My job is to move the chains. If a guy doesn't understand that, he has to get on the same page as me. The good thing here is everyone understands that. |
Nate has always had a swagger, but I guess you guys are starting to notice it. I'm probably No. 1 or No. 2 in the swagger department. It's confidence because we work hard to be good, and we aren't afraid to say that. |
Nate is primed for a great year. He's worked very hard, and he has a lot of ability, so he's the type of player who makes plays. |
Nobody can play mind games with me. |
Nobody who was shooting dice wanted to get a dance. |
Noise has never been a problem for me. It doesn't bother me one way or the other. |
Not try to make mistakes. Just try to be calm, and play winning football. Not just me. Not just the linemen. Not just the backs. Not just the tight ends. Not just the receivers. Everybody. |
Not trying to do too much at one time. Make sure that I keep the ball in our hands at the end of every possession: a touchdown first or a field goal or we punt the ball to them. |
Now that I have confirmed that the Vikings have been seeking to trade me, I have asked for permission to speak to the interested teams. The Vikings have denied my request. If a trade does not happen, then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible. |
Oh yeah, definitely, ... That is the plan. We are definitely going to use him any way possible. He runs very good deep routes, and he runs underneath things well, too. That's why he's such a weapon. |
Our offense is very rhythmic and we couldn't get into a real rhythm today. I have to give a lot of credit to Tampa Bay defensively for that. They did a great job getting us out of our rhythm. But the main things we have to focus on are the things that we can fix, like the mistakes we made. |
Our offense is very rhythmic, ... We couldn't get into our rhythm. |
People say what they want to say and people are going to make their own opinions. |
People say, |
Please believe me that when this stuff is resolved and the investigation is over I will have something to say, |