Jim Haslett Players Quotations

I was supposed to be there today, but I haven't heard anything yet. I really hope it works out because it's a great job. There are some talented, young players there and a great owner.

I give a lot of credit to our players. This is the closest group of players I have ever been with.

He is a great football player and I feel sorry for him personally because he worked really hard this season to get to this point. He means a lot to this team and the players like him.

I won't tolerate guys walking to the football. Everybody runs to the football. We're going to get a group of smart players who are going to do things right.

There is something that comes up every day, ... You just have to kind of go with the flow and just deal with it. If I overreact to everything that happens, first of all, I would probably be in the nuthouse. I don't want the players to overreact. They have done a great job of handling any situation that has been thrown at them.

There is something that comes up every day. You just have to kind of go with the flow and just deal with it. If I overreact to everything that happens, first of all, I would probably be in the nuthouse. I don't want the players to overreact. They have done a great job of handling any situation that has been thrown at them.

They tell me that 10 percent of the population is miserable and unhappy all the time, and Kyle definitely falls in that 10 percent. The vast majority of our players wanted to see him go.

There's nothing you can do about it. You just try to take it day by day, and every day is different. I really am proud of how the players and their coaches have handled the situation. They go with the flow.

The players know how I feel, and I think they agree with me. If (quitting and not giving full effort) does happen with one or two players, we'll get them out of here.

I know what their agenda was: They would like us to play in our home state, ... And our players like that, too, to be honest with you. It's just more of a travel issue and a family issue. But I'm sure our families and their families and friends will go to Baton Rouge to see the game and be with them.

I'm not going to say anything to him. The only thing I asked of my players is be professional and respect the man. It's not his fault we had to move.

That's a personal issue which has really been put on the back burner because we've been trying to get a lot of things accomplished in the off-season, ... We haven't really discussed it because we've been working on football things and our players and things on this team to make us better, so that's just something we'll worry about later.

I know our players would like to play them all here. But if we have to play some in Baton Rouge, that's a good alternative because of our fan base and our people there. But we still have to travel.

You don't have to feel sorry for this team. The players are going to do the thing they want to do, and that's play football. You look at the people back on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans and what they've gone through the last two weeks and how they're living. Don't feel sorry for us. We're fine.

This was a tough season, and the club, players and fans deserve better. There were some unexpected challenges, but in any case our record isn't good enough. I think we've built a foundation here for the team to make considerable strides in the future, and our achievements in the past are something I'll be proud of. But there is no denying all of the effort we put in didn't provide the results you need in this league.