Romeo Crennel Quotations

What we're not able to get done in free agency we'll get done in the draft.

When we get the results on that, we'll let you know.

We felt like he was going in (to the 2005 season) until he got hurt. Now he has to come back and prove that he is. That's the thing about this game.

Working with the quarterback and being able to handle the offense is a major factor with the GMs throughout the league,

We're just not good enough within the division overall.

We're still in the hole and we've got to battle to get even again. When you have a performance like we had, everything needs work. We have to get good at the basics and try to give ourselves a chance.

When everyone else was going 4-3 and saying they had to get big pass rushers on the field, the Steelers said, 'This is what we do. We recruit guys that fit our system.' They've been successful at it. You have to take your hat off to them. I have a lot of respect for them.

We were beaten by a very good football team. The score was evident of that. We couldn't do anything on either side of the ball and that is what happens when you get beat like that.

What we need is some pass rush production. Whether that's a pass rusher or some exotic new schemes, which probably we're not going to have those. So we're going to try to get us a pass-rush rusher to help us improve our sack production.

We're 2-2 and all that means is we're .500.

We have to play smarter, ... If we play smarter, we will give ourselves a chance to win some games. If we don't play smarter, we won't give ourselves the chance we need. That's what we're going to emphasize to the team.

We're gonna see who's the best, and that's who we're gonna play.

We're gonna have to try to get us a pass rusher.

We're looking at everything, and if we determine that a personnel move needs to be made, then we'll make a personnel move - at whatever position it is.

Simon has done a nice job for us as far as his attitude and work ethic. He had determination about making this team and he showed that early on. I think another thing that he has been able to do is make a role for himself on special teams.

Since we don't have a show team this week, we'll roll those (young) guys in there and let them work,

One was the attitude that the players had going in. Then we were able to make some plays and get ahead.

Reuben runs hard and he runs through guys.

Reuben had a little drama in his life early in the week. But I think that with the support of his teammates, he felt like he had the team behind him.

Reuben continues to run hard and give a good effort. We'll keep having him run to give us some life.

Phil is a good personnel guy. We have a good working relationship just like I have a good working relationship with everyone in the building.

Phil is a good personnel guy. I talk to him. He talks to me. I think I can have a little input.

One of the positives is you would anticipate that it might be more of a spark for the offense,

If we don't do better, we may be going downhill. We're going to look at it, try to determine what the problems are and figure out what we need to do to fix the problem.

If we can hang into the fourth quarter, we are probably going to win our share. We'll probably lose some, too. But we won this one, and that's good for our team and it should carry us a little ways.

If we can get our first-day guys to make a contribution and get a couple of the guys from the second day to also help, then we would have improved in the draft process. That?s what we?re working on. We?re trying to improve and we feel good about where we are.

If we can get him on the field and get him some playing time, I think that would be good. It'd be good just to get him out there in pads, get him used to his teammates and the communication that's involved.

If we can run the ball effectively, it makes it easier for all involved.

I did wonder whether it would happen or not. Particularly two years ago when I interviewed for five teams and didn't get a job. I felt if it didn't happen this year, it probably wouldn't. But I was resolute and confident with where I was. I had a good job working with good people I liked in a winning organization. A lot of guys are looking for that. If it didn't happen, I would have just continued to do what I was doing.

I don't know where Len got the information from, but maybe he should say where he got it from, ... He didn't get it from me. If he would name that person and say where he got the information from, then I would like to talk to that person.

I could sit up here and say it was to try to justify the performance, but I don't think that was the case. We just weren't very good for awhile.

I anticipate that Phil Savage is the general manager, and I think he will continue in that job. I saw him this morning and he's going about his job as he always does.

I anticipate that Phil Savage is the general manager and he will continue.

Basically, you're looking at an average kind of team.

I feel good for Dennis to make some plays. He's wanted to be a playmaker and he knew he could do it and we knew he could do it. The pass play for the touchdown was a big momentum play for us.

I feel good about the win and although it brought to an end the 2005 season it was our first game and win in 2006 and we're excited about that.

I foresee one or two guys coming off the table who might have been able to be free.

