“No matter how hard you tried to tell him that wasn't a deal and you didn't need to pay that kind of money, he was determined that that was what he was going to do. So that's as much the owner as it is anybody. Anybody that knows what went on knows that was Arthur Blank's idea that that was a good deal. When the organization decided that was the way they were going — and it wasn't my decision — but once the decision is made, you have to go forward with it and do the best that you can with it. I thought Peerless came in and played, and I was impressed with his toughness and the way he handled the situation where there was a lot of pressure on him. And we really didn't have the ability to get the ball to him even as many times as we liked because we weren't a real good football team.”
“So that's as much the owner as it is anybody. Probably won't come out that way, but anybody that knows what went on knows that was Arthur Blank's idea.”
“I've never seen anything like it. I had no idea it could be that bad. I wasn't sure why he didn't want to play in Baltimore, but the people took it personally. I've never seen a player get booed non-stop in pregame warmups. It was brutal.”
“It was tough because they were booing when we were in the huddle and guys had difficulty hearing. And, to add to that, John had to get the plays off without taking penalties. Like I said, I didn't prepare him because I had no idea it would be like that.”
“Nobody wanted Peerless Price more than [owner] Arthur Blank, ... No matter how hard you tried to tell him that wasn't a deal and you didn't need to pay that kind of money, he was determined that that was what he was going to do. So that's as much the owner as it is anybody. Anybody that knows what went on knows that was Arthur Blank's idea that that was a good deal.”
