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Quotes by Darryl Drake

Darryl Drake

“Im looking for a complete receiver. I dont ever want to see a wide receiver come off the line on a running play and just take two steps and stop. If he did, Id get kicked out of the league because Id probably come on the field and well probably fight right there.”

“He (Bradley) needs to work on everything. Hes still young. Hes still raw. With everyone, were trying to be as consistent as we can be.”

“Hes got to do what hes got to do, but I wish he would go on and get this thing resolved and get on in here. Its none of my business. He knows my stance on everything.”

“That comes with time. When youve got a young quarterback, a new quarterback with the system, the more comfortable he gets, the more hell start spreading it around.”

“We dont need a clear-cut No. 2 (receiver). We have several guys that can play the game. Ive always said that each one of them can do different things. Its just a matter of those guys being in those situations.”

“If you watched Justin Gage and watched how he blocked (last Sunday), several of those big runs Thomas (Jones) had, hes (Gage) on the edge doing what he does, being a tremendous blocker.”

“We needed a No. 1 receiver. So Jerry [Angelo, general manager] and Bobby [DePaul, pro personnel director] came up with tapes at the end of the season of about 10 or 15 guys we liked who were going to be free agents or guys we thought would be cut for salary cap reasons.”

“Nobody deserves it more than Hines because nobody has worked as hard as him. I saw it [in high school], his determination. When I saw him, I thought he was the best free safety I had ever seen. And then he goes on and plays running back and quarterback for us. Im really happy for him right now.”