“When you look at the Miami Dolphins and you look at how they jettisoned their veterans, it was all a recipe for disaster and it’s no surprise they are embroiled in this controversy” – Former Eagles Dir of Pro Personnel Louis Riddick, on the lack of veteran leadership on the Dolphins (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/14).
“I was prepared for some mixed emotions. There was a little bit of that at times, feeling detached from it, because all of my friends in the front office are there. But the overriding emotion was really joy for Ben (Cherington) and those guys, who worked so hard and suffered so much in 2012” – Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, on the Red Sox winning the World Series (BOSTON HERALD, 11/14).
“Is this a violent game? Yes, it is. So the thing I’m trying to do is introduce my son to so many other things – like tennis, golf, basketball, things where he can learn something new” – Titans S Bernard Pollard, on not allowing his young son to play contact football (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 11/14).
“I’ve seen a lot of conversations about change come and go. This is one of the real ones. It’s nice. You know it when you see it, and this is real” – NC State AD Debbie Yow, during a speech to the Raleigh Sports Club, on reforming the NCAA (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/14).
