Obviously, being the first game of the season, there will be a lot of talk about it. Eli and I are very close. And at the same time, everybody puts a lot of emphasis on the first game. Tom Coughlin is going to get his guys ready, and I know we'll be ready. |
Obviously, I think we need to put the ball in the end zone down there. It's still about trying to do our job, scoring more than them. But there's no doubt we want to score more in the red zone. |
Obviously, it was not a good result. |
Okay, it's my turn to bitch about something. Everyone places so much importance on having the playoff bye week. Well, we got it weeks ago, but now everyone thinks we've had too much time off. But the bye week is secondary to home-field throughout. If we didn't have home-field, we may have to go to Denver, New England, or Pittsburgh. It's chilly in those places. If I can't set the thermostat to a cozy 74 degrees and play on a soft, yet firm, turf, then I'm not happy. 'Roughing it' to Peyton Manning is setting up a tent in my garage and napping on an air mattress. If I even hear about snow in New England, I wet my pants. |
Our defense did an excellent job slowing them down at times, |
People talk about 'How are you going to be ready to play when you haven't played?' Well, we don't have a choice. It's our job to be ready to play. I believe that we will be. |
Pittsburgh came in here and played better than us. |
Pittsburgh came in here and played better than us. It's hard to admit that and it's hard to accept that, but unfortunately that is the truth. |
Pittsburgh, Monday night, they're just going to keep getting bigger and bigger. |
Players were surprised and upset emotionally about it. Everybody said a team prayer for coach Dungy and his family. |
Players were surprised and upset emotionally about it. Everybody said a team prayer for Coach Dungy and his family. It's laying on the hearts of all the players here today. |
Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing. |
Really? He threw four? It's good to hear. I almost never get a chance to see him play. I just catch the highlights and then talk to him during the week. He's playing well. He's putting some pressure on me to catch up with his numbers. |
Receivers are taught to look at the center, but they need to get a pre-snap read, and most just focus on their guy, |
Right after we beat Jacksonville [last Sunday], he addressed the players and said the focus would be just like every other week, a business-like approach. That's the focus of this team. It's truly been a one-week-at-a-time approach. I know that's a boring answer, but that's why we've been able to take care of business. |