Quotes Database

«I said a couple of weeks ago I thought it was one step forward and two steps back, so he (Upshaw) stepped back further than I thought.»

«George Young (former Giants general manager) always that when he was a member of the competition committee that one thing replay does is multiply the chances to make errors.»

«We do have serious issues to resolve and there does need to be more outreach and reality on both sides to where the middle is.»

«The Super Bowl now takes on a magnitude that almost defies the imagination.»

«I don't think the negotiations are going very well. Positions are hardening when they shouldn't be. It is becoming an issue in terms of the financial resources some teams have and some teams don't.»

«I do think that with only one game a year we need to be very realistic how frequently the game is going to be back in cities that have already had it. The point is, we can play Super Bowls all over America, but unless you are naive as to how the weather is in this country, it does still get cold in the winter. We have to be realistic. We're not going to play the game all over the country. We will concentrate on northern cities with domes and there will continue to be a heavy array of games in the southern climates.»

«We're not making the kind of progress we need to be making. I don't think negotiations are going very well.»

«I don't think the negotiations are going well. I'm not optimistic. I characterize it as one step forward, several steps back. I don't know if it will be resolved by the end of the March meetings at this point.»

«I thought we were getting beyond stereotypes, especially considering the success of minority coaches in our league. But that didn't carry out in the hiring process this time. It didn't and we have to double our efforts. We need to blitz this issue and not go into a prevent defense because we are going to be judged by what we do and not by what we say.»

«We'll see who's in the lead in the March meeting.»