27 Quotes by Tom Heckert

We're going to get a player who's going to at least compete.

With two in the second, we're getting lots of calls. We've talked to just about everyone in the league, and it seems as if more people are asking us if we want to move up rather than the other way around.

Obviously, we wish all of these guys turned out to be really good players. Some do, some don't.

I feel like I'm leaving a U2 concert,

He explained everything. He's really a talented guy.

He's a talented guy. I think there's a few guys like that, that are probably not going to come in right away.

I think the size thing is a little bit overrated in running backs. Everybody says, 'Well, we need a big back.' Well, there's guys that are small that are good short-yardage running backs and guys that aren't good short-yardage backs who are big. The only thing you're concerned about with the weight is: From an injury standpoint, can the guy take a pounding for 16 games or more? That's what you're really concerned about.

I think Matt McCoy is going to be a heck of a football player. I really do. Right now, it's just wait and see until we answer that question.

You can guess all you want, but you can't know for sure if one of the guys you want is going to be there at 14. It would be a bad feeling to see one of the last guys you really like being taken at No. 13. But, luckily, I think the way our board lines up right now, there should be a guy we want with that 14th pick.