Al Groh Quotations

He's got real focus, but he's always very calm in terms of game circumstances as well as his own personal circumstances. I think he projects that very well, that sense of purpose and focus but calm at the same time to his teammates also.

He's got his pads on. You can call that what you want. He's done a little bit, but as I've said before, not to dodge the question, but until it really looks like he's going to play in a game, it's just a distraction from what we're trying to do.

He's a very gentle, compassionate soul off the field. But his game is a tough and tumble game. It's not a finesse game by any means. That's the transition he makes.

He's doing a nice job. It sounds like an over-simplification, but people who know him will understand that he's just being Vic. He's doing well because he's Vic Hall. Whether it's academics or holding on field goals for the first time, or playing on the corner, he's got a real good sense of competition.

Well, we don't have (the minors). There's a lot of catching up here to do with Ahmad's game, the things that he hasn't done since Aug. 5 to improve and polish his game. So, we're solving a need as well as trying to get him some action, you know, get him a little time there.

Well, we don't have (the minors), ... There's a lot of catching up here to do with Ahmad's game, the things that he hasn't done since Aug. 5 to improve and polish his game. So, we're solving a need as well as trying to get him some action, you know, get him a little time there.

He seems to have been very comfortable back there from the start. It's pretty amazing his first day back there how quickly he acted right at home as far as making the calls.

He's earning our confidence, and he certainly earned more of it today.

He's had two years of developing a very clear picture in his mind of how a really big-time linebacker performs. He had a real plan and a real intent about what he wanted to get done this year.

His resolution toward his circumstances was very strong from the outset. His accountability for it was very strong. He was very forthright.