40 Quotes by Joe Banner

We've been aggressively trying to extend his deal, ... We like him. We think he's a valuable member of our team.

We want Brian to be here. We recognize him as an important part of this team, a quality person. I think Brian recognizes that this is a great situation for him. I think he recognizes that this system probably matches up to his own strengths and weaknesses better than any other system out there. So I think that in the long run, because we both have that mind-set about it, we'll find a way to get it done. I hope it's in the short run.

Brian is a valuable and important part of the team. We've made it clear we want him here, and he's also made it clear he wants to stay. Hopefully, at the right time, we can get a deal done with him.

Between the three things above, we always end up spending 100 percent of our salary-cap money. It will get spent on making us the best football team we can be. Our history is more proof of that than the words. We're sitting here right now with a football team we feel pretty good about.

Andy will basically figure out where we go from here, ... He indicated to T. O. that he'd talk to him later this week and give him a more definitive status report.

Normally I'd say the player is not likely to just pass up getting paid. But in this case, you really can't say. This isn't a very predictable situation.

This is an effort to set a positive tone as we move forward,

There's an accumulation of events culminating with a series of things last week, including the very public interview that he did, ... I think there's a long list of things, some of which you know about and some of which aren't public.

It is patently irresponsible in this day and age to question the motives behind a policy driven by and recommended by security experts,