27 Quotes by Tom Heckert

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    This is a pretty good group of linebackers, actually. One of the first groups in a while where there are guys with size.

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    There's a lot of disappointment. It was a collective thing. Shoot, the personnel department might have been the worst part of it.

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    They're all just small guys. I think you'd better be able to adapt to it on your team, or you're not going to be able to get good players. The days of the 250-pound linebacker, those are gone, because people want guys who can run... . Everybody wants the 280-pound guy that can rush the passer, but that guy doesn't exist. So you don't have much choice.

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    The biggest thing is, if you're drafting for a need and that guy doesn't work out, then you have to go and do the same thing over again.

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    If there's a player we really like, we'll go up and get him. There's a lot of different scenarios.

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    If you have a bad draft, I don't think it sets you back a whole lot. If it's a quarterback or a top-10 pick, then it's going to put you back a little bit. I think probably what happens is that if you don't admit your mistakes and you keep waiting for a guy to develop, that's when it potentially turns into a problem.

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