[Brooks] is a great competitor. That's what I see in him when he plays. |
A guy that was really close to me is not here, but every year is different. I'm going to approach every day the same. I'm the quarterback, I have a responsibility and nothing has changed on my part. |
A lot of people on the outside are going to have their own opinions. It's not about who's not here. It's about who's here. We've got to find our ingredients, the right mixture. We can't worry about anybody who's not here and stuff like that. We've got to worry about what we can do with the guys who are here. We've got to figure it out. |
Almost like a bad episode of 'The Twilight Zone'. It was crazy. |
Any time you lose, it feels bad whether it is by one point or by 20 points, ... You think about all the things that happened throughout the game. The turnovers, they are really sticking out in my head right now. Turnovers are going to happen, but we must minimize them. We must get back to the fundamentals. We have a veteran group of players on this team that has a lot of pride. We are embarrassed by the way we are playing. We put forth the effort, but we are just making too many mistakes. We need to fix these things and I am determined to fix them. |
As far as being efficient and able to move the ball in the air like we always have, I think we will be. We've been doing it in the preseason and in the minicamps. I know we can move the ball. It's going to be fun and exciting to do that throughout the season. |
As far as Randy not being here, personally, he's a close friend of mine and we spent a lot of time together, so it's definitely a little bit different in that sense. But time moves on. We have a goal to be NFC champions and Super Bowl champions. We don't have time to sit and worry about who was here last year and who's not here this year. |
Brad definitely, as much as he can and as much as he remembers, has been trying to help the coaches and myself recognize different things and different tendencies about their team. He's a Viking now, so he's going to help us do whatever he can to help us win and he's doing that. |
Dr. (James) Andrews recommended a therapist in Orlando, and I've got a one-level house here, so I don't have three different flights (of stairs). There's also no ice on the ground, because if you slip, I'll be right back in surgery. It's better for my knee to be here. |
Every now and then I try to fire him up. He really has started to show that he wants it. |
Everybody can do what they want to do up there, but I felt like I went through the process. From the beginning, I said I was innocent and I'm glad (the judge) saw it that way after he saw all the evidence, and I'm moving forward. |
Everybody's got to be careful. |
getting his roll on. |
Guys are mad and should be because we lost. |
He can play any position. He stepped in and did a tremendous job tonight. He is a very smart player, very bright player. He stepped up to the challenge when it was thrown his way. |