A lot of people used to blame him. But hey, don't get mad at me, you get mad at what went on during the week. |
Everybody is even and we feel good about what we have and now we need to take advantage of it. |
I always say we got 700 pounds of pork up front. They're going to hold guys down and allow us linebackers to make a lot of plays. Even in practice. I'm loving it, man. |
I guess they felt they had to get their money's worth out of us. It was good work, a good change of pace. You get tired of beating up on each other, so this was great to come out here and get some work against Green Bay. |
I know a lot of people expect a lot of great things out of me. But I expect a lot of great things out of myself. ... It's time to be a household name for the 50 percent of people who didn't know me before. |
I like our chances better than anybody in the league knowing that you're coming out at home again playing with the 12th man in the stadium. Special teams, defensively, offensively, we feel like we have a lot of things to prove. |
I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house. |
I think everybody has expressed what they expect out of him. I told him, 'Don't feel like you have to do more than you have to. Know that we've got your back no matter what happens, point blank. |
I think he made some good throws. For where we're at, he should be fine. We're not worried about anything. As long as we do what we can do defensively, we can keep him in the rocking chair and just let him continue to get better. |
I thought about staying for probably two or three seconds after they hired Marvin Lewis , ... But the biggest thing to me is that they're not just a coach away from winning. They're not like one or two players away. It's something that's going to take a process, and that process will take three or four years. And three or four years to me is my eighth and ninth years in the league. Who knows? I may not even be playing at that point. I didn't want to take that chance. |
I told the guys the other day, `You make the playoffs and I think I can be back for the championship game. But at the latest I'll be back for the Super Bowl,' ... That's the way I feel right now. That's just my mind process, how I feel I can heal. |
I'll be back next year, 2006, better than ever, |
I'm so very happy to be here, ... My lifelong dream is to win, and I was accustomed to winning before I got to Cincinnati. From Bantam League, to middle school, high school and at Auburn, I was always on winning teams. I just want to win again. |
I've reminded J.P. in casual conversations that he doesn't have to do it all, ... I told him, 'Hey, a lot of quarterbacks would love to have the situation you have, so don't put too much pressure on yourself. Rely on us and just go out there and do what you have to do.' |
In order for you to get where you want to go, ... you have to remember where you came from. |