Jerry Angelo Quotes (72 Quotes)

We can't place too much emphasis on one loss.

We are happy this process has reached a conclusion and look forward to moving ahead together.

Given Marc's situation he had a horrific (knee) injury for really a good 2 years, to watch his dedication and his work ethic, there were doubts he would ever play again. So getting him back and going and then obviously having to do what we did (Tuesday) was very, very tough.

This did take a lot longer than what we had anticipated, ... We never really found that common ground. Usually, you find that common ground at some point the first couple weeks. We didn't really find anything that we agreed upon for quite some time. That created the long holdout.

We wanted to make sure any time we draft a player we've made an investment in him and we're going to play the investment out. We just needed to see certain things in terms of his progression, irrelevant of him being a first-round pick or a seventh-round p

We have not initiated any contact. If you hear someone say they have talked to me, it's because they have my number.

Well, that's not a loaded question, so I'll have no problem answering it. I've said that we feel each and every day our fans' passion, and that (question) is a good illustration of what we feel.

We feel the history of his position for rookies bodes well.

These things take time. There are always two sides, and we're working through it as we speak. We've talked about proposals, and I'll leave it at that.

We feel that the history of (Benson's) position as a rookie bodes well (for learning fast), and that was partly why we did what we did on draft day, too.

Well look, but we're going with the hand that we dealt ourselves. We said that going in, and we're comfortable with it.

To get valued players you have to be willing to give value.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I feel great about our quarterback situation, ... I'd be remiss to say something like that. I feel this, though, I feel we have the best player at that position playing, and that's very important. There were times last year we really didn't know that, and we had to go through a process during the season.

We want to create the best competition we can, really, at every position, but we're going to look hard at the punter this year.

He just didn't progress the way we thought he would. That's the short of it. I'm sure he's as disappointed as we are.

It's not an indictment on the tight ends we have, the same guys we had last year. We want to create more competition at all positions. We just weren't able to get that done (drafting).

There will be a few teams that'll come out (fast). I know I've heard of some things going on right now. So there will be some pretty big deals that will come out like in normal years.

When we drafted Mike we were in a different scheme. We were the antithesis of what we are now. Now is that to exonerate him not playing because of the scheme No. Part of it, he needed to get better at certain things, but he didn't. He's got the tools. We got into the third year and we didn't see a big advance.

We've been building this team to be a good, stable team for a long time. We didn't have that luxury the last time. We had to make hard decisions on the fly.

He's got a strong foundation in terms of his family and very grounded, and we're very happy to have him as our No. 1 draft pick.

It gives us hope, it certainly does. Every player has his own circumstances, and we have to address each and every one individually. But we certainly want Lance here.

Tillman had some bad plays, but he had a lot of good plays, too. We will create competition at this position when we get into camp. Be assured of that.

never, ever in doubt. Eugene assured us throughout the process that Cedric wanted to be a Bear. And I wanted to make sure that when Cedric came in with his adviser, we made that clear as well.

We like what we have, but we've got to see it over a period of time. We haven't been able to do that. So my job is to safeguard the position.

We've spoken to Lance's agent about doing that. These things take time. We're optimistic, but again, there are always two sides and we're working through it as we speak.

We do have a plan. But we have a good nucleus, so we're going to be very selective.

Do I see us doing something with the offensive line on the first day No, because I like what we have, and for the most part they're all under contract as well for the next few years.

We made an investment in a player, and I believe you play your investments out. Is that 100 percent sure he's gonna be on our team's opening day roster I can't guarantee that, either.

It would be something you'd want to think about. We did it in Tampa a couple times. It would be something we'd entertain.

We had a chance to visit with him and spend some time with him down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. I was very impressed obviously with his arm strength and with his size. And when you meet him, you don't like people if you don't like him.

It's just too hard to find a quarterback. When you think you've got one, if there was any ray of hope, we were going to play the string out.

There probably could be two tight ends that go in the first round for sure one we know that. You're going to see probably a pretty good run in the second and obviously the third round. I think the bulk of them will be gone by then. And there will be a few if they fit with what you want scheme-wise that you may like in the fourth.

We know some people down there who have been in that conference for a long time. They've had some pretty good players. Those coaches said, 'Jerry, he'll stand with the best of them in terms of his talent.' The talent was easy to see. That just jumps out at you.

Everybody liked John, but everyone said he was too slow. But when Tim had a conviction on a player, you knew it, and you bought into it.

We were losing, and we weren't creating hope.

He'll be fine. The information that we got, we feel very solid about. In the end, everything should work out well.

We thought we could do it. Did we know it would come down to this Eleven wins It's a great feeling, great for Rex, just a great day for the Bears.

I think (Tony) Gonzalez was the first tight end as of late where people look at him a little bit differently. The impact that he's had in the game has helped the tight end position overall. They're looked at as a skill position. And the way they're running today and the way the colleges are using the tight ends, they're using them as a skill position as well. What's gone away from the tight end position is the blocking. Blocking isn't as important with the tight end.

I would like free agency to happen after the draft. The union, obviously, would like free agency to come before the draft.

We made an investment with Grossman, ... We felt very confident about his leadership abilities. It wasn't a bad decision. It was bad luck.

I didn't like how we ended that '01 season. We got beat. It made us look weak, and I've got that taste in my mouth still. We just didn't look like we were ready to play. We got beat in our own backyard and got our butts kicked.

The fourth round is a good opportunity to get a steal. You get about 12 hours, that entire night, to review the players who are left at the top of your draft board. You can go over all the different scenarios that will unfold starting off that second day.

At the end of the day when you're making any decision, you wonder whether the rewards are worth the risk. And in this case, they certainly were. We got a quality quarterback that really fits into what we do offensively and makes us better. And that's our job. We feel good. Now time will tell.

We could have taken a tight end earlier. We want to create competition at that position. There will be some veteran players flushed out, with all the guys who were drafted, and we will look at those.

It's like standing on top of the John Hancock (building). Compared to where it's been, this is the best we've been. ... Rex has got to stay healthy. Brian's got to continue to play at his level. And Kyle has to continue to develop as well. It's a good situation. We like it.

Even though there's a guy out there that looks obvious to everybody here, it's not necessarily in his mind his best option. We have to be mindful of that, as well.

Maybe he'll be brand new we don't know yet. The No. 1 thing is we want to make sure, as he does, that he's healthy and can go on leading a normal life after football. That is first and foremost with his agent, with Jerry and obviously with us.

Maybe what it all says is that with colleges throwing the ball so much, the running back position has become less important. There's some truth to that, and maybe we're seeing the effects of it in the draft.

We'll be able to go business as usual. Some teams may not be able to do that because of their salary cap situation.

There wasn't a filter that a lot of us who maybe coached or played college football identify with. Maybe we aren't as objective as we should be.