Adam Thielen Quotes

You have to have a deep passing game within your offense. It's got to be incorporated in some form or fashion.

There are a lot of good tight ends.

I don't want to just be the guy to dump the ball off to or the guy who can do the checkdowns.

I feel that a lot of people say that your best passing attack is having a good run game. I couldn't agree more with that.

The receivers are an integral part of the passing game.

At the highest level in the NFL, the pass game is as complex as you can imagine.

You have to take certain truths. One truth is that to have championship success in the NFL you have to learn to deliver the ball from the pocket.

It's good to be able to run and have a balanced offense. They've got to be worried about both things. They can't just focus on the run game or the passing game and have us locked down that way. So when you have balance, good things are going to happen on offense.

Every week you go in and hope that you have production in the passing game and also in the running game.

As a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off - the whole traditional football game - as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air.

Our quarterback is going to be Alex Smith.

Anytime you've got a good running back, it will help your passing game.

I love to see Favre playing his best football, and if his mind his right, he'll probably have a fine season.

It was not that long ago when the accepted wisdom in football was that the running game had to be established - that was always the obligatory verb: established - before passes could become effective. My, we know how that has changed. Now the pass is established from the get-go, and running is an afterthought.

Remember that. I ran from the line of scrimmage.

I definitely like to throw a deep post or something over the top that gives a receiver time to run under it and score a touchdown.

Anytime we can get the running game going it is a plus for me and it makes my job a lot easier.

I think Jalen Hurts is consistent enough.

Without a doubt, one of the toughest football players to ever play the game is Tom Brady.

Would you rather have a good fullback or a good third receiver? I'll take the receiver.

I'm a drop-back passer, and those seldom win Heismans.

I recruit defensive players first. That's where most games are won. Then you've got to get the offensive linemen.

The truth is that in the NFL, the job is to deliver the ball from the pocket. That's the job.

For receivers... it's a lot about timing, having chemistry with your quarterback to be successful and having a guy that you work with over the course of years.

Michael Vick can pass.