Steve Mariucci Quotes (119 Quotes)

The trick is going to be to stay there. Tampa Bay has a pretty good team - they will be a test for us.

We didn't have him kick the football. We had him go through his motion and in the pool - he felt better each day. But it was a smart thing to do - a wise thing the do - to keep him out today Sunday.

I liked our approach, I like where we are, I like where we are headed, ... But it's Round 1 of a title fight. . . . But was it a big round Yeah. I think in some ways we made a little bit of a statement.

You take a lot of things into consideration, ... But the bottom line is that it's a matter of who I feel gives us the best chance to win the game. I really believe both guys are capable.

I'm not ruling out that it could go up to game time.

I think we need to. We want to, and we're going to make it happen. If we win ten or 11 ballgames and make the playoffs, it would make us happy and make the fans happy.

There was no finesse at all in this game. This was a Norris Division, Black-and-Blue Division slugfest.

We had them backed up again and let them off the hook. I thought we improved our tackling. We still have a ways to go.

Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing.

Remy is still on the practice squad and if we bring him up to the 53 man roster, then we will still make a game-time decision with Jason.

That is a decision-making thing that is not a physical thing necessarily.

Having Jeff allows us to keep practicing and playing Joey, and grooming him and developing him. But yeah, it's time for him to come along, and we expect him to do that. These youngsters have to grow up. Time to grow up.

Most of the time, we benefit from his improvisation. That one, they got us.

Right now, any decisions we make are going to depend on what Jeff finds out, ... That's when we will decide who we will add as a backup, or even if we will add anyone.

Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers returns from his four-game substance-abuse suspension today, but it remains to be seen if he will return as a starter. We'll have to decide where we go with him, ... We haven't decided anything yet.

I thought Joey really handled it professionally. When we had our conversation, there wasn't much of a discussion.

He's an up-and-coming guy, and if there is a surprise in our draft class, it is Dan, ... The game isn't too fast for him, and we're not writing him off as the backup right now.

The decision isn't who the starter is, ... The decision is who you want to be the backup. Is it Dan, or is it somebody out there Or is it Kevin Johnson as our third

I think Joey Harrington has found a little bit of a comfort level there with Marcus. Marcus was a good get for us.

Defensive end James Hall (groin) hasn't practiced for two weeks, but he has been conditioning and preparing mentally. He might be a game-time decision, ... But if he's able to, he'll suit up.

Jeff is getting a little better, and we'll have to make a decision as to whether or not he could go in if we needed him. If we think he can, he'll be No. 2. Otherwise he'll be third.

We've got really healthy competition at the corners. Maybe the deepest position of our team is our corner spot.

That's good stuff, huh The trick is staying there.

Kevin took a few snaps today - just to learn the cadence and hand the ball off, ... He's going to get some work, but hopefully we won't ever get to that point.

This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons.

The guy is a heck of an athlete. Having been in the league now for several years, he has really become a pro and really matured. We love having him here. He's been terrific for us.

We'll have more information (today).

Right now, we don't have him blowing up any receivers coming across the middle for obvious reasons. So, he will shine when it's live. He's got the experience. I know he's ready to do that. He's been just kind of holding back. Chomping at the bit, sort of. You'll see it.

So when I as a coach allow that sort of thing on the field, to expand our offense and allow us to change the play, then that's on me. ... There was a mix-up, and I will accept that responsibility.

We tried to zero in on a few things we needed to work on. It was a rare chance for the ones (starters) to go up against the ones, and that's when you get the best look at things. There was some competition out there.

We have to decide that. If it's Remy Hamilton, we have to make a roster move and go through that. It's too early in the week to determine that.

We're counting on him. We're expecting him to start, play well, we expect him to make some calls back there and to make some plays on the ball.

My career can wait, and I want to enjoy more time at home.

If he feels good tomorrow and is healthy enough to practice this week, ... He's our QB.

I really loved the experience. I want to do something that keeps me busy, and broadcasting is one of those possibilities.

During training camp, I thought this was the deepest team that we have had since I've been here, ... We've needed all of it and then some.

This is the best news we could've received. He called right after he got the results. Jeff was very upbeat and said he hopes to be ready sooner. He is on his way back to Michigan and will begin his rehab this afternoon.

He has such a presence back there. Receivers know that he's there and they know they're going to get hit pretty good if they come in his area. So I can't wait.

We like what we see in Dan. He shows some savvy. He has enough arm to play in this league. Dan is coming. He's getting better every time he's on the field.

It's a good win, ... I understand the (Minnesota) Vikings lost and the (Chicago) Bears lost and the Packers lost. So, we started the season the way we wanted to.

Maybe it's the way we traveled. Maybe just fly in, eat some angel hair pasta and go play. Maybe that's what we're going to do from now on.

They feel sick in that locker room, because we thought we had it, thought we won it, and then it was not to be, ... It tests your resiliency.

I think in terms of decision-making and being able to throw the ball down the field ... which options are always available to Harrington, maybe he will be more likely to do that having seen Jeff do that over a couple of weeks of practice time,

1. Wide receiver Charles Rogers is back and appears unencumbered by the broken clavicle that sidelined him for all but one series last year. He's gone down on that shoulder a couple of times, ... and you find yourself holding your breath. But each time he gets up and goes back to the huddle. He seems to be OK.

Well I think there's disappointment obviously. But there's a long season out in front of us. There's a lot of football to be played. We need to play like we can play and get this one behind us and learn from it. We're going to experience games like this n

I've got to decide who gives us the best chance to win this game. The most pressing thing right now is where do we go this week. I'm trying to make a real good decision on what do we do this week, and then after that it'll take care of itself.

We put the crowd noise on him and put a little pressure on him and he just banged it through there every time.

Man, if we're worried about him, we got a real problem, seriously. If anybody's going to be jacked up it's probably going to be him. I'm not worried about him. They're probably doing worse than we are.

God knows, we've made some mistakes that we have to correct, and so we've got a little time to get those things fixed and ready to go.

It was just one of those years. I think he still has a lot of playing time left in him. I've seen him play very, very well.