They are very good. And I think they have an emotional edge in their own minds about what this season is going to bring for them and mean for them. We have to find a way to combat that. |
They played with a different level of intensity, and we didn't match that. This game was for the season to them, and they came to play. |
They're good leaders. Tom Brady rarely threw for 300 yards in those Super Bowls. But he manages the game well, he keeps his team in the right kind of attitude and frame of mind, and when he has to throw the ball, he's accurate. He puts it on target. That's what we're going to rely on Eli to do for us. |
This game is about momentum. Washington has the momentum and a deep-seated desire, and they have a purpose. It showed in how they played today. They played with a different level of intensity, and we didn't match that. |
This is an offensive line we knew coming in was going to be effective for us. That was one of the things we talked about many months ago, that we had great depth. |
This one is for the Duke. |
This one means a lot and not just because of the NFC East title. There's been a lot going on for us this season. We have a lot of confidence right now. This game was very big for us. |
This organization has been very loyal to me and I've been loyal to the organization, ... And it will continue to be that way. |
This practice is a joke. This is vacation. |
We got away from doing what we do best. We didn't run the ball consistently enough. |
We had a good conversation about what we needed to do for next year. It shouldn't be an issue. It wasn't the game-planning; it was execution and them getting more attuned to the opponent than we were. If you look at the tape, there were plays out there we missed that we shouldn't have. |
We have a great opportunity to be successful this year, ... We brought in a lot of players on the offensive side, like Kareem McKenzie to shore up the line and Plaxico Burress, who has already been phenomenal in the red area. We have a lot of talent around Eli [Manning]. |
We have plays where we run right -- almost like 'student body right' -- and we would show that formation. Then out of that formation, instead of running to the strong side, we'd run to the weak side. |
We have the strongest sport there is in America. We haven't had labor strife. We have consistently dynamic and interesting games. The playoff games are always great. The Super Bowls, except when there are dynasty teams like the Patriots, are always unpredictable. It's great for every team across the country. But right now we're in danger of putting ourselves in the same boat as all the other leagues. |
We knew coming into this one it was the biggest game of our season. We needed this one. We didn't play great. It wasn't always pretty. But we did enough. Our defense held together. |