From a personnel standpoint, there is not a tremendous amount of options, ... We think the guys who are out there have a chance for us to get a good return. We are not making good choices. Some of them have been close choices, but they get called, so that's on us.

Frisman came in and did a nice job for us. The big play was the long touchdown he had. That play helped his numbers, but he caught some balls at the end of the game. The pressure is on and they know we have to throw and he's still making the catches and gaining yards.

(Frye) had some bad plays and then he came back and made some good plays. This is a good learning experience for him.

I don't think he's gotten as many looks as some other receivers have gotten,

If a guy starts developing a pattern, then you need to do something about it to change that pattern, ... So far this year, this is Bryant's first call and Edwards' first call. I'm not going to throw them out with the bath water.

I don't think people felt like we would keep teams from scoring the way that they have done at this point,

For us, it made the difference in the game.

If it had started tonight, we would've been in a better position. We're in a position and we feel good about where we are. It might take a couple of guys off the table. That's OK, too.

He was a solid, down-to-earth person, ... If you didn't know that he was the owner of an NFL team, you couldn't tell by his actions. He had no ego about him.

He had a tough game on Saturday, but he'll bounce back from it. My thoughts about Charlie really haven't changed. I knew there was going to be a tough game at some point along the line. This team posed a lot of issues for him, and how he recovers from that will be a big indicator of what his abilities are.

He did a lot for this city, this team, and the NFL, period. We have a mural on the wall when our players come in the door, and there is Paul Brown kneeling on the sideline. We realize he's a major part of the history of this team, and we don't want to forget that.

He developed some of that consistency that I was looking for.

He has some quickness. He has excellent quickness. ... His strength is his quickness.

He'll probably miss the year. Hopefully this time next year, he'll be on the field.

He never said anything and he never complained, ... I'm very respectful of what he has done for the NFL and for the Giants.

He might be overshadowed in some people's minds, ... but never in my mind. If you don't account for him, you'll wish you had.

We took a step back, which is disappointing. We are still trying to find out about this team. We have to retrace some ground that we thought we had improved on. We have to go back to the fundamentals and basics again.

We took a step back today. Now we have to go back to the drawing board, start over and try to dig ourselves out of a hole.

What I have to try to do is get guys to do their job to the best of their ability and make good choices while they're doing that. You have to make good choices while you're out there. Then, if you find out a guy cannot make good choices, you need to try to replace him.

We've got to take it from the paper and put it on the field. That's where the test comes in.

We thought we would be able to come in here and be more representative of what we were as far as the game was concerned, but we took a step back today. And now we have to go to the drawing board and start over and try to dig ourselves out of a hole.

Today, I?m going to enjoy this victory. I?m not worried about any rumors. I?m not talking about any rumors. So I?m going to enjoy the New Year.

Going into training camp, everybody competes for a job. We'll have a good competition in training camp for the quarterback job, as well as for the defensive end job, the linebacker job, the running back job and all of them.

He's a smart kid with some quickness, and it's a tribute that he was able to step in today and get it done.

He should be able to run it right now. If he can't, he hasn't been working out enough.

He's doing pretty good. He's still out there in the rotation, so that's a plus.

Hopefully, we can get him to the point that he can do some drills with us and we'll bring him along in the next couple weeks.

We looked like a football team today. We were able to run the ball a little.

We made too many mistakes. We're still getting penalties, even though it has improved, they're coming at critical times.

He was frisky (Wednesday) until we got to conditioning. He wasn't as frisky then. He's doubtful for Sunday. The doctor will look at him and evaluate him after today's practice, and then we'll see.

He was a great person, as well as being a great player. That combination doesn't come along very often. So, this tribute to him is well-deserved.

He cannot come back until the medical staff releases him.

He just didn't catch on with the scheme early on.

Just sitting out there, I saw a couple of throws that caught your eye.

It didn't look good in the first half but the second half, it all went downhill. Even though it's 20-0, if you get a score you can get back in the game. But we let them run 80 yards for a touchdown and then didn't do anything at all.

I thought we were going to be a little bit more representative than we were. We did too many things that caused us to lose the game.

It irritates me. Anytime you put a team on the field, that's a reflection of you. I would like to think I'm more disciplined. I would like my team to be more disciplined. When we make those kinds of mistakes, particularly when they cost us wins, it hurts.

