Jeff Fisher Quotes on Work & Career (5 Quotes)

In this day and age, you're going to have multiple backs. The days of the Eddie Georges are over. You're not going to find a guy that has a career span of nine to 10 years.

You don't necessarily, at that position, have to be the most athletic or the most gifted or have the strongest arm. You have to move an offense and you have to have the intangibles, and that's what he's had, and that's what he's proven in a great college career.

As we speak now, yes, I have no reason to assume that he won't. We do have some work, however, regarding the status of his contract and the specifics about that. In our next meeting, we'll get into more detail about that.

We knew there was going to be a chance that he may be released. Coach Sherman coached him up there and knew him very well. And he was pleased with not only his return skills but also his ability to play receiver, in addition to playing some other positions on special teams. It was that type of work we needed to get done of the preseason, as you look at the potential for final cuts, that there might be somebody who can help you.

The challenge now, without looking at a watch, is that we know what time it is. We're going to lose a day of work. This is a team that just played five quarters, and it's a tired team.