Just how to work, ... He's out there working every day. He never wants to come out of the game. You've got to pull him out of the game. If he's tired, he doesn't want to ever come out. It's little things that people don't notice, but that's why he's the player he is -- because he doesn't take the easy way, he always does the extra mile. |
Offense, defense, special teams, he doesn't care. If he sees something he doesn't like, he's going to definitely let you know about it. You've got to have guys like that on your team. |
People keep waiting for the big blow-up. That's not gonna happen. |
Rod doesn't take anything for granted. He's out there playing like every play is his last play. |
The last three or four years we've always started out 4-1 or 5-1 and then things happen and we're 5-3 or 6-4 and we don't win the close games that we're winning right now. |
They drill it in our head that special teams could determine the outcome of the game. |
They're playing with a lot more confidence now. They're flying around, finding the football. |
We picked a bad day to have a bad game. Now we have to live with it. |
You don't start out working to get into one, and you never really think about it, really. It's so far in the distance when you have your daily priorities, but it's nice to be considered. It's part of the journey. My only regret is that it comes at the tail end of my career. |