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Quote Sheet From Sunday's Redskins Game

Steve Spurrier | Tim Hasselbeck | Champ Bailey

Compiled by Gene Wang

washingtonpost.com Correspondent

Web Posted: Monday, Nov. 24, 2003; 3:01 a.m. EST

Coach Steve Spurrier

Q: What are your thoughts about the game?

A: We had a couple of chances to move down for a field goal in the fourth quarter, but we didn't get it done. They beat us in the fourth quarter, and they won the game. I'm really proud of Tim Hasselbeck. He went in the game, competed his heart out and showed a lot of moxie. Patrick [Ramsey] had a slight concussion, but I think he will be fine for next week.

Q: Do you think the Dolphins figured out Hasselbeck in the second half?

A: We had one long drive that took up the whole third quarter, but unfortunately we didn't score a touchdown. Obviously, we wish we had tried to run a little bit more when we threw those three passes. We had some chances.

Q: Why wasn't Chad Morton returning punts?

A: Chad didn't practice all week, and Patrick Johnson was out there on the practice field. Pat tried to make a play after their guy boomed a punt. He was trying to make a play. He bobbled it, and they recovered.

Q: Did you scale back the offense for Hasselbeck?

A: No, he knows the offense. He is a smart young man, and he deserved to be a winner tonight. But it didn't work out for any of us.

Tim Hasselbeck

Q: What are your thoughts about the game?

A: I thought that in the first half, we moved the ball pretty good and felt like I was seeing things pretty accurately. The guys around me were making plays, but I really think that in the second half we needed to move the ball better than we did. I missed some opportunities, and there were definitely some things I would clean up if I had the opportunity to get it back. We didn't win the game, and I'm going to try to improve and do the things that I'm coached to do.

Q: Can you talk about running the offense?

A: The thing is that I felt like I remained pretty relaxed throughout the whole thing. The only way that I can describe it is when I drop back, you just want to make sure that you are seeing things properly, and I felt like I was seeing it okay. Guys were making plays for me. For example, on the touchdown, it was set up on a play earlier when I hit Laveranues Coles on a curl, and a couple of plays later he had the stutter move and ran right by. The guys around me were just playing well. We were running the ball pretty good. I had some check downs to the backs, and they were doing a good job of being urgent and getting out, catching the ball and making some big plays.

Q: Did you think you had a chance to start?

A: There was a chance, but knowing how competitive Patrick is, I pretty much knew that he was going to start the game. He went out before the game and tested it out, and from there I knew that if I was going to play, it would be as the backup.

Champ Bailey

Q: Can you talk about Jay Fielder?

A: He came in and made a few plays, but it wasn't anything that different to us. Maybe it was to them. We just didn't make the plays in the fourth quarter.

Q: What are your thoughts about the loss?

A: We need to learn how to finish. This is reality. It's nothing like a bad dream. It's been like this for years now since I've been here. It's getting frustrating.

Q: What about blowing a lead in the fourth quarter?

A: We had the game right in the palm of our hands, but we looked like an elementary school team in the fourth quarter. We didn't make the plays we made in the first three quarters.

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Q: What are your thoughts about the loss?

Champ: We need to learn how to finish. This is reality. It's nothing like a bad dream. It's been like this for years now since I've been here. It's getting frustrating.

Champ's not going to leave. He's already gone.

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Exactly TK. Champs dogging it so the Skins will want to let him go IMO. Not even close to earning what we initially offered, let alone what he wants. Lets hope another team is willing to pony up some nice picks for him. He's gone, without question just a matter of how much we get for his rights.

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Originally posted by Johnny Punani

Well, I'm glad some other people are finally seeing the light. I've been saying Champ doesn't wana be here for a long time now. Hopefully, some other team will be stupid enough to give up 2 1st round picks for him when we slap the franshise tag on him after this season.

There is NO chance in hell we get 2 first rounders for him. More like a 1st this year and a 3rd next year.

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its attitude like that........

yea lets cash in Champ for soem FOOTBALL players.

I am sick oif hearing hhow great an athlete this guy is.....Does not seem to translate to dominating FOOTBALL play.

I would trade his ass for a FOOTBALL player any day.

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Yeah, Champ needs to go. Did you see the Dolphins going after him and he was getting burned. This guy is not playing with his heart. Charle Woodson is going to be a free agent, maybe we should get him or draft someone. I'm sick of this B.S.

Defense lost that game last night.

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At this point, I'll take a #1 and #3 in April and maybe a #2 next year. Of course, that #2 next year might really turn out to be a #3 or 4... but I'd take that to get rid of his "Me" attitude.

To pay a supposed "shutdown" corner $14mil bonus when it's obvious he isn't an impact player that changes game is ridiculous. Take the draft picks and build for the future.

Heck... maybe we get Antonio Winfield for $7 mil bonus... that guy makes plays and is a great run supporter. Small... but a bulldog.

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What lost the game was our offense not cashing in on opportunities that were given to us. We were in the Red zone twice last night (off opportunities) and couldn't punch it in. That's what lost us the game. The Defense just failed to come up with a big play and hold the Dolphins to field goals. But our offense has had so many opportunities to score off turnovers etc. And we cannot cash them in. That's a very big problem. And that's part of the reason why we are 4-7.

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