Bruce Allen Quotes

"I'm not quite sure what the perceptions are. But age isn't a number we care about. It's the talent level."

"I've talked to about a dozen doctors,"

"I'm not going to get into the specifics. I'm not going to get into what the doctors said."

"He was the best quarterback we thought could help us right now. And the fact that he has experience allowed us to look at enough tape ... we feel very comfortable we know what we're getting."

"He's been an outstanding performer and his next stop will be getting fitted for a (Hall of Fame) bust in Canton. I don't think there's any doubt that everybody's intention is for him to retire as a Buccaneer."

"We met with him again today and expressed our displeasure with his behavior,"

"Matt showed a lot, not only kicking field goals, but in kickoffs."

"The penalty is severe. ... It's 25% of his possible income for the year. He is absolutely going to have a tattoo on him for quite a few years. ... It has a dramatic effect on his career. But he can overcome it by performing well and never again being associated with this."

"It was never our intention to make any cuts until the final moment. They had moved the deadline first to 10 p.m. (Thursday), so we were going to work right up to 9:59."

"It's never been our policy to discuss any type of team punishment, ... We've talked to Torrie and he knows exactly where he stands right now."

"It's never been our policy to discuss any type of team punishment. We've talked to Torrie and he knows exactly where he stands right now."

"Really, we're in no different position than we have been, although we made a lot of progress."

"I met with Jay Gruden this morning and talked a lot about individual responsibility. We talked about being a part of a team, which he understood well. It's not the behavior you really expect in a coach, whether you're part time or full time. Unfortunately, as I said just a few days ago, I'm not going to discuss publicly what we'll do as a club as far as discipline."

"We talked a lot about individual responsibility, ... We talked about being a part of a team, which he understood well. It's not the behavior you expect from a coach, whether part-time or full-time. ... I'm not going discuss publicly what we'll do as a club as far as discipline."

"He gives us some great insurance and feeling that we can sleep at night that we have a bona fide NFL starter,"

"Clearly, it makes it easier once you know what the rules are. If it is an uncapped year, there is not as much danger as you would think for '07. It makes it important you know the rules once the league year starts, those are the rules you are playing with and it's fair for everybody. ... We are going down two paths right now, preparing for each."

"We're living in a cycle that is very volatile."

"There are mistakes made with penalties, and those are very big plays sometimes. We just feel it gives the clubs another option, since we're spending tens of millions of dollars on replay already, to make sure we have the right call on the field."

"With the fan support that we have in this stadium, in this city and in this state, we are going to be the most attractive team for free agency whether we have a salary cap or no salary cap. We have the resources to compete either way. Just tell us what the rules are and we'll play by them."