Norv Turner Quotations

We knew when the schedule came out (last December) we were going to play the team that won the Super Bowl, on the road, and that it's going to be a challenge, ... Every week is a challenge. It's a great opportunity for our guys.

We've got good competition, ... I think, based on a game or a half, some people start jumping to conclusions, but I think that is one of our most competitive positions.

We've used it in practice and we'll use it some the next couple of days.

There is a process that a guy goes through and no question -- it's not even about 14 or 16 games -- it's about being the full-time guy, for an entire game. You learn the first time you do it. He hadn't done that since college.

There are some (penalties) that are going to be called every game and there are some that can be avoided. We have to continue to coach it and eliminate those situations.

We made a number of decisions based on helping our special teams, (mainly) our coverage teams, ... We have two outstanding kickers and we need to get the most out of what they give us. We will be much better.

Second half, you know, they have an outstanding offense and they had the ball, they made plays, they drove the ball and they stepped it up a notch defensively.

Some of it is we're playing a game Thursday night, and obviously he can't play. I thought he was really coming on, and I think he's a guy that somewhere down the road has a future.

One of the things for us right now is to continue to get a handle on how people are going to defend us because there are differences because of Randy's presence. You do get some things a little different.

My experience is, you win one, you win two and it does get easier.

New England does a great job jamming receivers and rerouting you. With their coverage, they make you hold the ball longer than other teams would.

Obviously it was disappointing, with some protection issues that we had.

Obviously, I would expect a decision would be made relatively soon. As I said, I'm ready to go to work. If it's different than that, then I understand it.

Obviously, early it looked easy. It got rough. We did the things we had to do defensively and came up with a big drive in the fourth quarter. (We) had limited possessions in the second half, but came up with a big drive when we had to get a lead we could protect.

Philadelphia had a good plan, and they were going to hit us with some interior blitzes and try to create some negative plays,

I wouldn't even start to talk about it until later in the week and we'll see where he's at.

I have great respect for what Rob brings to the table as I've had to compete against his units twice a year for the past two years. His linebackers always played at a high level and consistently produced big plays.

I don't have any regrets. You go in and do the best you can and give everything you have and you just go and do what you can.

I'd like to think we can get the football in (from that close).

I belong here, ... When I got off the plane the other night, I felt like I was coming home. I feel like I'm home now.

I hate to even comment on it. When you see all those (homeless) people, the loss of life and all the millions and millions of dollars of damage, I don't know if you can even start to talk about how it affects an NFL team or season.

I hate to even comment on it, ... When you see all those (homeless) people, the loss of life and all the millions and millions of dollars of damage, I don't know if you can even start to talk about how it affects an NFL team or season.

If only the 'Skins had kept. . . .

From a standpoint of doing this job, you focus on the football. You keep working with the coaches, with your players, to see how you can get yourself better. How you cannot have to spend a lot of time talking about it. But part of the job is answering the types of questions you have to answer. That goes with the territory.

I don't think Randy takes many plays off, ... There are times when he runs some routes at a change-of-pace speed, and that is one of his strengths. He's lulled some guys to sleep and gotten big plays, coming off easy and then taking off and going.

He was a very good point-of-attack blocker, ... The big issue with him is whether he was going to be healthy or not. He's back, he's healthy, and I think as we've gone through our off-season and training camp, he's gotten his confidence back.

He had some great rushes. He had some big hits on the quarterback when he didn't get sacks and, obviously, he had three sacks. He came close to having a fourth.

He got hit pretty good, so he was in pain.

He gives us a physical presence we like,

We took a look at all 16 (penalties). The biggest thing is that guys understand what (officials are) going to call and what they aren't going to call ... and if it's going to be called, you just can't do it.

We took a look at all 16 of them,

When he's cleared, I'll be as excited as anyone to have him out there and going. We've all been through it forever now when a player says, 'I'm ready to go' and the doctors say he's not ready to go. I think Doug is getting close.

We've got to put it behind us and we've got to concentrate on what we've got coming next, ... We know what that is - it's Denver and they're playing at an awfully high level right now.

