Archives for October 6, 2002

‘Bob Casullo, a former Brockport State star running back and former recruiting coordinator for Syracuse University, is in his third season as Oakland’s special teams coach.’

‘”I really don’t think people are going to appreciate how mind-boggling Jerry’s achievements are until he hangs ’em up,” Centers says. “He’s going to put some of these things so far out of reach it isn’t going to be funny.”‘

‘"It’s always a little special going against a guy that’s as hot as Rich Gannon is and who plays the game the way that he does," Bledsoe admitted. "You know that it presents a challenge because it’s a lot to ask of your defense to hold an offense like theirs down the whole game. You know you have to go out and take advantage of your opportunities a little bit more. "That being said, I can’t really control what he does, I can only control what we do. And we are going to try to score every time we have the ball."’

‘What he’s been doing is staying out of the way … and that’s not meant as a joke.’

‘”What I tell our players is to take care of our own business. If you go out and physically dominate your opponent, you shouldn’t have to come down to a situation where it comes down to one play … where the referees decision has an effect on the outcome of the game. It is unfortunate what happened, but we have to carry on.”‘

‘”I think this team has the potential… we have the talent to get it done. Now we have to go out and prove it.”‘