“Ability without character will lose. The Bills are going to be a team of high character. That stamp I will push very hard. I hope we can convey that to our fans and project something very special to the rest of the nation.”
“We weren't selecting an offensive coach or a defensive coach. We were selecting the best head coach. He is going to be a head coach and not invest himself in one area.”
“We weren't selecting an offensive coach or a defensive coach or a kicking teams coach for that matter. We were selecting the best head coach, the man who was going to direct it and put it all together.”
“Record alone doesn't tell it. Records mean something certainly in the evaluation process, but I looked far beyond just the won-lost record, for other reasons.”
“We were looking for three qualities in our coach. First, he had to be a good teacher. He needed to be able to work well within the organization. He has to because he can't do it alone, and he had to have the respect of the players, and Dick has that.”
“They never really did have an impact quarterback, among other people. His last year there, OK, they come back up to 7-9. When he had most of the pieces there, it was a 13-3 season.”
“You need good personnel. Mike's good years came before he lost a lot of good players. His two starting guards. Before Brett Favre went into a year where maybe he wasn't quite what he had been before. So records mean something, certainly, in the evaluation process, but I look far beyond the won-loss record. There are other reasons.”
