The Heartbeat Of A Football Team Is

No One's Ever Gotten Better By Practicing Less.

I'm A Bit Surprised That The Raiders Turned To Art Shell To Be Their New Head Coach, Not Because Shell Isn't A Good Head Coach - He Had Success Before As The Raiders' Head Coach - But Because He's Been Away From The Game So Long And The Game Has Changed A Lot In Those Years.

As I Learn More And More About The Six-year Extension Of The Collective Bargaining Agreement, It's Obvious To Me That Nfl Owners Understood That They Were Going To Get A New Deal Done At All Costs.

One Of The Things I Noticed More In This Draft Than In Any Recent Drafts Was The Importance Of The Character Issue. Players Who Had Baggage, Like Justice, Fell Much Farther Than His Talent Dictated. But A Lot Of Coaches Didn't Want To Take The Chance.

But When You Get Into A Situation Where You Can Acquire A Proven Leader, A Proven Quality Player, An Unselfish Player, A Guy Who Taken A Team To The Super Bowl, I Think You Do It.