He's extremely intelligent. Things just click with him, whether you're talking about crossword puzzles or football. He's the type of guy that can skip class for three weeks, then go in on the day of the test and do well.
"Jeffrey Carl Backus" is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Michigan. He was drafted with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played his entire 12-year career for the team.
More Jeff Backus on Wikipedia.He's just really, really focused on turning this around. He has a plan, and it starts with finding a coach that shares his mind-set, someone who can help keep turmoil out of the locker room.
I'm not going to hurt the team, just going out there to show people that I'm tough.
Until we have a coach, until we have a plan for next year, I'm not going to make any commitments. I'm in no rush, not until we get things straightened out upstairs.
One win doesn't change the problems we have on this team. Our problems are bigger than one play during one game. Until we get those corrected, we'll be dealing with the same thing.
They could sign me tomorrow, but I'm not interested in even talking about re-signing until I know who the coach is and what his offensive philosophy is going to be.
It's going to have a huge impact. Because I feel I have a sense of what this team is about and what's needed. Hopefully, the type of coach that we need gets the job.
What we've been through the last four years makes me sick. Everybody around here calls me 'Grumpy,' and I've become that way as a direct result of our record since I've been here.
He's got to make his next move work. He knows he's in a bottom-line business, and the last 4 1/2 years, we haven't been winning.
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