134 Quotes by Jim Johnson

Jevon and N.D. played a lot of plays and were tired. We need to get Cole in there a little more. He's a rookie and makes a rookie mistake ... so we were a bit concerned. But we have to force ourselves to give him more time.

Our guys are excited, and you could tell when they came back on Thursday after that Wednesday off. They could not wait for the game.

Paul didn't play that much (Sunday), but we'll get him ready and he's going to have to play more this week.

Our objective was to put an end to what we view as infringement of our package designs.

Our objective was to end what we see as a breach of our designs and intellectual property rights by a private label manufacturer. We are pleased the terms of the settlement agreement protect the unique trade dress of the Crest Pro-Health brand.

It doesn't bother me. I know it bothers him, but he'll come around. He was a little bit banged up last Sunday, but he played hard, made some plays in the run game and put pressure on the quarterback a couple of times. That will come. I don't worry about individual stats. I just want to make sure we get the effort -- and he is giving us great effort.

I think he's going to find that it helps him at the plate, too.

I think like any rookie he is still learning. I think (defensive line coach Tom Brasher) is doing a good job with him. It's going to take a little while. He's probably a better run player than a pass rusher right now. But he does give great penetration and great effort. It will come, but it's not there right now.

I thought it might be a hard sell (with Hollywood) because people would think it was embellished. I'm glad I was wrong.