Coming into this year, I felt a little more comfortable. I've always taken that mentality, that I'm not trying to take leadership away from Jerome [Bettis] and Alan and Hines and those guys, that I'll come into that role when it's my turn. I think slowly it kind of has been passed on to me. Not that I'm the leader over those guys, but equal to them, or close to equal. And I think that's the role of a quarterback. |
Dan told me he made it to the Super Bowl in his second year in the league, and then never got back. He said to enjoy it and make the most of it, and that's what I am trying to do. |
Everybody gets lucky sometimes. That was one of those plays. ... I tried to take a little bit off of it so he could cut underneath it. (Randle El) read it perfectly and made a great play. |
Everybody wants you to play the underdog card or the disrespect card. That's for the media. We don't disrespect them, and they are not favoring us. This is two good teams going against each other. |
Everyone always said coming into the end of the season that if we had to throw the ball, if someone stops the run, then we won't be able to win. But in the last couple games, we have won by throwing the ball. We can prove that we are a balanced offense. |
Everyone that watched the game and knows how I play could tell there was something on my knee, ... I didn't feel as mobile. We took it off at halftime and taped it and it felt a lot better. If I can go without a brace, I'm going to do it. |
He adds an extra dimension to what people are used to when they think Steelers football. |
He is going to be held to a very high standard, |
He looked like he was about ready to fall asleep. That's how I was last year. |
He said that he thought he was going to make it back and he never got to play in it again. He told me to enjoy it but to take it serious enough because you want to win it since it could be your only time getting here. |
He's one of my best friends on the team, and we hang out all the time, so I know how excited he gets, ... Most people wouldn't know that because he's one of those guys who you have to know pretty well to get him to loosen up. |
He's the guy who gets them going, ... I think they probably played even more inspired when he went down. They started losing guys on offense and defense, and we didn't take advantage. |
Heath Miller has done some amazing things for this team. |
Hines is trying to make it like its some high school photo or something. It's an old photo. |
Hopefully this proves we can win the game if we throw the ball, |