If he doesn't go (today), then we'll just have to wait and see. It will be a game-time decision. |
If he feels he can help the team win, Curtis Martin is going to play. He's never going to put the team in jeopardy. |
If he feels he can help the team win, he's going to play, |
If he had to start, we don't have any problem putting him in there. But at this point, I anticipate that Chad will start the season off for us. |
If we had to play tomorrow, ... Kingsbury would be our starting quarterback. |
If you make, let's say five yards, defensive coordinators don't want to see a second-and-5. Because now you're sitting there wondering, are they going to run it? Pass it? So the first down kind of sets up what you're going to do, |
in the twilight of his career. He knows that every year he comes back, he's getting closer to not playing anymore. He's had a great career in the National Football League. He's been on one team, caught over 500 passes. He's been a staple here. I think he knows there are only so many years left in him. He's going to play until he can't play anymore. |
It could be more ugly football for us. |
It didn't look good. We are keeping our eyes open with all these guys, but he did have a good workout. |
It is harder for me because we know all the work he has put into it, |
It was important that Mike get to kick those field goals. Our mindset was to get into field-goal position and let him kick some field goals. |
It would be the first time he didn't show up for one since I've been here. The one thing about Curtis Martin, if he doesn't think he can help the football team, he won't do it. If he thinks he can help the football team then he will play. |
It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been great theater. But the reality of that is very difficult, as we know, in this league for any QB when defense is playing good. And the Ravens played well. |
It's a fun time if you have a job. It's not a fun time when you're a guy who doesn't have a job. |
It's a good barometer of where we are as a team. |