Quotebook

By DAVE SCHEIBER, Times Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2007

From Bucs coach Jon Gruden

On his overall impressions: "I'm really proud of our football players. Our kickers were outstanding, Josh Bidwell and Matt Bryant. Our defense made a lot of plays. Certainly, the Washington Redskins were coming in here down 19-3. They deserve a lot of credit. They are a talented football team, and that is a big win for us. Obviously, we struggled offensively with the three or four possessions we had in the second half."

On Jeff Garcia's injury: "He's tough as heck. He wanted to go back in and play several times. He just didn't have the mobility. It's a credit to him. He kept loosening himself up and felt he could go in there and finish a football game. He's a tough customer."

On putting Garcia back in the game: "Garcia gives us the best chance to win. Obviously, talking to the doctors and trainers, there was no way he could further injure himself, and he performed a lot of things on the sideline that proved to us he could go in there."

On the Bucs defense: "We mixed coverages, and we had a legitimate rush early."

On converting turnovers into points: "We capitalized on one with a touchdown. And we knocked three field goals in with the other three, which isn't very acceptable."

From Redskins coach Joe Gibbs

On his overall impressions: "To start the game off (with four fumbles) is hard to explain. You're not going to be a real good football team if you turn the ball over like that. I was proud of our guys. I think at halftime everybody made up our minds, and we had a lot of fight in us. Our defense went after it hard all day."

On going for it on fourth and 1 in the third trailing 19-10: "It was inches. I felt like ... it was our best shot right there. I thought, 'Hey, if we get that, then we have a chance to score.' And I felt we could get it."

On calling a quarterback sneak on the fourth and 1: "We could have. That was (quarterback Jason Campbell's) audible, his call."

On Campbell's three interceptions in the past two games: "I don't see this as a long-term level of concern. I think he's playing his rear off. I think Jason will find a way to make plays like that and win games. He continues to grow and step up for us. We got ourselves in a real hole. And he's faced all kinds of situations, and he's been in front of some real tough crowds."

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