that worked with our defensive coordinator (Mike Church) last season. We are confident he can jump in and get the job done.

If he's got half of his old man's toughness, he'll be worth taking a look at.

The guy couldn't have been more wide open. But this was a total team loss. I don't think we competed like we've competed all year prior to this.

You've got to play and the bottom line is that they kicked our (expletive) up front. When you've got a good quarterback, you've got to protect him. We didn't do that. We had a chance to make plays. We dropped a touchdown pass on fourth down. Little things like that are the difference in Arena football.