Jeff Backus Quotations

Until we have a coach, until we have a plan for next year, I'm not going to make any commitments. I'm in no rush, not until we get things straightened out upstairs.

My first preference would be to test the market, without closing the door on coming back. I feel I have earned the opportunity to explore my options.

One win doesn't change the problems we have on this team. Our problems are bigger than one play during one game. Until we get those corrected, we'll be dealing with the same thing.

He's just really, really focused on turning this around. He has a plan, and it starts with finding a coach that shares his mind-set, someone who can help keep turmoil out of the locker room.

He's got to make his next move work. He knows he's in a bottom-line business, and the last 4 1/2 years, we haven't been winning.

He knew what he was doing. It's a letdown, but we move forward.

What we've been through the last four years makes me sick. Everybody around here calls me 'Grumpy,' and I've become that way as a direct result of our record since I've been here.

It's going to have a huge impact. Because I feel I have a sense of what this team is about and what's needed. Hopefully, the type of coach that we need gets the job.

They could sign me tomorrow, but I'm not interested in even talking about re-signing until I know who the coach is and what his offensive philosophy is going to be.

I'm not going to hurt the team, just going out there to show people that I'm tough,

He's extremely intelligent. Things just click with him, whether you're talking about crossword puzzles or football. He's the type of guy that can skip class for three weeks, then go in on the day of the test and do well.