(The fans) are a part of this thing. They are a real part of this thing. |
[The Redskins] made us grow up as an offense. They gave us a lot of different things to prepare for and it was a good learning experience for us. Sometimes you learn more about yourself through adversity than you do through success. There certainly was enough adversity to go around in that game. |
[The Steelers] executed their plays. That's why they're Super Bowl champs, and we're not. |
All those guys were trying to win the MVP. Somebody must have told them they had a shot on defense, and they were going for it. |
All year we've had guys that we aren't necessarily counting on stepping up and being guys we can count on. In that way, today was no different for us. |
Am I upset with myself right now? Yeah I am, ... But there's going to be games like this. Just got to, I guess, sulk about it tonight and then get over it. |
And we still haven't played good. That's the amazing part. That excites me about the offense, that we're all sort of disappointed with how we've played. We left points out there today. |
As far as having distractions, we haven't had any distractions, |
At the end of the day, after all the distractions, after the national anthem, after the planes fly over - well, I guess there will be no flyover because it's in a dome. But after all that stuff, you just have to focus on playing a football game. Sixty minutes of the best football you could possibly play. That's what it's going to take. |
At the snap of the ball, they are moving. They are like missiles. They are hitting their gaps, they're hitting their holes, and they're getting to where they are supposed to be, their correct assignment. When you watch them on film, they look like a Super Bowl-caliber team. |
Being in the locker room and talking to all the people in there, I realize this a big deal to a lot of people. |
Boring is probably not the word. Frustrating is probably a better word. |
Decision-making is probably more important than how you throw the ball. That's part of my job. I don't take it lightly. |
Defensively, they are very well coached. I know we always say that, but it is really true this time. I think these guys are the best in the NFC. |
Detroit's been great. I've actually had a great time. The weather has been great. I've said many times, we've had police escorts everywhere we go in every city, and these are definitely the best police escorts. I don't know if they practice at home on the weekends or what, but these guys know what they're doing. |