THEY SAID IT

“I played terrible. … I love numbers, but statistics don’t really matter. The only statistic that matters is 24-0.” — Tight end Foster Moreau, assessing his performance

against the Saints

“We’re riding buses back

and forth (to the hotel). We’re riding little trolleys to

practice. We’re all together. We’re all positive. I’ve been a part of a couple of these, and I’ve always felt for the team

it’s a good thing.”

— Quarterback Derek Carr on

the Raiders’ time in Sarasota

“You have to have (urgency).

This is the National Football League and our job is to prepare and win. That’s what we

get paid to do. If you need a big pep talk or big speech

or anything like that to get yourself to compete at this level, that’s always a potential issue.”

— Coach Josh Mcdaniels on whether his team was ready to

play against the Saints

“We had a lot of conversations ... but it always comes

down to the day before, the day of the trade deadline, and

we had different talks about different players ... but at the end of the day, the value has

to equate for you.”

— General manager Dave Ziegler on why the team made

no trades Tuesday