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If you have a chance to win the game, you're going to try to go for the game.
Joe Gibbs
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That was the most congenial conversation I think I've ever had with anybody. What I was saying to him there was, 'I think you can help the football team' - that's when my finger came out. I said, 'Look, you can help this football team. You can rush the punter.' But I was also telling him, 'Now, this is what you need to do in order to do that.
Joe Gibbs
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I'd say for us, obviously we have a long way to go. We're going to have to go home. We've got a lot of work to do.
Joe Gibbs
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When I told (my wife) Pat (that I was coming back), she said you're going to ruin your good name. After the first year, we're halfway there.
Joe Gibbs
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We're going to go with two kickers until John is healthy, and then we'll make a decision, ... We are thin at some other positions, but we don't have a choice at this point.
Joe Gibbs
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Certainly I would hope that this victory would be one that the guys say, 'Hey look, we're never out of something,' ... We're going to keep fighting no matter what. I hope we can kind of build on that and correct the things that we did poorly.
Joe Gibbs
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A loss (Sunday) would have meant your back was against the wall and you're pretty much fighting week to week just to survive. To wind up 5-3, this puts you in a much better position. ... It gives you the feeling that you're fighting for it rather than trying to come off the floor.
Joe Gibbs
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It's been pretty traumatic, ... I thought we were kind of set there in a lot of ways. It just goes to show in the NFL you're never sure.
Joe Gibbs
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I feel humbled and really thankful the Lord's blessed us with a great bunch of guys. Any time you get into the playoffs, it's a huge deal. ... I don't know what to say about it, other than: I'm just thrilled. It's hard to get into the playoffs.
Joe Gibbs
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Any time you get into the playoffs, it's a huge deal.
Joe Gibbs
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I know a lot of people would disagree with this, and I understand that. For me, personally, I felt like it was a decision that I had to make. I think we've got a situation where two quarterbacks can win ball games for us. ... I know this is something that Patrick doesn't agree with - he's a very competitive guy - but it's something we're going to have to work through.
Joe Gibbs
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We're concerned there. We gave up five sacks. Two of them were a little situation where we didn't get the alignment the way we wanted it, so it was our fault. But at the same time, we scrambled out of there to save us a couple, too.
Joe Gibbs
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Through this entire process we always wanted what was best for Patrick, and in working with him we feel this is where he wants to be. We wish him the best with the Jets.
Joe Gibbs
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Brandon's super important to us and what we decided was it was probably best for the team and for him to put him on IR instead of rushing him back.
Joe Gibbs
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It's kind of hard to put your finger on it. We weren't as productive as we wanted to be.
Joe Gibbs
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We're kind of frustrated right now. We're willing to try anything to solve this.
Joe Gibbs
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If there's anybody that's got better long-ball reaction than that guy -- he turned around and snatched that thing from I don't know where.
Joe Gibbs
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I will be honest and say that I've never seen a schedule I like.
Joe Gibbs
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All of our guys thought he was on the ground. That's what everybody told me. I didn't see it, but that's what instant replay is for.
Joe Gibbs
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From Mark's standpoint, when he was playing last year we weren't as good certainly as we are now, ... I think we're better now. And hopefully that will prove out to be the case.
Joe Gibbs
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People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
Joe Gibbs
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I think Sean could play running back. I think he could play receiver. I think he could play corner, ... Any expanded role is something we'll continue to work with because he's so unusual.
Joe Gibbs
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That was the first time we got manhandled by somebody in the regular season. Our guys just took it upon themselves. They knew what needed to be done and they knew they needed to play hard.
Joe Gibbs
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This is something that is extremely hard, ... You don't like doing this. I don't. Sometimes you don't chart the circumstances or what happens - it just happens. Certainly it wasn't the plan I had going in, but sometimes plans change, and I think you do the best you can in dealing with it.
Joe Gibbs
