Mike McCarthy Quotations

We stopped the picket line because I was having a hard time getting a regular group of guys there,

We'll be cleaning and straightening up in the back. We also plan a ramp that will be handicapped accessible and an elevator ? maybe even a deck one day. People could overlook the river and the Becky Thatcher from the deck.

The reality is, if you're going to have a defeat on the road, Week 1 is probably the best time to have it.

Some believe you win games in April. I don't share that belief. I think you've always got to try to get better.

I was impressed with Bob's football knowledge, and, equally, with him as a person and his character.

If this gets swept under the rug, we're not going to learn by the mistakes of the past and we're going to end up recommitting them because nobody ends up facing justice in this country.

Getting the lights has nothing to do with the city of Mechanicville so we haven't contacted them. Our counsel's review of the matter said we don't have to pay for them. Right now there are differing opinions as to who does. We're working them out.

Friday is now a huge game for us, and we're desperate to win this competition so we can take something out of this season.

He is a remarkable athlete. His size, he looks to have everything. He looks to be a special player in this league.

He said he needs to be 100% sure. He knows what he has to put in to play the way he plays. I'm an optimist. I think the glass is half full. It's about him and his family.

Knowing Herman and those guys, I think it would be excellent work for both teams.

It goes back to my childhood. I never expected not to win. It's about winning. Winning's fun.

I think success is the biggest challenge you have to handle in the National Football League; that's something we talk about a lot.

I worked at a place that followed a system where the quarterback was taught to take the sack rather than force the throw. That's kind of an old-school theory, but it has existed in this game.

I was very sensitive to the fact of going with four coordinators in four years in the past. As the week went on, I was able to watch more and more defensive film with the other candidates and with Bob and it was clearly evident that the defense was growing as the season went on. A foundation was built, you could see the defensive players playing with a lot more confidence and understanding of the scheme, so those were definitely factors in my decision.

Well, he doesn't have to make a decision today.

What I've told Brett is the things you need to focus on is, No. 1, playing quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, and being the leader that you have been since 1992, and don't worry about the other stuff.

When you pick that high in the draft, you need to have a difference-maker. On offense or defense, he needs to be a player who can help your football team for 10-plus years.

Throwaways are OK. When a quarterback throws the ball away in our system, that's a plus. That's a plus decision. That's the way I've always graded it.

Big plays are such a huge factor in the outcome of games. It is so difficult to go the distance on a defense.

Eric and Shawn are both energetic, up-and-coming coaches who come to the Packers bringing lifelong football family backgrounds. They're ready to take the next step with us here in Green Bay, and have a bright future in the National Football League.

I understand how success is judged and calculated in the coaching profession. That's really all I care about. You go about this business a certain way. Everybody has a certain style and opportunities that are presented to them during your career. When it's over, I'll be judged by that. I care more about the people I work with.

I've never been on a team that had four halfbacks and two fullback who I felt confident with to go out and play a full game with any combination you want. We're taking advantage of it and playing to the individual guys' strengths.

The team that gets to play to their plan is usually the team that has the most success.

The thing that you cannot teach the young quarterback is experience,

Preseason football is hard to evaluate. It's never going to be clean for the quarterbacks. You have to overcome the ugly plays and be productive. It's a component of leadership that is necessary. The guys that make it in the league survive that.

Really, I learned a long time ago that in the National Football League, paper doesn't mean anything. Football teams are created on the football field.

The one glaring statistic we need to improve on is third-down production. The most important statistic running the ball is how many attempts. We need to be up in the 25s and 30, moving the sticks and getting rid of the three-and-outs.

The Monday mornings now, they add up. I went through it myself. Definitely. That's why I think he needs to get away. I think he needs to go out in the woods with his chain saw and cut trees down and keep doing what he's doing. He needs to answer that question, because if it's not in here (his heart) then it's not going to be right for him and it's not going to be right for everybody.

As a former coordinator, Kurt brings a great deal of experience to the staff, which will be important in the defensive backfield.

The whole area needs developed. It's been a long, hard road, but when this is completed, it should be a gem for the community. It gets to the roots of families across the county. It's the people's building.

This business is about year-to-year, especially where he's at in his career. Maybe I should, but I don't have a problem with that.

Aaron is obviously on the list. He's somebody we talked about.

It's all behind-the-scenes stuff now. The business plan is going to suggest or tell us who the users will be and what they will pay. In the end, the armory will be self-sustaining.

It'll be a totally different weight room than it was. I think we've maybe taken out 18 of the machines and we've replaced them with new power racks and stuff like that. It's the most applicable to playing football, in my opinion.

He's a player we have a strong interest in acquiring.

The main thing is there is so much work on the go here. I mean the day we went on strike, we had other customers and other companies driving by the picket line offering guys jobs.

The domestic violence policy has been given to our players. My personal view is there's no place in our society for it. I think, especially with the emphasis and education that's out there now, let's hope better light will be shined on this area.