Brad Childress on Sunday’s loss to Detroit:
"I didn’t think we always took a great look at some of the things run-wise. We probably could have been a little better in all areas, all phases on the offensive side, and I would say defensive side as well. Special teams, I would leave out of that."
Our special teams were actually good – aside from Ryan Longwell missing the field goal that would’ve won the game (darn it). I’m not sure what Childress means by that first line, “I didn’t think we always took a great look at some of the things run-wise.” Does it mean he thinks we should’ve run more? Like every play?
On Marcus McCauley’s performance vs. Detroit:
"At times, I thought he was physical in coming up and making tackles. I thought he was soft a couple of times in coverage, which you are going to see typically when you face good receivers like that. It wasn’t all bad, and it wasn’t all good."
It was sort of, like, not-good and not-bad. I’d say it was something…kind of middlish-like. In-betweenish.
On injured Tarvaris Jackson limping off in OT rather than lying on the ground and giving Brooks Bollinger a chance to warm-up:
"I guess I am not that deep strategywise. When a guy is hurt — Have you ever been kicked in the groin? — I don’t know if those other processes are working."
What “other processes” Brad? You’re not telling us Tarvaris won’t be able to have children now? That would be a shame.
On why he didn’t use a time-out to give Bollinger a chance to make a couple warm-up tosses:
"We like to hold on to those timeouts. As you move back up the field those things are like hen’s teeth. I hate wasting them."
They’re like “hen’s teeth?” Does this guy think he’s Dan Rather now?
On Spencer Johnson‘s bogus roughing the passer call, which led to a Detroit TD:
"I mentioned to [referee] Bill Leavy something about that, and I’ll probably have [NFL vice president of officiating] Mike Pereira review it. We had a still picture of the quarterback with the ball still in his hand and Spencer around his waist. At the point you’ve committed yourself I really feel like it’s difficult for you [to pull back]."
You’re right Brad – once you’ve committed yourself, you just have to go all the way. There’s no pulling out. Back. You know what I meant.