He wanted somebody [with strong convictions]. I think that's one of the reasons he hired me. He thought I would have strong convictions on guys and tell him. Now, we don't agree on everybody. But we come up with a mutual decision on whether we like a guy or don't like a guy.
"Tom Heckert" may refer to:
*Tom Heckert, Sr. (born 1938), American football coach and executive, head coach at Adrian College (1974–1981)
*Tom Heckert, Jr. (born 1967), American football coach and executive, most recently general manager of the Cleveland Browns until 2013, son of the former.
More Tom Heckert on Wikipedia.I feel like I'm leaving a U2 concert.
Obviously, we've been very effective on both sides of the ball, ... I think the scheme is a big part of that. We lost [quarterback] Donovan McNabb [to an injury] two years ago and we didn't let that affect us. When I was in Miami, if something like that happened, there would have been panic. It's not like that at all here. No matter who it is, we plug guys in and go.
With two in the second, we're getting lots of calls. We've talked to just about everyone in the league, and it seems as if more people are asking us if we want to move up rather than the other way around.
They're all just small guys. I think you'd better be able to adapt to it on your team, or you're not going to be able to get good players. The days of the 250-pound linebacker, those are gone, because people want guys who can run... . Everybody wants the 280-pound guy that can rush the passer, but that guy doesn't exist. So you don't have much choice.
The chances of you hitting on a big-time player would be Vince Young.
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