89 Quotes by Tim Ruskell

He is a complete professional in every sense of the word. He never misses a meeting. He's never late to a meeting. He's completely unselfish. He pumps up his teammates. He sets a standard for everyone else to follow.

There is a formula and there is a way to get to that point. You don't know how quickly it's going to happen.

We took a gamble at bringing Peter in. The extent of his injury was probably more than we thought it was. He was a borderline. But we did know eventually he would be OK.

We told him we would not talk with him again until after the draft, if that's necessary.

We lost the game, so I don't have a great impression of the game. The teams were playing hard. As far as historically where it ranks, I don't know.

We lost our two starting receivers to injuries at various times. If we didn't have Joe, we would have had a skid. We wouldn't have had our 11 in a row and we wouldn't be here.

He chose not to do that. We were able to grow together. Has he helped me? There is no question.

It certainly had an effect on us. But some teams are so enamored by the numbers -- the height and the speed -- that maybe he was there (high on teams' draft boards) and then came off after the workout.

It could be midnight and we're still arguing about a fifth-rounder. It's a labor of love. We all have passion for it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.