Jim Haslett Ball Quotations

Our guys are really resilient to things that go on. And they adapt to things very well, and there's not a lot of complaining, ... They just kind of do it, and they're on time, and they do everything right. That's all you can ask from a football team.

We thought that Darren's value to this football team was a lot, ... It was just a money issue at the time, and in order to trade Darren we wanted equal value. The only team that was even close was Dallas. But obviously we felt it wasn't equal value what they wanted to offer.

This is not a 3-13 football team. They've been through a lot. I'm not happy with our record. But if you could have seen the circumstances, the things they went through, you'd be proud of this team.

This is not a 3-13 football team. They've been through a lot.

I think the best thing we can do as a football team to keep the Saints name out there, to keep the city and the Gulf Coast region out there, is to win games. I think that this team, we can keep the Gulf Coast and New Orleans alive by just winning football games and raising a lot of money for the area.

It started, really, in Pittsburgh. They got an advantage on a lot of football teams. They were so much stronger (in the) '70s, late '70s, early '80s. They're the ones who kind of started it.

When you turn the ball over for a touchdown, when you have a blocked field goal for a touchdown and an interception that directly led to a score -- we have to eliminate those mistakes. It is a shame because I thought we played well enough to win.

It was a mix of New Orleans people and San Antonio people. I think you saw the result. It helped our football team.

I think the NFL had all good intentions of raising money, and I thought they did a great job with the fundraiser, ... But I don't think it was fair what they did to this football team, having us travel to a hostile city and play in that type of environment to win a game.

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.

I think he's really matured this year, compared to his first couple years. We drafted him when he was a junior. People forget that he was (21) years old. I think he's really matured the last couple years, but this year it's evident by his play and taking care of himself and understanding that, in order for him to be a good football player, he has to take care of himself on and off the field.

As a football coach that is not the best thing for this team.

It was a poor decision by Aaron. He threw the ball and they were playing a rolled-up coverage. He never should have thrown it. It was a bad decision on his part.

The thing that bothered me more than anything is he put himself before the football team. To me that's selfish. He's selfish. He shouldn't do that.

Right now we are a bad football team. If anybody on this football team quits, or doesn't practice hard, or play hard, I promise you I will cut them.

I'm not really worried about the location. Our first concern is just to win football games.

I think it's a good rivalry. Any time we play them, we rise to the challenge. I think all our football games are close. Even the game we had in Baton Rouge (in November) in front of about 10,000 people, it was one of those battles. It helps when both teams know each other well.

He is a great football player and I feel sorry for him personally because he worked really hard this season to get to this point. He means a lot to this team and the players like him.

If that's the case, a torn ligament, he's out for the year. I feel bad first of all for Deuce. He's worked hard to get to this point. He's a great football player.

If a guy is a football player he is going to perform in the game. You would like to see him do it all the time, in practice and in the game. I think game-like situations are more indicative than practice.

No, it has nothing to do with it. No, it has nothing to do with dropped balls, missed tackles. We can do that anywhere.

Ever since I was a kid, when you raise your child, you want to get them in a routine. I think it's the same for a football player. We haven't been in a normal routine. Our guys are really resilient and they adapt real well. They don't complain. They do it.

It was refreshing to play in front of a home crowd, ... I think you saw the result. It helped our football team.

The effort in practice today was good. If we can deal with this, we'll be a better football team in the long run.

When you hold the ball for 36 minutes, you have the chance to win football games. We played like we wanted to play (against Buffalo). That's how we played against Carolina.

But, again, everything that has gone on with the city and this football team the last two weeks, that's probably the least of our concerns.

On defense, I thought the first group did well. If we do turn the ball over, I would like to see them hold them to field goals instead of touchdowns. But basically the defense did all right.

In a matter of three series, we had a poor planned kickoff, and they get the ball at midfield. They go deep for a big play the next play. They score a touchdown. They kickoff to us, on the return we get a holding penalty. We get the ball out on a reverse and we fumble. In a matter of a five-minute span we gave up 17 points, really 21 points.

In some ways, I think we're at a disadvantage But I know what the NFL is trying to do. They're trying to have a fundraiser, which is admirable. But being a football coach, I'd like to have some type of advantage.

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.

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.

The fumble was because of a missed block in protection. The one pass was bad. The ball just slipped out of his hand.

We were awful, terrible, we didn't play well, ... We can't stop the run on defense. Offense, you can't win in this league with six points. We were 0-for-11 on third down. We couldn't protect. They outplayed us. Right now, we are a bad football team.

We never got in a rhythm, and that's what we are trying to eliminate, ... We are trying to start faster and get in a rhythm. We took too many pre-snap penalties early, and it put us in a situation where we were always punting. Hopefully what we are doing on the offensive side of the ball will clean that up.

We're going to try to get everyone involved and keep Deuce healthy if we can, ... If we have a healthy Deuce McAllister on this football team and Antowain Smith, it gives us a better chance to win.

He's got great ball skills, and he has a lot of intangibles. The question on him is tackling, but he had three tackles last week. He did a pretty good job in that area.

Well, it's disappointing. I must say this is not a 3-13 football team. They have gone through a lot. I'm proud of what they have accomplished off the field and what they accomplished playing hard and doing everything right. I'm not happy with our record, but if you'd have seen the circumstances, the things that they went through, you'd be proud of this team.

That's a personal issue which has really been put on the back burner because we've been trying to get a lot of things accomplished in the off-season, ... We haven't really discussed it because we've been working on football things and our players and things on this team to make us better, so that's just something we'll worry about later.

That's up to Scott and the way he wants to go. I know he'd like to have a younger guy. But John's a good football coach. He's probably one of the best defensive line coaches I've been around. But that's really Scott's call.

The last three out of four games, we threw the ball way too many times, ... You're going to get holding calls when you throw it. When you throw it too much, bad things happen.

I think this football team needs to play here. This is where we're practicing, we need to be here.

I think that's the last thing on anybody's mind right now. If somebody would say that, obviously they don't have a good handle on what they're talking about. I don't think that's true by any means whatsoever. . . . I think that's something that would have to be determined when the season is over. Right now, we've got four months of football and, hopefully, we can get through those and get in the playoffs and then figure out where we're going to live. Hopefully, it's back where we came from.

It is hard to defend the quarterback. He does a great job. He made a nice play. I guess his hand touched the pylon. I thought the ball was outside the pylon, but if any part of your body touches the pylon it is a touchdown.

I flew out to Los Angeles to tape a one-hour show, and it took 5 1/2 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.

We turned it over way too many times. It's a shame we didn't score more points. If you hold a team to 17 points you should win. We moved the ball well, we just didn't score enough.

I really think that every single player on our football team has done a good job under the situation. Nobody's complaining about what we're doing and what we're going through. They have understood that it's going to be different until we get into some type of normal routine, if we can ever get into a normal routine. So, it's been good. I think everybody has really stepped up.