Phil Savage Quotes (50 Quotes)

We are pleased to have Andra back. We feel he is a key piece in our defense and will continue to be as we build toward the future.

I think that's part of the criticism the previous group had taken. They didn't acknowledge that Ohio football's pretty good.

If something like that happened, then I certainly appreciate it. I do think we make a good partnership.

He's going to be a very good left tackle in this league. He might be a dominating pass protector, but he has some room to improve in the run-blocking area.

We've tried from the outset to show there's a step-by-step process to all of this. If you're in a swimming pool and the water's over your head, you're reaching with your toes to find bottom before you can push yourself up to the surface. I think at this juncture, we feel like we've certainly found bottom and now everything's in front of us.

Either they run real fast and can't catch or they can catch, but run slow. Or there was some medical issue or character issue. A lot of times, the second round in general is a hit or miss type of round regardless of position. I do think receiver is a position where you see a number of misses in there.

He may ultimately be the safest pick in the draft. This guy's a football player. I suspect he'll go very early, and the team that gets him will be fortunate.

He's not a cookie-cutter receiver. He's a little different, and that's one thing I admire about what Pittsburgh has done. They've taken a Randle El and a Hines Ward and have known what to do with those guys. They've been creative.

He's athletic enough he could play another position other than nose. He could play end for us.

People recognized he clearly had the team on his back and he seemed not to flinch in that situation, Some of the decisions he made, the throws he made and the overall leadership you look for in a quarterback is what I saw. You felt like he was able to excel in all those areas.

When you're carrying it 20 or 25 times a game for 16 games, I think that's almost impossible for somebody (his size) to do.

I told Trent, This will be an opportunity to continue your career and end your career where you can be the one to step away,'

We've spent a lot of time with Jay Cutler. We feel comfortable with him.

In my opinion, there's a lost generation of Browns fans out there. They haven't enjoyed the feel-good atmosphere of having a quality, winning product. That is really our objective.

We feel like parts of free agency match up with what we need. Hopefully we'll get enough Plan A's and B's that we'll be better next year and we'll give Romeo and the coaches a better opportunity to coach more top-line athletes and better players and we'll be much more improved a year from now.

This is an area we talked about constantly since we got here last year, and that was to try to build a run defense and improve our run defense. The guy we've signed is one of the all-time great nose tackles.

If Bobby Carpenter had been at one spot during his career, he might have had more production. He's not quite as productive as A.J., but when they walk into a room together, you're more impressed with Carpenter in terms of the way he looks.

There is a lot of misinformation out there at this time of year. Certain teams probably operate where they don't tell the truth. Others teams just say what it is. We probably fall somewhere in between.

He doesn't make a lot of racket. It's not like they're going to be there forever.

At this level, it's hard to change some things throwing the ball. You can talk about using your body and your legs, but it's different when you're talking about throwing motion. ... If you care what happens when the ball leaves his hand and gets to a receiver, it's not an issue. If you care about what happens before, then it will be an issue.

We had him rated high up there because of his athletic and football ability. But that's the cherry on top, that he is such a good person. He's an absolute A-class, first-rate person.

In my opinion, with Reggie Bush, maybe it's a case that less is more and more could be less. He can still be a Heisman Trophy winner at the pro level even touching the ball 15 times a game.

A lot of people put stock in 40-yard dash times. If you go back and research it and pull out Ray Lewis' numbers, you will see that they are extremely close. Almost identical. I'm not saying this kid is Ray Lewis, but I'm saying he has some of those same type qualities and same type of demeanor.

We could pick him, we could pass him or we could wait for the phone to ring.

He adds a lot because he's been here the whole time the Browns have been back. We hopefully won't repeat the same mistakes that have been made in the past. Steve serves as a reminder of what some of those were. He's been a really valuable resource.

He seemed like a class A-type of kid. You can tell he's kind of a power-packed body type. I think the question for us is where does he fit in a 3-4 defense You don't know if he's an outside 'backer, an end, an inside 'backer or a pass rusher.

Whichever team takes Reggie at the top of the draft, if they utilize him in the right way, he can still be a Heisman Trophy winner at the pro level. Even if he's only touching the ball 10 or 15 times a game. ... At his size, 200 pounds or so, when you're

We are anxious to give him the opportunity to have a focused off-season where he can emerge as a leader on offence.

I came to Cleveland because of my belief in Randy Lerner, his integrity and his commitment to making the Cleveland Browns a championship team. I am excited about continuing as GM and am more committed than ever to this franchise and to helping the organization bring the Browns fans a winner.

We do feel like we'll be active this year if certain players are available. If they all disappear on us, obviously we'll have to go to Plan B, Plan C and Plan D. And we'll be fairly disappointed if we're not able to make a couple moves pretty early.

Willie may be the most critical Brown we've added in the last five days. He has leadership presence and professionalism. He brings a tremendous amount of credibility to our team.

Reggie has a lot of talent. In my opinion, with Reggie Bush, more could be less and less could be more.

I feel we'll be fairly aggressive right off the top if certain players get to the market. Those who wait, lose. Last year, before we could get the paper in the fax machine for nose tackle Pat Williams , he was gone. Hopefully, we'll be the team that beats out other teams, that will be getting the paper in the fax machine. We'll be fairly disappointed if we're not able to make a couple of moves fairly early.

If you have a tight end that can get down the middle, then defenses have got to close the middle. When they do that, your outside receivers are one-on-one. It takes away some of the pressure. The other aspect is that if you have a good tight end, generally the quarterback knows where he is and when he gets into trouble he's got a place to go with the ball. That's the big value.

We felt this decision was in the best interest of both the Browns and Ross.

You dont win the Super Bowl in March, but you certainly prepare to win. These are three additions that will improve our team and make us better. So its exciting here in March, but what really matters is what happens on the first snap in September.

Our intent from the beginning was to combine free agency with the draft to make us a better team for 2006 and hopefully beyond that.

We can capitalize on the feeling that people have about the Browns with a solid draft.

I think the comfort level would be five, six, seven spots. I don't think you'd want to go much further than that. If we have three or four players we still really like, we could move back to 16 and still get one of them.

To make a quantum leap from No. 12 to four or five, you are giving away your draft. Plus, the money is so great up there in that top five or six. I don't think we want to go down that path again. We did that last summer and we don't want to go back to it

These fans already have had their hearts broken twice. They're just looking to grasp on to something positive about the Browns. Hopefully we're going to give it to them in due time, because we really got nowhere to go but up.

We definitely wanted to make this happen today.

Orlando fits the 3-4. He's a physical, inside backer. We felt we needed a guy who had more bulk. He worked out and we said we'd give him a shot.

Ted defies logic, and he defies age. You can take any film from last year and watch it. He can still get the job done. He's not just huge, he can still move.

We just want to make sure we're putting the foundation in place. But a lot of the veterans we have now, while they are critical to the development of our team, they want to win now. They don't just want to be babysitters.

There's going to be some growing pains. But I think we'll be a hungry team. We'll make people earn the win and hopefully position ourselves to steal a couple of games.

It's kind of like Christmas. It's on Dec. 25 and then all of a sudden they say, no, it's Jan. 3 this year. A hurry-to-wait type scenario.

You don't want to get caught with your pants down in the draft.

Since the very first time I saw Gary at Baylor, I loved the fact that he was big, tough, fast and he could hit. He's also very versatile, and can play corner and even safety if needed. He brings a football temperament and mentality we like and has developed into the consummate professional.

We have a veteran line in terms of guys playing in the league, but at some point in time it's an area that has to be addressed with younger players. I'd love for us to be able to draft somebody of significance for the offensive line. I think it would be a