Quotes by Richard Mann

“No question Ike is a true veteran. He has a lot of knowledge. We do a lot of things similar to what hes done. All we have to do is turn the words over. Theres a lot of carryover, and hes good for the young guys.”

“Ive never been any place where we kept seven receivers. With that said, Im delighted that we were able to keep them. Were going to keep working and keep coaching them up and keep grooming them up and hopefully when their time comes, theyll be able to answer the bell.”

“Were going to develop all these guys and if we put the work in, at the end well profit from it.”

“I think J.R. is a big guy whos tough. Hes not good with everything, but hes good enough to be able to work with him and hes got a lot of upside. Hes got real good toughness, which is a big plus, and a lot of times you cant coach that. And he listens and will do what hes told.”

“I think Paris is just what we saw on tape. We knew coming in that Paris wasnt a burner. But he is smart, hes got excellent hands, hes a thumper, hes got that toughness and he showed that during the course of the preseason. And we got a good look at him in three of the preseason games and in all three, he showed up in the running game or the passing game.”

“I think what you see is a big guy who has a lot of talent,”

“Right now, their job is to give the defense a good look. Thats their practice, thats their game. From week to week, itll be a different challenge with the routes. But we can work on our releases and coming out of the breaks, all that stuff. And when the time comes, Im going to sit back and watch them.”

“I think this shows that they did a good job in the offseason during the scouting process of finding guys that we like and guys that we feel can play in this offense and hopefully that will show up here in the near future,”

“Everybody has an opportunity to express their opinion.”

“Sometimes Ive been in a situation where Ive had to play receivers too soon and thats not always good. A lot of times, if things dont go right, their confidence goes down and before you know it, youve got a problem.”