I would say we're partners with the players now. There's owners that would resist it now, but ... I really think that's the way it should be. |
I'll never forget this because our doctor told (Rooney) he didn't think Rod would be able to make the trip and that they were thinking about checking him into the hospital, |
I'm just a regular guy from Pittsburgh. |
I'm not really for that. But I have to listen to what's being said. He's not the commissioner for the small markets. He's not the commissioner for the big markets. They have the same goal. |
I'm very proud of the way this team played. We played super defense, and how about our quarterback making that tackle? |
If anything, since March more people have come to realize it's a bad idea, |
If that kind of stuff won games, we'd all be doing them, including me. |
If we are fortunate enough to win, we'll have a nice present for the city of Pittsburgh when we get back there on Monday. |
If you have good people, why change? If you keep making changes all the time, you're like an expansion team, always starting over. Stability is everything. I believe if you get the right person, he's going to come through. |
In some regards, we would have been better off [the old way] because the other people wouldn't be able to go after our players because they wouldn't have any money. |
It feels great today, I'll tell you that. The coach already told me we're going to the Super Bowl to win it, not just to be there. |
It is going to be by itself, I think. That is what our hope is, to do it that way. |
It starts before the draft. We interview them, and we talk to them about it. We want players who are a good fit for our locker room. And having smart players, that's an important phase of it. |
It was a compromise by all parties and I think that makes it great. |
It's a tough, expensive agreement. But I think we'll be fine. We'll have to watch our expenses and things like that, and be fiscally responsible. But it's a great thing. This gives us labor peace for a while, which is what separated the National Football League from other sports. It's good for the players, and I think it will be good for the league. |