Head Coach Scott Linehan
September 5, 2008
(Opening Remarks)
“Really nothing new. Probably the one thing is we’ll get the injury report, (WR) (Donnie) Avery will be listed as out. We’ve made that decision, but other than that everybody will be good to go for this game.”
(On if CB Fakhir Brown will be healthy for this game)
“Yes, everybody’s going.”
(On how CB Fakhir Brown made it through the week)
“Good. He had a very good week and again he hasn’t had a whole lot of contact so that will certainly be something we’ve got to keep an eye on, but he’s been very good when he’s come back off of injuries before the last two years. So look to him to have a real solid game for us.”
(On how tough it will be to decide who will play with everybody being healthy)
“Well, that’s the good tough decision that we’re going to have to make because we’ve got some guys that we’d like to be able to have more of than the rules allow, but that’s a good thing, not a bad thing. We’ve got to make those decisions here in the next, really, 24 hours and we’ll decide it probably by tomorrow who will be our active players…special teams ends up being a big factor there, but right now it’s a good problem to have.”
(On how he feels about DE Chris Long’s progress)
“I think he’s had an excellent camp for a young player and that’s what he is. He’s a young player, obviously great expectations for him and a high draft pick but he’s worked his butt off. I really thought his best week since we’ve been back here has been this week, which I don’t know if it’s the game week environment or everything’s just a little bit different, but he’s had an excellent week of practice. I look for him to progress nicely as the year goes on.”
(On where QB Marc Bulger is right now compared to last season)
“I’ve answered this question 3,000 times so I’ll give it to you one way, it’s 2008 and that’s our approach and there’s really no comparison to last year.”
(On if C Brett Romberg is healthy enough to play)
“He is. He snapped good this week. It was really a pain thing. We were really concerned about him re-injuring it, so that was why we really kept him out. He could have probably snapped even in the last preseason game, but we decided not to do it just so he wouldn’t have a setback, but he had a really good week practicing, didn’t have any setbacks so he’s ready to go.”