(He) doesn't really need a mentor anymore. Maybe the first couple years, I walked him through some things. But I look at him as a peer now. |
[Chicago’s inept offense had no chance at that point.] Every game has a different profile, ... Today’s profile was ugly, be mentally tough, hang in there and when there’s a play to be made, make it. |
[Two fourth-quarter touchdowns in 38 seconds turned a potentially dismal afternoon into a victory, as the Browns beat the Chicago Bears 20-10.] I’m not going to lie to you - we were never clicking offensively, ... We made two plays, and we got two touchdowns out of them. |
A.B. is always antsy, ... On the first (touchdown), they jumped him big-time. They were playing Cover 2, so he had to get the safety off the ball. I thought we had a chance. Dan Marino told me there’s no defense for a perfect pass. |
After the one down the middle where I just missed him, on the sidelines I said, 'We're not there yet but we're going to get there this game,' and we did. We got there on the slant. He's getting better every day. |
All these cheesy completions the West Coast guys get that prop up their stats -- I just refuse to buy into that, |
Anytime there's no sacks they did their job. I'm very comfortable with those guys. They're a great group. We're going to be able to do a lot of good things because of them. |
Being mature and poised as a football team is something you need to do to win, and we know that. I'm sure it will be emphasized. The best way to deal with that is to not do it yourself. |
Braylon wants to get better, and he wants to get a sense of timing and rhythm with me. After the one I just missed him down the middle, I went to the sideline and told him we're not there yet but we're going to get there this game. |
But I did throw a 68-yard TD strike to some guy named Frisman, Frisman Jackson, ... He has four brothers, two sisters, and is very musically-oriented. And Billie Jean is not his lover. But look, you've got to give Brett and I some breaks. We're getting pretty long in the tooth, and our legs can barely support us, but still, we keep going. Besides, we both have Super Bowl rings. There are only two other starting QBs in the league who can say that. |
But I never hung my head. I knew I wasn't playing good, but I knew there was a lot of football left. |
But that's not me. I feel most alive when I'm being challenged, when there is pressure involved. I felt like I was dying as a football player. And I always felt that I've never met my potential as a football player in this league. I was hoping to get one more chance. I didn't think I would. |
Charlie Frye's greatest contribution of the day was keeping me somewhat mental on the sidelines because I was losing my mind. |
Dan Marino told me years ago that there's no defense for the perfect pass, |
Darrell's ability to come off the ball, his first three steps, are getting to be as good as anybody in football, ... He runs his routes in a way that is very hard to decipher between out-cuts and in-breaking cuts and the vertical game. |