"He did well, actually better than I thought he would. We did not want him to go the whole practice because we didn't want him to get in an overuse situation where he might fatigue that particular injury and have additional problems."

"If you don't have an indoor facility, you've got to cut down the practice time in preparation for the game so the players can recover. Or you change the environment they do the work in, which an indoor facility allows you to do. It's really a player health and safety issue as much as anything."

"We just want to continue to be able to let them develop and progress. We're not disappointed in anybody. We're actually encouraged by our ability to throw the ball with consistency in the game by all the quarterbacks."

"At this point, I'm not ready to say that changing quarterbacks is going to solve all our problems, so that's where it's at."

"Maybe we can create some problems and issues for teams by doing that."

"There may be 25 players out there we feel are potential guys that would be first-round picks regardless of where we pick. We have to bring to some kind of organizational order to who brings the most value to us. That's something that's a work in progress."

"There are a lot of questions about the offensive line, and we're going to continue to work some different players in different spots to get the best combination of what we can do,"

"It was great that Ronnie Brown got untracked a little bit. We told him we were going to work him today. As the game wore on, it looked like he got a little better. Maybe that'll be a sign for us in the future."

"We have voids at linebacker and safety. We could use a more few defensive linemen."

"He did some straight-line running (Monday). He threw the ball some. He took some easy drops. So it's not like this guy is not at a point where he can't start doing some things. Now, I didn't see all that. I'm just going on what the trainer and the people doing the rehab with him did. But he was there early and stayed late and worked hard. We were pleased with what he did."

"I thought it was a very disappointing first half for us, to make some of the mistakes we made and get in a hole. Obviously we need to improve our ability to play in the beginning of games."

"I think everybody makes mistakes. People do things that they regret."

"He's done a good job. He has minimized his mental mistakes. He's become a starter and he has played fast in the games and made some plays. We (will) keep working with him in hopes that he'll be able to execute on a consistent basis and continue to eliminate those mental errors that can get him in trouble."

"I think he has the arm talent to do it. He can do it."

"We have to do it, have success doing it, and then do it again,"

"We were very effective using both of those guys. I think we're learning and growing on how we do that."

"We didn't do what we needed to do to get a stop. We have to do a better job as coaches getting our players ready so we have a better chance to be successful in those situations and we have to be more consistent in the way we perform."

"This was probably Ricky's best overall game out there, in terms of him having some space to work in, not only as a runner, but a couple of times as a receiver as well."

"He did a fantastic job, especially at the end of the game. That's the toughest it ever gets. They're trying to take the air out of him. They're putting them all out there to stop you. He broke two runs that were as big as any in the game."

"We have a sense of urgency about trying to get him ready, but we're not going to rush him and put him in a position where it's not going to be something he can have success at."

"We're trying to get a deal that would satisfy him as well as work for us."

"I think every guy's different when it comes to that. Some guys are very instinctive and very understanding and therefore don't need to see it on the field as much."

"Gus has a good understanding of the offense. He's very knowledgeable, and we felt he would give us the best opportunity to be successful and develop this offensive team."

"Understanding how important slotting is to top draft picks in terms of who got what . . . and how they fall into place, this is really a timing issue,"

"We understand the serious nature of the charges and certainly don't condone in any way the type of conduct which has been alleged. However, we will not make a comment about this specific matter until we collect more information."

"We were recruiting a player who had a coach from another school using the NFL as a negative about our program, ... The player said to him -- and I'm not making this up -- 'If the coach of your school is so good, why aren't they trying to hire him in the NFL?'"

"I am so happy for Ricky. He has played a great role for this team all year. He has been unselfish and has been a really good team guy."

"I tell my kids that a few times, too."

"One of the most difficult parts of my job is having to release players, and the past week has emphasized this fact. This is especially true when those players made significant contributions to the success of the team in the past. Ideally, we would like to keep many of those players on our roster, but we are simply not able to do that."

"The Pac-10 obviously did pretty well against the SEC this past week, ... Our players need to be aware of that and know that our league is nationally-known and when we go play places people are anxious to play us."

"We've obviously started our research in terms of what the options are going to be for us. One of the goals that we have is to develop the players we have so somebody can be a starter for our organization in the future, or to bring somebody to the organization that has the potential to be a future starter relative to our situation."

"There's a twofold purpose. Not just for bad weather but sometimes helping players recover."

"The responsibility (Belichick) gave me with the Browns, well, I wouldn't be able to do what I do now if I hadn't had that kind of responsibility,"

"We all have a professional responsibility as clubs to live by the confidentiality rules, which are designed to protect players. However the information got out, I hope those people will take that responsibility and let us make any necessary changes. ... I'm going to be proactive in that effort."

"We want to support every player, and I think every player knows he has a responsibility for what to do and what not to do. As a coach, I also feel a responsibility to put a player in the best situation possible so he can have success."

"But what does it really mean? ... What are you trying to get from it? Basically, what you're trying to do is push people to a limit, not [to] ever harm them in any way, and get them to manage the 'bottom half,' the hard part of it that we all have to deal with in our life."

"We didn't get any information back, so I can't really report what the [problem] is with him, what the issue is, what we'll have to do to deal with that, if anything, in the future,"

"We don't have to have a reason to bring anybody in. Sometimes, you have to gather information (in case) we need to."

"Nothing has changed. There is no new information."

"We're still in the information-gathering stage. People like to ask strategic questions about what we're going to do."

"I don't feel like we have enough depth. Lance has certainly made a lot of improvement. He is a veteran player that's starting to feel more comfortable in the system. He did make a couple of good plays in this game."

"The most disappointing thing to me is I don't think we showed improvement,"

"We have no intention of moving or trading Jason Taylor ."

"We try to prevent health problems from happening. We space practices out where you have two meals and two opportunities to get hydrated."

"Personally, I hate to release any of the guys. I feel like this is our team. These guys have been here. They've worked hard. They've all made a tremendous commitment and sacrifice to trying to make the team. I have a lot of respect for what they've tried to do and feel badly that every guy can't, maybe, realize his dreams."

"It's kind of hard to get everybody ready to start."

"One game a season doesn't make."

"It's safe to say he's going to be out for, probably, a couple of games, I don't know."

"Nobody has a crystal ball. Nobody can make a prediction. But based on history, the guy is making good progress to come back. ... And as you see his progress being made, it doesn't become a leap of faith to determine whether the guy can come back."

"You would hope that a guy would want to do something for positive reasons, because he wants to be successful and he buys into the things that can make him successful at what he does."