He Said What?! This coach threw his team under the bus

Ron Clements

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From postgame press conferences to next-day media availabilities, NFL players and coaches can't escape the microphone.

Could we see replay reviews of pass interference calls in the near future? If a pair of NFL coaches get their way, we might.

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Also, another NFL coach threw his players under the bus after a controversial ending Sunday; Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers finds a coping mechanism for his struggles; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talks politics (or not); Texans coach Bill O'Brien stands by his quarterback; and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett calls out the Falcons. 

Here's the latest edition of "He Said What?!"

— Falcons coach Dan Quinn on the controversial no-call at the end of Atlanta's 26-24 loss to the Seahawks: "I was certainly ticked off as a competitor. But I’ll let them comment on the play. But as a competitor, you probably saw that on the sideline from me."

— Saints coach Sean Payton on using replay to review pass interference: "That specific call is so critical to get right. And for good reason. I think the competition committee needs to spend a lot more time thinking about (it)."

— Rams coach Jeff Fisher said his players acted on their own when attacking the Lions' kneel-down to close a 31-28 Lions victory: "This approach did not come from the sideline — it was not a call, it was not something that we practiced or that we preached. I think it was a byproduct of frustration and things that (DT) Aaron (Donald) endured during the game, and the players took it on themselves to do it. We’ll address it. ... If the game’s over, the game’s over, pay respect to your opponent. You guys don’t realize all the stuff that goes on inside, up front between the offensive linemen and the defensive linemen. We’ll address it and it’s unlikely that it’ll happen again."

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— Lions coach Jim Caldwell on Fisher's comments: "Guys coach the way they want to coach, it’s their business. We do what we do, everybody else does what they do. We don’t try to copy anybody. We don’t worry about what anybody thinks or anything of that nature. We just try to do our job."

— Rodgers on critiquing his performance in Sunday's 30-16 home loss to the Cowboys: "Have a glass of scotch and chill out a little bit [and] watch the film. I'm my biggest critic, and I look at this as finely as I look at every other game and improve."

— Brady on ducking a question last week about "friend" Donald Trump: "The thing I’ve always thought is I don’t want to be a distraction for the team. That’s what my goal is. Not that there are things I’ve said and done that haven’t been, but you try not to be. It’s just hard enough to win and prepare without the distractions so when you start having the distractions it’s even harder to prepare. You try to do the best that you [can] do."

— O'Brien on his relationship with Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler: "I think you really have to get to know the quarterback to understand what he likes, what he's comfortable with, and also for that quarterback to understand your style, how you do things. And sometimes that takes awhile. What we know about Brock is that he's a very hard-working guy. A very prepared guy. And we enjoy coaching him. He's learning and we just were happy to see him be able to help us win that game (Sunday) night."

— Bennett on an illegal chop block by Atlanta's Jake Matthews: "If you're big in the NFL, you just line up and play. Why do you have to cut somebody on the f—ing play? That s— is just stupid. Why cut somebody when you can just line up and win? I mean, I don't know. I don't come off the ball jumping at offensive linemen's legs. If you have to dive at someone else's leg you are a little b—."

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— Jets receiver Brandon Marshall after Monday's loss to the Cardinals dropped them to 1-5: "The reality is that we’re not a good team right now. That’s the reality. You got to deal with reality."

— ESPN "Monday Night Football" broadcaster Sean McDonough during the Jets loss in a game that saw 23 penalties called: "If we're looking for reasons why TV ratings for the NFL are down all over the place, this doesn't help. The way this game has been officiated is not something anybody wants to watch." 

— #MVTweet

Ron Clements