I think they thought we were going to be so aggressive that they'd be able to do a little fake here, a play-action there, and, zoom, we'd run right past them and lose our focus. We didn't do that. This wasn't just the kind of game our defense needed, it was the kind of game our team needed. |
I think what you guys fail to realize is I do hunt for minds. So I'm constantly trying to figure out who you are, what you're about. |
I was just a rookie, and I don't think Troy realized how fast I was. We've seen each other a lot since then [because Aikman broadcasts games for Fox], and we joke about the play, but you never want to hurt someone. |
I was just happy to be out there. I don't care what package, I don't care how they use me, ... The interaction between me and the coaches has gotten a little better. I felt there was a different type of vibe between us, which was kind of good. It took some tension out of the air. |
I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,' |
I was tired at first. I had to hold my nerves. I had so much support from my teammates, and I kind of fed off of that. |
I wasn't one of their guys, and maybe that was the direction they wanted to go in. I've gotten older. I'm not just a young rookie who is as moldable. Maybe that's where the difficulties came in. |
I'm getting faster, ... It felt good out there in Baltimore [he played about half the game Thursday]. The thing I was most impressed with was that I slowed my heart rate down on the field. I was very methodical. I was directing traffic out there, letting people know what we were going to do. |
I'm just happy it's over. I'm glad we got it resolved. I don't want to play for anybody else. |
I'm just trying to figure out where we go from here. This one's got me confused. We're just letting them get away, the same way, over and over again. |
I'm motivated. You guys are going to get what you're looking for - maybe a little bit more. |
I'm starting over. I've never been in this position, so I'm just going to see what happens. I don't know where I'll be, but I do want to play football. This could be my last hurrah. |
I'm watching film and I'm running with my chest up, my head back. ... That's not how you run and catch somebody. |
I've slowed everything down, ... I slowed how I view things. I slowed how I react to things. Not just in football, but in life. I used to create something in my mind and make myself go 100 miles an hour towards whatever that was. |
If I'm not playing, then I'm not playing, and it's something I'm sure the coaches will address. I think the thing that bothers me is that people attack my character and attack who I am as a person. Of course, life isn't fair, but I don't think that's fair at all. That's strange. |