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Compiled by DAVE SCHEIBER, Times Staff Writer
Published September 17, 2007
From Bucs coach Jon Gruden
On the importance of the win: "This is a whole new team; we have seven new starters on offense. ... Rookie players are contributing on special teams and winning the football games. With Brian Kelly not even performing today against a team like (the Saints), that says a lot. We needed a win. Heck, that's why we work."
On wide receiver Michael Clayton: "Mike doesn't show up on the stat sheet today, but what he does is earn some stickers for his helmet. You're going to see more of Clayton. I think we only threw the football 15 or 16 times. Mike obviously made some huge assists on that big breakaway play on third and long."
On the defense: "It's a lot more fun to call plays when you're in that field position. Cato June showed up and had a couple of big hits today, cleaning up the piles. I was really pleased overall with the defense today."
On running back Cadillac Williams: "Every yard Cadillac got today, he earned. He did score two touchdowns, which was a big question in some people's eyes whether he could be a good goal-line runner. I think he proved he is not only good, but could be outstanding."
On quarterback Jeff Garcia: "I think you'll find that he is a different character. He doesn't like some of the plays I call; he's seen that book before. He's got great passion to compete and perform. ... Hopefully in the coming weeks we can do a better job of collaborating on the game plan and making sure when we show up on Sunday we like every play in the plan."
From Saints coach Sean Payton
"Basically, what I told our team after the game is we've had no consistency in two weeks now offensively. The ball is on the ground. We've dropped some passes, missed some blocks. We can't operate like that and be effective. We can't operate without 11 guys being on the same page. That is something we have got to correct or it is going to bite us in the butt."
On his offensive line: "It is not just those five guys now. It was a lot of guys. We get a guy 7 yards downfield on a run, then we fumble the football. Instead of our ball at the 40-yard line, it's their ball at the 40-something and they go on to score."
On whether he's confident that the problems can be corrected: "I'm confident in the guys we have on this team, character-wise. I think they are mentally tough. ... (We) as coaches have to look long and hard at what we are doing to make sure we're giving them the best opportunity. We'll get it corrected. I'm confident."
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by aaron
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09/17/07 06:19 AM
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that block is one reason he is still on the roster. what other wr can block like that on our team or in the league? no catches though. we need to toss him the ball a few times and see what he does with it. good game though.
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