Dom Capers Quotes (50 Quotes)

When you look at backgrounds, I think we've got very similar philosophies. That always makes it easier, too, if you know the person you're going to work for, you know what their philosophy is.

You put yourself in such a hole and give up that much hidden yardage. You can't do that and expect to win in the NFL.

Well this obviously has been a long, tough year. I'm disappointed that things had to end this way. I understand this business and I understand your job as a head football coach is to win games. Obviously when you put your heart and soul into something and it doesn't work out the way that you wanted and anticipated, then you're disappointed.

Big plays like that are hard to overcome. One play to eat up that kind of yardage is tough. For us to be the kind of team we want to be we can't give up yardage in big chunks like that. We'll go back and work on that and get it taken care of.

We decided that we needed to make a move to improve our offense. We promoted Joe to offensive coordinator because we feel that he will be able to help us turn this around.

I think we'll be better. Our plan last year was to have Boselli and Ryan Young a tackle who left for Dallas in free agency set the tone, but when they got hurt, we had to find other options. Now we have a group that has a chance to build cohesiveness.

To beat a good football team like Jacksonville, you've got to convert all of your opportunities.

So, it's not Ed McMahon Darn. And I bought magazines. Who's this Reggie Bush guy anyway

We're obviously still a work in progress in terms of our pass protection. But I've seen us, at times, do the things that you have to do to win football games on offence. We just have to do it more consistently with our execution.

I thought we ran the ball well and our first- and second-down passing was much improved. It seems like you have something you have to go to work on every week. That is just kind of where we are right now. Our third down was affected by our pass protection. We are trying to look at a couple different combinations to hopefully help us move forward in that area.

I've always talked to my team about focusing on the things you can control. So I got this team ready to play as hard as they could today.

I just think it gives you a totally different perspective, enables you to kind of see the big picture. So I think you understand why some decisions are being made. You understand the difficulty of making the decisions, whether it be personnel-wise, scheme

Today was certainly a positive step in the right direction. I am proud of the way our team has hung together and continued to battle. We now have to take this win and build on it.

There is no question in my mind that we have more playmaking ability in our special teams than we've had at any point in time we've been here.

I'll take all the credit for that.

He's been a tremendous contributor to that Colts team this year. He's a guy that you always know is on the field because he's got the kind of explosiveness to make plays. So it's hard to think of anybody in the league that's quite like him right now.

Right now, if we had to play this week, Corey Bradford would be a question mark. He's getting an MRI today on his groin.

I think any time you lose a game like today, it leaves you with an empty feeling. We played a talented team and there is a reason why that team was 15-1 last year. We knew going in that it was going to take excellent execution on our part in all three phases of our team. Unfortunately we did not get that, we turned the ball over early.

We know Jacksonville has an excellent team and in order for us to go over and compete with their team, there are some areas we have to improve in. But yesterday was a very positive step and we're obviously happy to get our first win.

You have to be careful and stay with your step-by-step program. Then, you have to have the courage to stick with it and not sacrifice the future for the quick fix.

I'm very discouraged about the way we played tonight. We came in with the right intentions, but our execution didn't match up with our intentions.

I think what it comes down to, no matter what defense you're in, it's a matter of players going out and making plays. I think many times (the scheme) is overrated.

Jerome has really been giving us a spark. When you are fighting through what we are fighting through, you are looking to try to make plays any way you can.

You don't want to have years like this. I told the guys, you have to learn from this.

I believe we have our most talented group. We have attempted to stay consistent in following the plan. We have improved each season and I think this will be the most competitive team we've had.

We had our opportunities and were close on a few, but we didn't make the plays it takes to beat a good football team.

I think there's an awful lot for us to learn. We were not sharp. We were too sloppy at times with the turnovers and penalties. It's hard to have an efficient offensive game if you have that many negative plays.

I've known Nick for a very long time and have the utmost respect for the job he has done at every coaching position he has held. I appreciate the opportunity he has given me, and I'm looking forward to working with him and his staff in any way I can to help the organization achieve its goals.

We have not performed up to our expectations. We needed to make an adjustment to help us move forward in the direction we want to go.

Tony Banks has been a starter in the past, and I'm sure he could start for a number of teams. We have total confidence in Tony Banks.

It's one of the tougher decisions we've had to make because you have such strong feelings about Billy and the kind of team guy he's been. We wish him well and hopefully he has an opportunity to catch on with another team.

It all begins with the takeawaygiveaway. Anytime you go four games and don't get a takeaway and you're minus-8, it really doesn't make a whole lot of difference what else you do. Statistics prove that it's awful hard to win when you don't get a takeaway.

We've had him working on that. He's a guy we thought could really contribute on special teams.

We aren't happy where we are. We have to do a better job in the base fundamentals of the game. We have to work hard to keep our poise and to execute under pressure.

Obviously, that's something we have to get corrected. When you put yourself in such a hole and give up that much hidden yardage, you can't expect to win.

Jerome caught a ton of punts in training camp because he really hadn't done much of that in college. We kind of worked him overtime in that area during camp.

I liked the way our offense took the ball down the field, but we didn't get in, so we have to invest a lot of time in our goal-line work. We're experimenting with some new people, so I think we'll benefit from that.

I understand the job as the head football coach is to win games. But when you put your heart and soul into something and it doesn't work the way you want it or anticipate it to, it's disappointing.

I think that a big part of this game is how you deal with distractions. I've always felt that when you watch teams in the last game of the season, especially if they are out of the playoff race, it comes down to the most focused team and who plays with the most effort comes out on top. It's a challenge.

Our plan is to have him do a little more in practice. Hopefully, he'll respond the way we hope he'll respond, and in that case he'll be the starter.

We've got to be able to run. It's not a secret. They want to attack. They want to get us on our heels. We know what we have to do.

The thing I liked about our defense today is that we were able to get pressure on the quarterback. Our defense has improved. In the last two games we've played our best defensive games.

I think what they're doing is good for the game. They're drawing a lot of attention. They haven't really been challenged.

My hope is we learn from some of the things we did.

Before when he'd had swelling in there, it would go down when you gave him rest and time off of it. But the swelling hadn't left.

We've had more go wrong than we have go right.

Overall, we improved as a football team yesterday. We did more of the things it takes to go in and compete and win a game.

There's no question in my mind we have more playmaking ability on our special teams than we've had at any point.

We can't be a sloppy team and expect to play winning football. We have to be an efficient team with an eye to detail to win games.

I have no doubt that this team's going to hang in and keep fighting. They're disappointed and frustrated, but they have to put blinders on and prepare for the next challenge.