Jim Haslett Quotes (146 Quotes)

To me it was poor decision-making more than anything,

I flew out to Los Angeles to tape a one-hour show, and it took 5 12 hours. I called my wife and said, 'Screw this stuff.' I just wanted the opportunity to coach again. I'm around guys who are friends and good football coaches. I think it's going to be a good experience.

There's a reason that Adam hasn't made the Pro Bowl. I think with his ability that we can get him to that level.

The football field is always the same length and the same distance. They'll be excited about playing on Monday night. They'll be excited about the opportunity to play in New York, and hopefully we can continue to keep playing well.

We'll make that decision later, when we see where it's at,

I do think that us playing here for the first time will be the first normal week where we've had a routine, unlike last week and the week before. Finally we can settle in.

He's been a starter for a long time and he's a guy who's been very productive with 1,000-yard rushing seasons,

I was kind of surprised and taken aback by it and very appreciative of it. So, I think they understand what our team's going through and what the city is going through in the Gulf Coast.

I'm looking forward to hearing what they have to say. I think it's important to weigh all my options.

I think it's just going to be nice that we don't have to get on a plane and travel.

I think it was a good mix (of fans). I saw a lot of New Orleans fans up there and people that came over from the state of Louisiana and Mississippi. I thought the reception was outstanding. I forgot about the kickoff when all the flashes went off. I thought we were at the Super Bowl.

But we're not going to let (the players) make excuses. If we have to play every game on the road, we'll make our adjustments. If the NFL wants us to play every game on the road, we'll do it.

I'd like to be back (next year) but I'm more focused on what we have to do to win these next three games, and when those games are over we can focus in on what can we do to make this team and this franchise better no matter where we're located, whether it's San Antonio or New Orleans or Los Angeles or whatever they decide to do with us.

We just have to fight through it, ... It's going to be a tough year. We don't know where we're going to play. We don't know where we're going to live. We don't know if we're going to play all road games. Any time we step on the field, it's therapeutic.

This is going to be a long, hard year, ... We're going to be gypsies. We don't know where we're going to live, where we're going to stay, where we're going to be playing. But it could be worse.

Penalties in the running game, pre-snap penalties, that irks me. Because to me, that's not focusing. You're not focusing on your job and you're undisciplined. You need to take care of your business.

They want their automobiles, and they want a place to live, ... Once you get that as a player or a coach, you have a place where you can drive over to work and go home and lay down, that is all you really need in this business.

I don't think you have to be a brain surgeon to know you want to play your games where you practice. We're really not going to play a home game anywhere but this would be the closest thing.

We've had really good practices. They've been high tempo. We've paid attention to detail in practice. We just haven't taken it to the field for whatever reason.

He's a guy who is an impact guy. He's a playmaker who makes a lot of plays, ... He gives up some plays once in awhile because he takes chances. We need guys in this league who can turn a play and make big plays, and he's that type of guy.

It was a good time.

I think they got it out of their system and they're ready to go. There was a lot more concentration. They're more focused on what they have to do. I'm proud of these guys.

This is a big game. Division games to me are the most important. Those division games, you've got to get one back just to get to even. We beat Carolina (in the opener). And it will be good if we can stay here and win this. Then we still have Tampa twice and Atlanta and Carolina again. So the games that we need to win are ahead of us.

The phone rang, and my wife answered it. She said Scott was on the phone, and she kind of mumbled a (last) name. I said, 'Tell him I'm not home.

The plight of New Orleans has nothing to do with what we did on the field today. We -- on the field. It has nothing to do with where we live, what we do, what the situation is.

He'll have surgery and he will be put on IR. He's our team captain and he's the leader of our defensive backs. He's been in the league a long time. He's started 10 years in the league, so it's going to be hard to replace him.

I got a nice e-mail from Tom Coughlin . 'Thinking of you.' How about that He said he thought I was doing a nice job handling things. I'll tell you what I wrote him back.

I was kind of surprised, to be honest, because I thought we would play here or in Baton Rouge,

I think the guys have gone a great job of focusing on football in practices and meetings. It did not reflect that today. It didn't carry over.

defense is a mind-set. You can't just do your job one time. We've got to win more one-on-ones. The defensive ends are the ones who are hurting us the most. They're letting runners get to the sidelines. The interior people are doing pretty well.

We just didn't get the job done today, ... But, I told the team that it was just one game and we have a short week to prepare for Minnesota.

This was a tough season, and the club, players and fans deserve better. There were some unexpected challenges, but in any case our record isn't good enough. I think we've built a foundation here for the team to make considerable strides in the future, and our achievements in the past are something I'll be proud of. But there is no denying all of the effort we put in didn't provide the results you need in this league.

That wasn't really for me, I just wanted to have an opportunity to coach again.

My job is to get the team ready to play wherever we play, so I really don't worry about the location.

Besides Jamal (Lewis), they've got really good running backs. They've got good fullbacks. Their line is huge, ... I think if we can contain this team, it will give us a better indication of where we are at.

We won't let (players and coaches) make excuses. There's no reason to. If we have to play every single game on the road, so be it.

Then I'd probably be dead right now. He's one of the great all-time kickers. I never would have guessed this would happen.

You don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out that we want to play where we practice, ... We'd prefer to play in Louisiana, of course. But that's not going to happen this year. We'd like to play in the Superdome, but that's not possible. So we'd prefer to be here, so we can see our families on Saturday. We don't see a lot of them during the week.

No, they said he was over. To be honest with you, now a days I don't know what a touchdown is, when a completion is, when you hit the quarterback, what a flagrant foul is. I don't have a clue anymore and I don't think the officials do.

Those people are going through the roughest time in their lives, ... They have nowhere to live. . . . . Everybody on our team is heartbroken. They feel for the people who are going through tough times.

It's been a hard couple of months for him. He's got tough decisions ahead of him. He's got other things on his mind.

It kind of put everything in perspective, ... Football's a game, and if it's going to bring some happiness to people around the Gulf Coast, then we should play for these people, and play for ourselves.

I have to learn to keep my mouth shut sometimes in meetings.

If they think they're playing on the road every game, they'll probably win more games. We will play all of our games away from New Orleans and it will be a first and it will be interesting. Our guys like playing away.

I thought the precision was fine, but the execution wasn't there,

Jimmy's done a good job with that team. He's got a lot of ideas and has good football instincts. Being the son of a football coach for all those years kind of rubs off on you.