Lewis opens up to media

[Hoofhearted]

Here's the biggest questions and answers I took out of it... and my oh my was I somewhat shocked from most of his answers. Usually it's "we've got to be better", "had some opportunities", "just need to execute better" jargon. But this seemed like him opening up quite a bit. Gotta say most his answers make me very uneasy.

Question: Are the fourth quarter struggles a matter of intangibles? Or is it competitiveness?... What about Xs and Os?

Lewis’ response: We have to figure out a way to get better at it...It’s not x’s and o’s.

Question: So you don’t think teams are adjusting?

Lewis’ response: No...the ‘adjustment,’ that’s more journalism jargon than truth.

Question: Do you like what Randy Bullock did, or will there be open competition?

Lewis’ response: I think we are up in the air right now...Randy is someone who we identified early on who could replace Mike (Nugent) when we looked for a replacement. We didn’t make the move one week, and Randy was unavailable for two weeks. Mike didn’t come out of it, and we made the move.

Question: (Hindsight is 20/20, but do you look back and think) ... maybe some of these younger guys should have been worked in sooner?

Lewis’ response:...to me, it's got to be a competitive thing. It's got to be what does he know, what does he not know...I think that's the hard part, to put everybody in jeopardy. So you've got to prove it. It's harder this way in the NFL. Our time is constricted (more) than what it used to be...

Question: This draft is shaping up to be pretty intriguing – you’ve got a lot of picks – do you sense this draft will have a big impact on what you’re doing?

Lewis response: ...Obviously the guys picked early in the draft have a great opportunity to come in and make substantial contributions early on, and that will be great for this team...