Mike Tice Quotations | Page 2

That'll give us all a good taste in our mouths when we leave the building on Monday afternoon.

It's sort of unbelievable, if you think about it.

That is really where all the problems stem from, quite honestly. We have to tighten that up. That's very urgent that we have to tighten that up.

They called back a big touchdown. That one bothered me.

This is just another hurdle we have to overcome.

That's exciting, to see that the guys we brought in made plays for us and played at a high level.

I'm not going to keep him from being a great player. If I told him to stay in the pocket and not make plays with his legs, he wouldn't be the same player. I don't want some stiff in the pocket.

I know the veteran leaders will help us stay settled down on the road, ... It is never easy and composure is a key.

I have purposely not gotten into conversations or debates with any players about the alleged incident. I'm letting the proper circles handle that. Then I'll be notified about what the findings are, and then I'll act accordingly -- as will our owner.

Chris was a good player for us for a number of years,

I don't know. I'm not a psychologist. I can't tell you how much.

He's very highly thought of in kicking circles, ... But he is a rookie.

He's looked better in practice this week than at any point since training camp started.

He's kind of turned the corner a little as far as the infection goes. We'll see how he does ... We're going to continue to just let him rest and continue with the antibiotics.

good to go for Sunday or if he needs to shut it down.

He's not very happy. Would you be? You're in a heated battle to win a starting job. You get told by your head coach in the morning that you're going to be a backup. I thought he played well Friday night, but this gives us the best chance to be successful. As a team player I am sure he is accepting it. I'm certainly sure he doesn't like it.

I can still blow that whistle with one knee or two knees, and I can still yell with one knee or two knees. So my knee has no significance or bearing on us playing Green Bay or beating Green Bay or practicing. So that's a non-issue.

I don't pay any attention, and I don't want to know about it. I've changed in that respect. I used to use it as hype. Now I just want a consistent football team.

Gosh, in the first four minutes, it looked like we were going to have another repeat of the penalty deal, ... But we ended up with five penalties, so we played smarter.

I've cut my teeth as a coach with some great head coaches and some great co-workers and I have been very lucky to have learned a lot of football from all of the above.

I've always learned when you win a game, no matter what the stats look like, you have to enjoy the victories because they are hard to come by.

I don't really ever worry about what anyone else does and I certainly don't worry about what anyone else says about me.

I don't have that same ambition I had when I was younger.

I thought last week's game was ugly and this was even uglier.

If you look at the offense like a fancy car, the offensive line is the engine. Even though we might have nice spinners and nice rims and tinted windows and some neat paint job, it doesn't mean crap without the engine. If the engine's not working, the car might look like a pretty nice car, but it's a piece of crap.

You can't tell watching with the naked eye,

The indications are what he's communicated to you (media) people that he's going to make the decision after the season. Hopefully, it's sooner than later because of the nature of the beast.

All the guys I've mentioned are playing. I'd just like to see a little more increased role with them to see if these young players can actually carry us to victory against a team with a winning record. Because they are the future of this organization, whether I'm standing here at the podium next year or someone else is.