It's crucial. Usually it takes us two, three, four series before we even get to the other team's side of the field. But today we were able to do that with the help of the defense. Once we got that rhythm going, it was hard for them to take us out of it. |
Jamal looks like he's in shape and prepared, considering his offseason circumstances. He looks like he wants to play football and put everything behind him. Now, he can actually strap it on and nothing is holding him back. |
Oh yeah. We need it. |
Rex has the 46 in his heart and he feels he has the players to play it. And we do. |
That was my main thing coming here, to be with a young team, a team that has the potential to win a Super Bowl now. Not next year, not two years from now, but now, ... And not to have to play this defense one or two times a year and possibly have to face them in the playoffs. |
That's how you make your team better. You bring in somebody that's going to push the next man to work that much harder. Bringing a veteran in would be good. |
The good thing about it is we've practiced with Anthony. He got an opportunity to play in the second half. It's not like we're in Week 9 or 10 and all of a sudden you throw him in there. |
There's nothing more demoralizing than losing, and then you lose your starting quarterback. I think that just added to the fire, even though Anthony [Wright, Boller's backup] came in and did a good job. |
They are going to go to the 12th hour on this, but I have faith it's going to get worked out. Eddie is a great player, and you don't let great players go. |
This is a new offense for all of us. Just as I'm learning, Kyle's learning. Everybody is learning on the run. You just have to be patient. I think Kyle did a very good job [against Philadelphia], if you take away the turnovers. . . . He's not doing things on purpose, he's trying to make plays. In the midst of trying to make plays, things happen. |
This is not the end of our playoff run, and this is not the end of this team. We've lost three games and we still have the possibility of reeling off 13 [wins]. We're going to put some wins together. We're going to win over 11 games this year. Being 0-3 doesn't mean anything. We've still got 13 games left. |
Titans, it was nice, ... But this is a step above that. |
We can't keep making mistakes, we can't keep playing like this. It's demoralizing to lose, even worse to have your starting quarterback get hurt. That's depressing in itself. We're going to stick together, and get better. |
With a healthy Steve, your chances of winning go up dramatically. Knowing Steve and what kind of competitor he is, he's going to do all he can to put them in position to win. |
You've got to credit them, ... They stuck to their guns. |