He's a complete runner, he's got great vision, good change of direction and he's very powerful. When you get that, it's contagious for everyone and guys finish blocks, guys stay alive. . . . It opens up things for everyone else.

He's a guy that's going to help our young guys. He's been great with our young guys. ... When he steps on the practice field, (he) knows how to go, how to work.

He's a very good pass protector. When you look at the game last week, he had 10 plays, (and) he is a guy who should be on the field 25 times a game.

He's a very good pass protector, ... He is still going to get the ball at tailback, when he is in the game at tailback. (In) the game last week, he had 10 plays.

He sees himself as a tailback. We're going to give him every opportunity to play tailback and see what he does best. We have a bunch of guys who see themselves as the starting tailback. When you have that kind of competition, it gives you the opportunity to come up with a featured runner. That's our goal.

He shared my concerns and my thoughts that if we had the opportunity to add a guy who's experienced, who's played and who's won and who's taken his team to the Super Bowl that would be in the best interest of the football team,

He's a very, very smart football player, ... When you have a guy who has that kind of versatility, it's unbelievable in terms of having injury situations.

He's been at the games and watching from upstairs.

He's been a great plus for our young receivers. He's helped them grow and kind of take things to another level in terms of their preparation.

He was one of the exciting things about the job ... . The second half of the first year, we did make improvement and got some things established.

He can still have an impact on the game.

Kerry gets excited for every game, and I'm sure he'll be a little more here. But you know, he's played enough and he knows you've got to go play. And you've got to play within what we're doing and what the defense is giving us opportunities to do.

Kerry gave the (Houston) safety a quick pump and he just went flying to Randy. They actually had a guy underneath and both safeties running to him. When (Collins) threw the ball outside to Doug, it's a big play.

Jake had his knee scoped this morning. It was a very short procedure. He has a slight torn cartilage edge, and it was scoped. It's probably in that three-to-four week range.

keep coaching it. We had a couple of calls that were real close in terms of the 5-yard (chuck) rule. It's right at 41/2 or 5 yards. We just have to understand it is going to be called right close there, and if you are in a collision with a guy, you've got to get off him.

I think the chemistry they have with each other, they sense they have a chance to really do something exciting, something special,

I think the biggest thing would be the inconsistencies,

I thought we did a lot of things in a physical manner. We defended the run well.

I thought we played a competitive game against a championship team. There's a reason why they have won 20 straight games in this stadium.

I think there were penalties on both sides of the ball, and that's part of the deal. That's part of the deal, if you're playing pass coverage. There are jams, bangs. We're trying to eliminate them. I think we've done better over the past couple of weeks. We've just got to keep working at it.

I think Doug did some good things. I think there's some things he could do better.

I think Derrick's really going to help us - on all downs,

I think everyone is looking for that spectacular game and I believe he is going to have games like that.

I said it early in the year when we were 0-3, we're a lot better football team. This morning I looked at our first Kansas City game. We're two plays away from winning that game. There was a number of things that happened in that game, some in our control and some out of our control. That was certainly a game we could have won. Kansas City won the game, they're 4-3. We lost the game, we're 3-4. That's where this league is a little bit.

Our guys continued to fight. But as we all know, it's a four-quarter game.

Over the last few games we've been playing an awful lot of young players. For them, it's a chance to play and get better. In this situation, we're playing a good team that's going to the playoffs and trying to win their division. Hopefully, that should get our guys excited and bring out the best in them.

playing with consistency probably. He made plays that gave us a chance to get first downs and, obviously, a big play on the first drive. So he did good things.

Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to do better. And things we are going to do better.

Part of when you go out and say we're going to run the ball or we're going to accomplish these things, who you are doing it against has some effect on how well you do it, ... Philadelphia made some good plays.

I think he's one of the best receiving backs I've been around. His hands -- he can really catch the football.

I think he's going to bring us a lot as a runner. But I thought at times he was too eager to bounce it outside and make a good play. Against this team, they force you take what's there.

I think he'll be more consistent down to down, and he became more consistent as the year went on.

