I've always considered myself a builder, somebody who wants to put a foundation in place that will succeed for years to come. It's taken a while, but I know with all my heart that one day we'll get there. |
I've never seen anything like that. I think it was just the emotion, tension and atmosphere of the dome boiling over. |
It helps us a lot ? and not just because of the enthusiasm it gives us. It causes problems for the opponent. They have to call timeouts. They have false starts. All those things are very big. |
It wasn't pretty today, ... That's for sure. There were so many mistakes out there. A lot of it, I think, was on us, the linebackers. We've just got to get better. |
It's going to be hard to watch (the playoffs). It makes me sick to my stomach. |
It's very tough to swallow. I love this game with all my heart. I put so much into it. To come up short, it hurts. It hurts bad. |
Jeez, I guess you can use whatever imagery you want. To me, it's all about winning football games, and that's something we've got to continue doing, no matter how many fire-breathing dragons we have to slay along the way. |
Just to be dead honest with you, a lot of it I think was on us, the linebackers. |
That drive, the one that let them tie the score, was embarrassing. He was just running right at us, and we couldn't stop him. |
That team knocked us off the mountain last year in the NFC Championship Game. Ever since the schedule came out we've been anticipating this game. And the city has been very excited about this game. |
That's not something we were proud of. I can promise you that. You don't want other teams coming into your backyard and kicking you around like that. It's embarrassing. |
The outsiders might second-guess this, but we didn't quit. Until the very end, we gave it all out there. Give the Panthers credit. They played well. We didn't, but it wasn't lack of effort. |
The results might not always look like it, but I feel our defense coming together as our younger players get more experience and learn how to make plays late in the game. The thing is, with our defense, if one guy's not in his spot, that's when you still see breakdowns. |
There's not a choice, ... There's no other option with us. |
They pretty much did anything they wanted to with us. They threw the kitchen sink at us. |