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Some HT.com quotes from OB:
A disconcerting response from OB on the Cushing question. Cushing was reported to have a fibula fracture with an ACL. "uncomplicated," this should be a 3 1/2 months max return to play........this is already 7 months. If a timetable for return is not over and done with, I have to be concerned that the injury involved more than an uncomplicated fibula and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury......in fact, that it may have somewhat affected/disrupted the ACL repair that he had undergone the season before in the same joint......or the injury involved the joint structures in some other manner. I hope OB's response carries a more benign explanation.
REST OF THE QUOTESHead Coach Bill O'Brien spoke to the media following veteran minicamp on Tuesday.
Head Coach Bill OBrien:
(on his impressions of the first day of voluntary mini-camp) It was a decent start but weve had (the players) for a little bit. I thought the ability to take it from Phase I in the weight room to Phase II to the coaching sessions and now to a practice, so we kind of built up to this. It was a typical first practice but they handled things pretty well.
(on if there was anything he was specifically looking for today) No.
(on what he likes about his team and what stands out to him about it through his interactions thus far) I do enjoy the group of guys, I really do. I think right now we have about 63 guys in here and the guys come to work every day. Theres some good camaraderie in the building and to this point theyve done what weve asked them to do. So, yeah, I enjoyI think we all do, all the coaches enjoy being around these guys.
(on how Arian Foster is doing) We have to go watch the tape but hes just like everybody else: first day, learning the systems and I think everybody without singling anybody out, I thought everybody had a decent start to the first day.
(on Arian Foster being cleared after surgery) Yeah, hes cleared and he looked good. He looked fine.
(on how his first day went) This isnt my first day, so to speak. Weve been out here for a week in the coaching sessions and every time we come out here on the field its like a practice to us. As a coaching staff, we go back in there, well meet and well iron some things out every day and try to get better every day.
(on why Andre Johnson wasnt at mini-camp) Its voluntary. Again, we just coach who shows up.
(on if things ran as smoothly as he anticipated today) I thought it was. From drill-to-drill and the guys understanding the tempo of things, for a first day, I thought we got off to a good start.
(on how he pleased he is at the way the players have adapted to what he wants in his system) Again, these guys are professional football players. I think from the first day, we told them every year is different. Every year in the NFL theres change. Theres different players, theres different coaches and part of being an NFL football player and an NFL coach is being able to adapt to change and I think these guys have adapted well to this point.
(on how important it was to get this work in before the rookie class comes in after the draft) We want the vets to be able to take a leadership role when the rookies get here and understand how we do practice, the tempo of practice, where the drills are, whats the offensive field? The defensive field? How we do special teams. So I think its definitely important to have these practices with these guys that have played in the pros for a little bit and then when the rookies get here, they just get in line, keep their mouths shut and follow the lead.
(on his first impressions of the teams quarterbacks) Weve really enjoyed working with these guys to this point. These guys are smart. They show up every day. They get extra work, all three of them. Weve enjoyed working with them.
(on if he has a timetable for Brian Cushing) No.
A disconcerting response from OB on the Cushing question. Cushing was reported to have a fibula fracture with an ACL. "uncomplicated," this should be a 3 1/2 months max return to play........this is already 7 months. If a timetable for return is not over and done with, I have to be concerned that the injury involved more than an uncomplicated fibula and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury......in fact, that it may have somewhat affected/disrupted the ACL repair that he had undergone the season before in the same joint......or the injury involved the joint structures in some other manner. I hope OB's response carries a more benign explanation.