It didn't end the way we wanted, but it was a highlight for me to be around him and be able to coach him.

I think Justin will be excited to play and he's a flashy guy and he can make some runs.

I think Jerry will be able to play. I don't know to what extent he will be able to play.

It is disappointing with some protection issues that we had, but I like the way our guys are playing.

We've told him that all along, ... He understands that.

That was good. And I like (the players) to understand that that happens. I'd like it not to happen. But in our offense, on the very next play the coverage might dictate that he's the primary (receiver.) So, bang, give him the ball and give him a chance to go again. And Johnnie did good.

I would liked for him to run out of bounds. That (free kick) is always a discussion. That's just the way it came up. He could have fair caught it, yes.

When it happens over and over, and it's no call, no call - then a call ... The touchdown by Randy Moss looked like a touchdown to me. The call on Langston Walker looked like a good block to me.

We played a very good football team. There's a reason why they've won (21) straight here.

We ended up not taking advantage of a couple of situations.

We're always going to work to get the ball to Randy... , ... (The Eagles) had a good plan. They rolled (coverage), they doubled, they had a good mix. We found some creases as the game went on.

We got beat inside early in the game. We got beat between with their tackles inside.

We had opportunities. There were little things that turned into big things.

Those are six-to-eight week injuries, but I can't say that's the final deal,

We'll make that decision this week. It's just a matter of seeing where he's at.

You have to adjust to each opponent. Kansas City is considerably different than New England, so there are things we have to approach and handle that they do that New England doesn't do.

Whether it be a Ryan Riddle or a Kirk Morrison or Fabian (Washington) or a Stanford Routt on defense, those guys, we're going to need them.

What we have to do is eliminate the self-inflicted wounds. The ones where the play is there ... to get 5 yards, to get 7 yards. That's where we're not getting it done right now.

We had a number of plays yesterday and the week before in the running game where we're one play, one block away. One time it's maybe the tight end on the back side, one time it's the guard pulling, one time the back doesn't make the cut he's capable of making or he just misses the hole by a little bit.

We did the same thing for those guys that we had done the year before with them. New England has had such great success on both sides of the ball. They?re not going to dramatically change what they are doing with Deion Branch.

Tommy Kelly is playing at a real high level right now,

Yeah, I'm absolutely concerned about the penalties. I don't know if you get different officiating in the preseason and the regular season. But what we'll do is look at every one of them, and coach them.

Wednesday I would have said very, very doubtful, ... Friday, I thought he had a chance, Saturday morning I would have said no. He went out this morning and was excited about the way he felt. We tried to plot out a plan on how to use him, and that's what we did.

We worked hard to give him opportunities to be successful, ... When you see a guy like that with a lot of potential ... you want to see it come out.

We want to have balance and be able to mix it. We did throw some balls to Randy. Some of it was the circumstance of being in a number of first-and-20 or second-and-20 situations. We've got good receivers. We want to use all of them.

We'll see how quickly the soreness leaves. He'll be listed Wednesday.

We'll see each day. If he recovers and can run full speed, we'd love to have him,

When Chris came back, he played well in the last ... games and did a good job on special teams.

We knew the hardship of going to New England, playing right after the (roster) cuts, getting less time to prepare than other teams, the travel and all that. The other side is we get more time to prepare for the next game, from a mental and a physical standpoint. We've got to make the most of it.

We just weren't able to match the things they were able to do.

With a veteran team and a team that has had great success, there is enough tape on Deion to get ready to play him,

This will help them. Everyone thinks it's four games in, but for all those guys, it's eight games in. Those young guys, in particular the rookies and second-year guys, not only is the season long for them, but they played more snaps in the preseason than most guys.

This will help them, ... Everyone thinks it's four games in, but for all those guys, it's eight games in. Those young guys, in particular the rookies and second-year guys, not only is the season long for them, but they played more snaps in the preseason than most guys.

We've got to get him a knuckleball catcher's glove,

We've played three outstanding football teams, ... We're going to look at this and coach off it. We're going to look at the good things we did and the areas we need to get better.