Everyone thinks he's tough. He is, but he's a players' coach. His door is always open if you have a problem, or just want to talk. Yes, he gets angry, but most of the time, he's right. |
For a second-year guy, he's been outstanding. We wouldn't be in the Super Bowl without him. |
For me, I needed to hear that from my head coach, this support _ that's all a player can ask for. If your coach doesn't have confidence in you as a ballplayer, maybe you need to part ways. It's been a long time since we had a conversation like that. ... That's why I'm here, showing good faith, because I want to retire a Steeler. |
For me, I never wanted this to be a negative situation, ... It was a cry out that I wanted to be here. I missed football—it sucked being at home. It was the worst thing ever, sitting at home watching your teammates practice. I want to be out there preparing for the season and getting better. Like I said, I think we have a great opportunity to make a run. I want to be a part of that. |
For us, we don't get caught up in statistics as much. As players, the team MVP is the guy who exemplifies hard work at practices, gives it his all on Sundays and is the guy to get the guys up. |
Guys weren't worrying about it, |
He didn't say, 'Hines, I'm about to pitch it,' ... He saw me and I looked at him. I thought he was going to get out of (the tackler's grip) and I was going to try to block. The ball hit me in the hands, so I needed to catch it, I guess. I take responsibility for that. |
He had a real small window. And he hit the bull's-eye. |
He had a small window to get it there and he got it in that window. |
He has touched everybody on this team so much. It was something we wanted to do for all he has done for us. |
He is a big pickup in my opinion. With the addition of Quincy, and we put him out there in our four wides, we are going to have four great receivers on the field and it is going to give us a lot of versatility. There is no question he is a great addition to the team. I am excited. |
He laid it on the line, |
He laid it on the line. He did what he had to do to drive us down the field. Everybody made plays. We came into San Diego, nobody really gave us a chance. We fought our tails off and ended up winning the game. |
He laid it on the line. He's lying there hurt on the ground, and he said to me, 'At least we're in field goal range. |
He needs to be mentioned among the great quarterbacks in the NFL today. In my opinion, he's a star. |