Ted Cottrell Quotations

We're not going to talk about that. It's been streamlined already.

I feel we could have gotten this thing going earlier. I thought we had it going if we didn't have those injuries that kind of set us back. Finally, we got a consistency level here in the last six or seven games. Coming out of camp, I thought we were there, but we weren't.

He'll do anything you ask him to do.

He showed no ill effects. He got a little tired at the end, but I thought Darren played well. I'm glad to have him back. We missed him. He's a playmaker.

He's finding out that he's playing some athletic offensive linemen.

He knows when you have to hold back now. He's reacting a lot more to where the tackle is going and making his move, rather than preplanning like he did last year.

I think that's a huge positive for the job that we've done.

I thought they played very hard and were executing. We had very few missed tackles, which is very big this time of year. We made some plays, came up with some takeaways. You can see the effort was just tremendous.

I think he can help a great deal. That's got to be a big plus for us. He knows their personnel, what they like to do, their tendencies.

You look and see the guys are still playing hard. That's a huge positive for a team with a losing record.

We don't even really talk about it here. This is a new owner and they'll do what they think is best for them. I've been in this business long enough to know you can't worry about it because it will drive you nuts.

We didn't change anything at all. We're just performing better.

Another door closed. I don't know if there's anything out there. I'll just keep looking, and maybe something will show up.

There's no pressure when you have a lot of good players like I do now. Pressure was last year when we didn't have enough talent in order to compete.

Oh, gosh, here we go again. You lose one of your starting players ? that's a big blow to us, because he was also playing very well.

They've been waiting for this guy. They're going to get after him good. He'll be singing after every meal. I know they've got something in store for him. There's been some pretty hot days out there. He's missed some of them, and they're going to let him know it.

They made their decision. But I'm not disappointed. I tell you what, I was just grateful they gave me an opportunity to present my case to them.

I've got to go in and present myself to ownership. I know they know quite a bit about me, but I have to go in like they don't know me. I'm not assuming anything.

I keep telling him, 'This isn't the Big Ten anymore. You're going to go up against some guys who are hungry.

I knew it was coming tomorrow. But it came earlier. As soon as you know what's happening, it's easier to deal with. Then you can move ahead.

I like the mix that we have. You always try to get the perfect thing. You don't want too many guys too old. If you do have an older player, you want to have a young guy behind him coming up. I thought we were starting to get to that.

I guess they just wanted to go in a different direction.

He's an unbelievable talent. I don't think he realizes how good he can be. He has tremendous explosiveness, strength, and he's a good athlete. That's a bad combination for someone trying to stop him.

He's a nightmare. He's an added back out there because of his ability to run. You've got to account for him at all times whenever he plays. He puts an added dimension in your planning.