Q:  How is Eli?

A:  He is getting better.  It is encouraging.  He is doing a little bit more on the side.  He didn’t take snaps or anything.  He did some center-quarterback exchange on the side.  He will be better and it is encouraging each day ……

Q:  When?

A:  That’s all I have to say.  He has to get better.  The doctors have to clear him.

Q:  Will he be playing?

A:  I don’t know. 

Q:  Do you imagine that this could come down to maybe a game-time decision?

A:  Probably.

Q:  How about Lawrence Tynes?

A:  He is scheduled to kick tomorrow.

Q:  How pleased are you with Jared Lorenzen’s work in practice?

A:  He had a pretty good day today.  I was pleased.

Q:  Will the game plan in any way, shape or form be scaled back with an inexperienced quarterback?

A:  No.  You won’t probably be able to detect that. There may be some things – the packages may have a little less in them but the packages will be there.

Q:  After what you have seen from Derrick Ward this week how confident are you in him going into Sunday?

A:  We have been confident in Derrick because of the preseason.  And of course he played well the other night, too.  He is excited about playing and we are excited about it as well.

Q:  In light of what has gone on with Eli Manning, and even Chad Pennington, in this town, do you marvel at a guy like Favre in his 17^th season who is starting his 250-some odd games?

A:  No question.  I spoke about that today.  I think it is just an incredible run that he has had.  Just goes to, again, the quality of the player and the idea that he has been able to play through some things.  I know he has been injured and he has played with the injuries.  You have to take you hat off to him. 

Q:  Is he still dangerous?

A:  Oh, no question about it.  Oh, yeah.  He is athletic; he moves around, he avoids the rush.  We saw two plays he made last week that were unbelievable where he got out of a jam and got the ball to a back and the back advanced the ball down the field.  He did  just one of those things that most guys wouldn’t be able to do. 

Q:  He has been somewhat more prone to mistakes later on in his career.  Does that put an added emphasis on your defense to put pressure on him?

A:  Well, I think any quarterback – that is the name of the game – is to try to force some kind of errors.  But he is still extremely dangerous, no doubt.