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In talking to Mark, he gives me the impression that he thinks he can go and we'll work towards that.
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We have no doubt that Dallas will be there. We take it as a given. We don't even think there's any question about it.
Joe Gibbs
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It will allow me to focus on things where I can help the football team. It's tough when you're in meetings and the coaches are waiting on you. I can already see that we're farther down the road on some things by doing what we're doing.
Joe Gibbs -
Hey, hey, ... No filming after 15 minutes. Get those cameras out of here.
Joe Gibbs -
He's tough-minded. He's got a tough, disciplined way of doing things. I know from going against him out here, it's extremely tough. You've got to be ready for a little of everything. It's a scheme I admire. You've got to have a lot of admiration for what they did last year. A new staff, third best in the league stat-wise, and we didn't do what we should do on offense to support him.
Joe Gibbs -
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 -
I think any of us, including Coach Parcells, would say that it's players that win games. You have to have great players.
Joe Gibbs -
That's very important for us. We need to hit some of those guys. We put a lot of emphasis on who will still be there at (Rounds) 5, 6 and 7.
Joe Gibbs
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The center picked the ball up a little bit and we felt like we got it off right when he picked it up, ... We probably looked at it 30 times in there with Danny and I'd say we kind of got right off on it. That could have won it for us.
Joe Gibbs -
We didn't have anything at stake. Minnesota came in here and had to have it, but we beat them. Up here, it's all about pride.
Joe Gibbs -
I'm just happy for him that he is playing well, ... A lot of times up here you go through tough things. At any one time in the NFL, you're going to have a number of players on a team who are going through tough situations. A lot of times the way they handle it is a measure of someone's character. I think that was Mark's situation last year and Patrick's situation now. The way you go through the tough times leads you to improvement and great performance in the future. It's a test of character when you go through that.
Joe Gibbs -
The thing about Ray is, he's not going to panic. He's been around forever. He was able to play tackle for us last year and now he's come in to play guard. He's a pretty unusual person. He's been given a great body, but with Ray, it's also about character.
Joe Gibbs -
I don't think anybody has a handle on it. If they continue to move it, it would be a concern as the season gets closer.
Joe Gibbs -
We decided Phillip was one of the premier people we would go after, and when the clock struck 12, it was fast paced. We got him on the plane and worked hard to sign him.
Joe Gibbs
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Mark just doesn't make mistakes. If you watch him, he's mistake-free.
Joe Gibbs -
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 -
That's my responsibility and obviously we wanted to be much more productive than we were in the playoffs. That'll be one of the things we look hard at.
Joe Gibbs -
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 -
It's something we're trying to gain information about and letting them talk and visit and seeing what situations may be out there. And we're doing the same thing. We'll see if there's a fit. It has to make sense for us and make sense for both sides.
Joe Gibbs -
Hopefully, something starts working out so we can get Patrick some place that he would like. I don't have a time frame on it. We don't feel pressure or anything.
Joe Gibbs
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We fought hard all day and kept slugging, ... I was proud of our guys because they've got great heart. They found a way to win the ballgame.
Joe Gibbs -
I am going to take a long, hard look at when we think we should start up.
Joe Gibbs -
Look for players with character and ability. But remember, character comes first.
Joe Gibbs -
Once you have a plan, you must sell it to the players. It is not enough to put it on the blackboard and say, 'Okay, here it is.' You have to convince the players that the plan is a good one and show them, in specific ways, why it will work. If you do, you send them out to the practice field with more confidence.
Joe Gibbs