[Arrington hopes to be a factor, to help the NFL's third-ranked defense from last season soar even higher. But rather then feed into the hype with his trademark bold and brash comments, he is preaching restraint.] My sense is not to buy into all of that, ... If we buy into it, we're kind of setting ourselves up. I don't want to be a part of a quote that said that we were going to be special this year. I think we've got the makings of a great unit, and that could make for a pretty interesting season, but we'll see what happens. |
[ASHBURN, Va. - LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red blood.] See that right there from Marcus? ... That was my worst wound of the night, and it came from Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm. |
[ASHBURN, Va. Aug 27, 2005 ? LaVar Arrington raised his left arm to reveal two small streaks of bright red blood.] See that right there from Marcus? ... That was my worst wound of the night, and it came from Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm. |
All of that stuff, I've let it go, |
Carlos has some swagger, ... He's going to do some good things. I've still got some of my swagger, but times have changed. I know what I have to do and I understand that for me to be able to do it as proficiently as I possibly can, I can't go out there and just be all emotional. I'm growing up. I'm married. There's a baby on the way. That all plays a part. |
Everything is cool with me and Warrick, |
I believe in miracles, ... and I believe at that point I really did feel a change. Whether it's a more mental thing than it is divine intervention, I don't know, but I feel pretty good. |
I could easily be in different situations. I'm healthy. My personal life is wonderful. I attribute a lot of my happiness to my wife. We have discussions on what goes on here and on everything else. We always take the positives out of things. |
I could have handled things a little bit better in certain instances, but that's neither here nor there. We're where we're at. We've just got to keep building toward something. And me, if this is the challenge in front of me, that I've got to try and work my way back through the ranks, then rather than trying to be a prima donna and say 'I am who I am, you should give me an opportunity,' I'd rather just work my tail off to try and achieve that. |
I didn't get that many plays, ... but I tried to make the most of what I got. Made a couple good plays, a couple bad plays. It's getting there. |
I didn't play. There ain't nothing to talk about. |
I don't want my situation to be a distraction and a problem. |
I feel all right. It's a good deal. I feel good enough to play my part on this team, whatever that may be. I figured they wanted to see how much I could play. |
I feel good. I'm 100 percent, whatever that means. I still love my teammates in Washington, but I want to start building relationships with the guys in New York. |
I feel rejuvenated. You come here, it's all about football, not politics. I've been around buzzes before, but I've never been around a feeling of knowing that, hey, we're right there. That's what I feel when I come in this building. |