31 Quotes by Jim Steiner

We came pretty close, but we just couldn't get it closed. We just had to leave it alone for a while. We sort of got stuck, like you do when you can't get a deal. But we had a good productive meeting and we left on a good note.

We still have some very serious negotiating to do between now and March 3.

We still have a lot of negotiating to do with the club. He has done everything he can possibly do to warrant a new contract with Seattle. But that's the business of the NFL.

We still have a lot of negotiating to do with the club.

We don't know yet. It depends on what the deal is. There are ongoing discussions. They are trying to work it out.

This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers. It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play.

This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers, ... It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play.

What's at stake is his career as a starter in the NFL, ... whether it's with 49ers or anybody else.

We're going to be prepared to make a deal. We're going to talk numbers. We're going to be prepared to make a deal if they are.