It hurts - it really does, ... That punt return would have given us a lot of momentum.

I think that he'll be able to do a little bit before then, and I think that we'll be able to have an idea of what he's capable of doing, to a degree. If he's out there still limping in training camp, then we're going to say, 'Hey, its not going to work. He's going to need more time.' But if he's moving around pretty well and it looks like he can catch and run and all those things, then we'll be more encouraged.

I think the approach to the bye week wouldn't have been any different if we would have won the game, ... We want to try and improve the team. We are going to work on areas where we are deficient.

I think Carolina would be a good game anytime because they are a good team. I told the team that two years ago Carolina was in the Super Bowl. If it hadn't been for the injuries they had last year they might have been back there again.

I think Ben might be a little bit better than I initially thought he was in training camp, ... There was some talk about injuries with him and being better in pass coverage than the run. I think overall he's doing a pretty good job. Nothing great, but he is fitting into the system and understanding more about the defense. He's involved in coverage and the running game, so all of that stuff is good.

I think basically he was inaccurate. If a guy's open and you don't hit him, that's not the defense.

I think that in any organization working toward a common goal, everybody has to get along and work toward that goal. There are different personalities in our organization. Everybody doesn't have to like everybody, but everybody has to work toward a goal. We've worked together and will continue to work together.

I think the acquisition of good players lets the fans know we're trying to get the team better.

I think they'll try to work something out and get a long-term deal done. But if he's not in their price range, they'll do what they do and look somewhere else.

I think they gathered together and played better (in the second half). We didn't play as well and they were able to slow him down.

Jeff will add to his current role by assisting me with any overflow duties that might arise. Hopefully, this position will further Jeff's career down the road and help the Cleveland Browns in the immediate future.

I said that we would evaluate our situation and if personnel changes needed to be made, we would make them, at whatever position. I did not specify any position or anybody, and that's what I'm leaving it at. OK?

Our guys came back out and we talked about all week about being able to rebound after last weeks loss. The guys came back and fought hard. Our defense did a good job the whole game. The offense got off to a slow start, but then came on and were able to move the ball and score some points.

Part of the reason we wanted to get veteran guys in here is because of the experience,

Sure, so far, ... The honeymoon is still going right now. Ask me in a couple weeks, and the answer may be different.

Sure, probably after the first incompletion by Trent. I think both guys understand it's a coaching decision and they have nothing to do but go play the game. I'll decide if I take a guy out or put a guy in.

Some of that was by circumstance. We wanted to move a guy and they wanted two guys in a trade. That position, looking at it, wasn't as productive as it needed to be. I felt we had other people who fit better, so some of them had to leave. As football coaches, you like to think you can coach everybody and anybody, but sometimes you have to recognize that you can't.

That changed that this year to allow the men an opportunity. If he couldn't be around at all then why keep him on the team? I think the NFL realized that and wanted to help the players recover to give them a chance on the team. He'll serve his suspension and we'll look at it in four weeks to see if we need to keep him or want to keep him.

I tell them all the time: It's a honeymoon. The attitude is great, everybody thinks that you're going in the right direction, but we haven't lost one that counts. When that happens, we'll see what happens.

I think he's not where he was for the first game, ... He got most of the reps in training camp, and his timing was right on. Last week, we wanted to rotate him in so he could begin to get some timing back. Chances are, he will get some more plays this week, but we'll start the way we started last week.

I thought Jeff came in and did a reasonably good job for his team. He avoided the bad plays.

I think the system, as it currently is, probably was a slight disadvantage to Charlie and myself. Everybody assumed we were going to the Super Bowl, which they were correct, and they didn't want to wait until February to have a chance to talk to us again and maybe make a decision about a coaching job. I would have to say it was a disadvantage.

Just about every situation he's gone in, he's been able to move the team. He hasn't been perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but he has some pocket presence, he can evade the rush, he can make plays and he has made plays. That's why I think he can do it.

I might try to take a look at (Jones) if the situation is right. We might give him a series or two to see how he does on defense.

That would have helped if we would've made that play. He just dropped it, it looked like to me.

I would hope that he's experienced enough to help us when he comes back.