[Equally frustrating were the missed opportunities to score touchdowns. The Cardinals drove to the St. Louis 1 twice, the 30 and the 8 before settling for Neil Rackers field goals.] We have to get the ball in the end zone, ... It's tough to win kicking field goals. |
[In Kurt Warner 's view, the dissection of Giants starter Eli Manning 's game is missing the point.] The thing right now is, this is so much bigger than one guy, ... Everybody has the expectations and wants to point the finger. This is a whole team problem. And that's what we have to face. We've all got to play better. |
[Kurt Warner will not campaign for another shot at the Giants starting quarterback job that was taken away from him and handed to Eli Manning .] This is a position you can't flip-flop, you can't jump back and forth, ... You got to have a leader. |
[Martz] puts the ball in the playmakers' hands and he let's us go out and make plays. He's been that way since I've gotten here. That's why we've been so successful. And I hope we never change. |
[Warner finished 27-for-46 for 264 yards with one touchdown and one interception.] I just hate to lose, ... so all of them are tough no matter how you do it. |
[Warner visited former teammates before the game and said hello to Rams coach Mike Martz, who turned his old job over to Bulger two years ago.] It wasn't that strange at all, ... This is my team now. |
A lot more is depending on me to do things with the football, to make decisions to throw the football to make big plays and help us win. That's more of what I'm used to doing. That's more of how I played in St. Louis. It's more the way I like to play. |
A perfect scenario, a perfect place to be in. But then a lot of times it's more disappointing when you don't get it done in a situation like that. |
All across the board again we made too many mistakes, ... just doing the simple things. We've got to do a better job on the simple things. |
And he's (doing fine), |
Anquan reminds me a whole bunch of Torry: the way they run routes, their strength to the football. Larry's a big young receiver, continues to grow. Those two guys I played with in St. Louis are the two best receivers I ever played with. The guys here have the same potential. |
Being 0-3 is a tough place to be. We keep doing a lot of good things and get close to the end zone, but we don't do enough good things once we get down there. I guess the beauty of it is there's not a whole bunch of teams out there that have set themselves apart, and as fast as it goes one way, you can get it going the other way. |
Everybody expects me to be that quarterback, too, |
Guys hang on every word because they just feel the confidence that comes from him: 'This is what we're going to do, this is how we're going to win. They can pretty much take what he says to the bank. |
He's doing great. It was a good conversation, ... I think there will be a lot of conversation before the game. We're still close. We all still love each other. It's going to be weird being on the other side of the football, but it's going to be fun and exciting as well. |