Bruce Allen Quotes on Business & Commerce (2 Quotes)

If Brian's going to be injured, it's nice that it happened now, ... Because you're not going to be able to acquire somebody who went to training camp, who's been the starter this season in the NFL, someone you feel is a good fit for our offense after the trade deadline. In some ways, the timing of the injury was beneficial.

We brought a few players who were free agents, ... Some of them hadn't been in NFL camps. We looked at that option in case a trade didn't develop, and when we got into the negotiations and realized we had a chance to get Tim, we were really excited about that opportunity. It didn't work out for those players this time, but it's a long season, still.