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“Football is a show-me game. I'm tired of talking. You start putting on pads and do the work. Let our film talk for us.”
Rod Marinelli
“I want to be physical, that's my style. I want to run the ball with power, defend with power.”
“The guy really likes football. You can say they all like it, but no, they don't all like it. He's a good football player. I like him. He's an impact player.”
“It's just about how hard the man is willing to play. Sometimes you'll see these guys on tape not playing that hard all of the time, and now you have to go research why.”
“You've got to find the type of men for whom football is so important to them that I've got to kick him out of the facility. He wants to be the best. 'How do I do it? Help me. What do I have to do to be great?' That's what I'm looking for, and that's what I'm going to find.”
“Sometimes, when you hit the right guy, you're going to get him and you're going to feel good about it.”
“We've been on the same page all the way. We're looking for the same guy.”
“It's about how hard the man is willing to play. Then you look at how hard he's willing to be coached. So you've got to find the type of men for whom football is so important that I've got to lock them out of the facility. That's what I'm looking for and that's what I'm going to find.”
“It is a similar position, and he's got traits like Derrick -- but Derrick has been to nine Pro Bowls, so that's where the comparison stops.”
“It's great to get this opportunity. I want to turn the Lions into a championship team. It's going to take hard work and I'll assemble a staff that will work hard for this organization.”