John Fox Quotes (168 Quotes)

We'll pay the costs while the downtown corporate crowd benefits.

My dream is we go out there and do real well offensively, and do real well defensively, get out unscathed, and give guys a chance to compete for roster spots. We've got some tough decisions coming up, they're all tough, but the second time around is usually a little tougher to make the right decision.

Delhomme knew he made a mistake. He didn't need to be reminded right away, especially maybe from a teammate.

Sometimes you have a bad couple of innings or a bad day out. (But) Jake made some great throws. One comes to mind that was a 13-yard gain to get us in field goal range Another was a long throw down the middle to Ricky Proehl that went to the 1 and that was an excellent throw.

There's a large core of guys in that locker room that were here. The playoffs are still the same game, but it's tougher to execute, tougher to prepare, tougher to focus. I think they understand that and that's invaluable.

I'm impressed with the professionalism with which these men and women go about their jobs, and impressed with the three-stars (generals and admirals) and how they care about their people.

If you watch us play, Steve Smith is involved quite a bit.

If you just be the same guy and go to work each day with your lunch pail and get your work done, those things take care of themselves. We don't want to get too far ahead or get too far behind, just stay in the now.

He came into camp stronger than he was a year ago. And he's having a variety of holders and it still doesn't seem to faze him. He's had a very, very good camp.

We've been in this spot (clinching) for the past month. I think the pride and character in this locker room stepped up today and I'm very proud of them.

I've seen him do it too many times. It's something that we cautioned ourselves about. We expected it to be a tough battle.

You have no idea. Don't think that hasn't been discussed around here a time or two since the end of the season.

Rodney Peete is a guy that has played in this league for quite some time. He has a lot of the intangibles that you are looking for at the quarterback position.

They are just day-to-day, and we'll see how it goes along the way. We'll see how they feel tomorrow.

He practiced today and he felt much better. He's still day to day on the shoulder.

A lot of that stuff doesn't always get seen, it's kind of like playing offensive line - until there's a penalty on you it's almost like nobody knows you are there. Karl makes a lot of big plays and brings an attitude to that phase of our football team.

Like I told the football team, I thought we had a tremendous season. We accomplished a lot with some of the things we went through.

In my opinion, he should have been in the MVP voting with his regular season performance. I think he just proved his value to us today.

We didn't really generate anything offensively and you can't leave their offense on the field, no matter who we're playing.

We could be a team that is playing for nothing. The way I look at it, the playoffs have already started. That's the mindset I think we have to have, and I feel fortunate that we're in position to control our own destiny as far as getting into the playoffs.

Crowd noise is definitely a factor, and I think they've had more procedure penalties in that stadium this year than any other stadium. But I can't think it can by any louder than what we've been practicing in.

The next morning, he woke up and his foot was hurting. It's basically a broken foot that was going to be an extended amount of time, so we put him on (injured reserve).

We definitely had our concerns, but I think our defensive staff and players did an outstanding job of executing and playing today.

The first drive he had the pass interference call, ... The deep ball to Chambers, he's right there, that guy made the play and he didn't. He made a great play in the end zone for an interception. So like most of us, when you end up a little short, we've all got some room for improvement. But I don't think one guy or one play is the difference in that game.

Typically after a student passes away, the community will do something like planting a tree or holding a vigil. We support doing something to celebrate his life. But the students ultimately will make that decision.

I know everybody had us as the worst team on the planet after (last week's loss to the Chicago Bears). But this has been a resilient bunch.

I had heard some questions about his arm strength and I didn't see that being a factor today. To me his arm strength looked fine. He understands the pro style offense. I don't think he'll be hanging around at (No.) 27, I'll say that.

You didn't see earth-shattering numbers from Stephen (77 yards rushing), but New England has a good defense. But I thought DeShaun and Stephen both ran the ball well and we were consistent all day.

There will probably a few players on our team that we'll look at and evaluate and see what is in the best interest of them and us as we approach these last few games, ... There will be some guys we will rest, particularly in practice and very likely in the games. Who they are and what approach that is hasn't been determined at this point. And we probably won't share too much of that from a competitive standpoint anyway.

We don't know if its going to be better Thursday than it is going to be on Friday. We hope so.

When people play Cover Two against you (with two safeties deep, each patrolling half the field), you've got to run the ball.

He's got that mind-set pretty good in big spots. We needed him to be big today, and he was.

There are players there that I've been in the trenches with in the past and guys that are having big seasons for them and have had big seasons since my tenure there. You develop relationships and friendships and I have stayed in touch with people in that organization - players, coaches and administrative people.

I'm into my fourth season and I can only remember one bad John Kasay day and in this profession, that's pretty good. I have always had a lot of confidence in John and still do. He has come through in some big spots for us. Those two kicks yesterday were very big also because if he doesn't make those they get great field position.

Getting knocked down will confuse any quarterback.

It (celebrating) is allowed -- I don't walk around with a big stick and hit people over the head or anything,

I told them I didn't want any injuries, ... I told them we'd done pretty well throughout camp. I figured if they're taping themselves, they won't get hurt.

In my opinion, that was really the first time we played 60 minutes in all three phases.

We watch hours and hours of tape, ... Other than some verbal communications or some player evaluations, you don't really get all that much inside (information). You've still got to go out and block and tackle between the lines, and the team that does that the best wins.

It was a game, probably, like no other I've ever seen, to be honest with you.

Chips on shoulder, all that, everybody plays the game for different reasons. You've got to prove yourself every time you go out there. That's the reality.

Nothing whatsoever. We only scored three points last time, so I didn't expect them to do much different and they didn't.

This bye couldn't have come at a better time as far as getting guys ready.

It's not how big the wand is. It's how much magic is inside, and he's got a lot of magic. He's a guy that gets it done.

We still haven't decided yet who will play where. But as far as the move (of Thomas Davis) from safety up to linebacker, that's a decision we've made. Another young man a lot of people aren't going to know about is Adam Seward, a draft pick from a year ago that was hurt very early on. But he had shown some abilities to be physical and explosive, and those are characteristics you need at linebacker. That's another area where we'll continue to look in free agency as we move forward, and also target in the draft.

A lot was made of last time. Our focus was on this time.

On tape, he's a player, a first-rounder. And that's ultimately what you're looking at when you make the final evaluation. But, yeah, Justice sure jumped out today. He could climb higher in the first round now, no doubt.

Sometimes one side is struggling and the other side has to pick it up. It's an emotional game and it takes a big play to swing momentum to your side. That's kind of what happened in the second half.

Soldier Field, the tradition there with the Chicago Bears ... I think those are neat spots. Like going to Philadelphia or New York, those are rabid fans and hostile environments. It takes tough people to go in there and win.

He's obviously down. He worked very hard to get himself and ourselves to this position, and I think like most guys he's disappointed. He's a strong kid and he seems to be in a little better spirits today.