(488 quotes found)
“In the early fall, before EWC was announced, the joint proposal committee had not gone very far toward a draft. It was only after the EWC announcement [in October] that acceleration happened.”
Bill McFarland
“We've been lucky since I've been here. Almost every rookie we've drafted has made the team, but it's going to definitely be tougher this year.”
Bob Dyce
“After me, everybody started drafting speed. But they used to laugh at a lot of those guys because they couldn't catch. Otto Graham once said that I had 9.1 speed and 12-flat hands, but I proved him wrong. I was the leader of the pack.”
Bob Hayes
“We had a plan that all the Acura cars would stay together and use the draft, ... I was gaining on Eric (Curran) and everything went well when I put that one lap together.”
Brandon Davis
“When you're the third player (drafted) overall, you have to make plays like that. It was great to have my family, coaches and friends here.”
Braylon Edwards
“When you get drafted this high, you want to prove that you're not a bust, ... You want to prove that it was worth their while.”
“That's what I do. That's what I was drafted for, ... I was drafted to make plays, and it gets to a point where you have to give it to the guy who is here to make plays.”
“I haven't seen anything that's surprised me, ... I saw him a lot before we drafted him. He's an impressive young man and an impressive young player. He's got a long way to go, but he's going to play in the NHL for a long time one day.”
Brent Sutter
“My goal for him is to get drafted by a team that's capable and wants to win the Super Bowl.”
Bobby Carpenter
“There's not a specific position where we say we have to draft this or that. We'll still take the best player. We don't have a starting job open right now. It's filling in on depth.”
Bruce Allen
