Bruce Allen Quotes (54 Quotes)


    We hope to have Chris and Brian next season. We would not have won the division without either one of them.

    He was the best quarterback we thought could help us right now, ... He's a real good fit for us. And the fact he has experience allowed us to look at tape -- we watched every one of his plays since Monday night -- and we feel very comfortable that we know what we're getting.

    There's never going to be a problem with having too many good players. Our goal isn't for Cadillac to have 'X' number of yards and Michael to have 'X' number of yards. Our goal is to win games.

    He's headed home. We don't get into the details. Obviously, it has to do with club discipline. ... It's a (one-game) deal. We're just going to fight through this game and see where it goes from there.

    We feel good we have 46 guys we know we would dress to play the Vikings, ... We just have to see what else is out there. We've gotten about 18 of the teams' cuts right now. We're going to work (Saturday) night making sure we know everybody who's on the wire.


    He's worked very, very hard to rehabilitate himself from a devastating injury and I don't think it's the last of Charlie Garner. He's too much of a competitor to end his career like this,

    We're getting some more analysis. He's still on the team. He is wanting to play. We're hopeful that he can. But we're going to get the proper medical opinion.

    It was never our intention to make any cuts until the final moment. They had moved the deadline first to 10 p.m. (Thursday), so we were going to work right up to 959.

    We met with him again today and expressed our displeasure with his behavior,

    We are getting some more analysis on his injury. He's wanting to play, and we're hopeful he can, but we are going to get the proper medical opinions. We're going to make sure.

    He wanted to be a Buccaneer, and we want him to be a Buccaneer. In just a few days of conversations, we were able to reach an agreement with him, and it cleared up room so that we can sign some of our own players back and go out into free agency.

    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.

    What we're planning is how to get the Buccaneers ready for the midnight Sunday night deadline so that we're ready to call free agents (on Monday).

    He's been an outstanding performer and his next stop will be getting fitted for a (Hall of Fame) bust in Canton. I don't think there's any doubt that everybody's intention is for him to retire as a Buccaneer.

    They are individual incidents. But we're part of the same team, ... It reflects poorly on the team. ... Fortunately, no one's hurt. Hopefully, everyone learns from it.

    We do need some new players on this team. We're getting to the situation where if we can have two more good drafts as good as the last two, we'll be OK.

    Improve two of those categories, and we'll be good. Improve in three, and we'll be pretty good. Improve in all four, and, we'll, who knows

    The league moved the deadline back 72 hours so it allows teams and players more time to work with the last capped year calculations and that is what we have been doing (Thursday) and will continue to do this weekend.

    Our goal has been to make sure we could have a team we could build around, to be around these coaches and learn Day 1 from them. That's been the objective. And I think we have the same amount of second-year players on this team as we do first-year players. The process will continue and the nice part of it is there's still the core of those champions here that these young guys can play with.

    It's important for this team and where we are at right now that we have that extra insurance policy.

    I'm not quite sure what the perceptions are. But age isn't a number we care about. It's the talent level.

    The (league's drug policy) is very clear. And we are proud of it. You are responsible for what's in your body.

    If Chris walked through that door right now, we'd sign him.

    Clearly, it makes it easier once you know what the rules are. If it is an uncapped year, there is not as much danger as you would think for '07. It makes it important you know the rules once the league year starts, those are the rules you are playing with and it's fair for everybody. ... We are going down two paths right now, preparing for each.

    Oh yes. He's a good teammate. I think it worked out well for both. He's absolutely interested in returning.

    Michael had one of his best years in many ways, although the fumbles were a great negative to the team. He took it quite personally, and he's done a very good job of working on everything this offseason.

    We're happy I think it's a credit to those players who worked so hard, ... I discussed it before. They stayed here during the off-season when people were gone trying to improve themselves and in different ways, each of them showed up whether it was in training camp or the preseason games. And they've earned their right to be here right now.

    We're offering the suggestion that all penalties that are called should fall within the realm of instant replay. We suggest any penalties that are called be subject to review. After reviewing hundreds of plays, we feel it's time to expand on instant replay, since we have a system in place.

    The situation is he's a free agent. He has had interest, he said, from other teams.....Warren is testing the market.

    He made a terrible error in judgment. The program is very clear, and we're proud of it in the NFL. You're responsible for what's in your body,

    He's a special guy. He wanted to be a Buccaneer and we wanted him to be a Buccaneer. And in just a few days of conversation we were able to reach an agreement that we think will ensure his future.

    Not because of who you asked about, I think it's unfair to talk about specific players at this time. All of our players come with the idea of helping in order to try and keep almost all of them back with this organization. I spent a lot of time with Anthony McFarland today (Thursday) because he's our player rep, discussing the situation and negotiations and how it will affect the league as a whole. I'm pretty optimistic about the attitude of the Buccaneer players.

    Really, what took place is he missed so much of training camp,

    There's an opportunity for us to win every game this year. Conversely, there's a chance you can lose every game. You don't get Jackson State on your schedule in the NFL. All games are available to win or lose.

    There's not a specific position where we say we have to draft this or that. We'll still take the best player. We don't have a starting job open right now. It's filling in on depth.

    He missed so much of training camp and got so far behind that it's too late to try and come back.

    You don't get relief until you turn in a contract, so we don't have relief. But we feel very good about several situations we're in right now. We feel good about where we're at.

    You get some successful teams that don't handle winning well. Somebody wants more credit. Jerry and Jimmy couldn't get along, and they were winning.

    The penalty is severe. ... It's 25 of his possible income for the year. He is absolutely going to have a tattoo on him for quite a few years. ... It has a dramatic effect on his career. But he can overcome it by performing well and never again being associated with this.

    With the fan support that we have in this stadium, in this city and in this state, we are going to be the most attractive team for free agency whether we have a salary cap or no salary cap. We have the resources to compete either way. Just tell us what the rules are and we'll play by them.

    There is no reason for him to be out at that time.

    The Brooks contract frees up the money we need to sign back some of our players and to go out and get some more.

    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.

    We talked a lot about individual responsibility, ... We talked about being a part of a team, which he understood well. It's not the behavior you expect from a coach, whether part-time or full-time. ... I'm not going discuss publicly what we'll do as a club as far as discipline.

    We haven't made any cuts. We never intended to make any cuts until the final minutes. We were going to work right up until 959.

    We feel he'll be a great fit for our team, ... He'll come in and be our No. 3 quarterback. It gives us some great insurance and a feeling that we can sleep at night that we have a bona fide NFL starter.

    We are looking forward to using the new CBA parameters to improve our team.

    There are mistakes made with penalties, and those are very big plays sometimes. We just feel it gives the clubs another option, since we're spending tens of millions of dollars on replay already, to make sure we have the right call on the field.

    Derrick's interested in getting another (Super Bowl) ring, so he allowed us to clear up room so that we can sign some of our own players back.

    They are distractions, but they are distractions for those three individuals more than anyone else. You can see with grown men in our league, you have to overcome any type of distraction. The (New Orleans) Saints are the best example with what they overca


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