'There's only so much you can do,' ... 'Just keep playing hard and it will be O.K.' |
[Maybe what Rison needed was a coach like Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs. He's been working his new team into the ground. During two-a-day sessions, the players usually practiced at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., so their typical day began at 6 a.m. and usually ended with meetings that started at 10:15 p.m.] We haven't taken the pads off yet, ... We started camp on July 25 and we haven't missed a day. I'll watch guys on television and they're practicing in helmets and shorts. We'll be in pads even on the day before the game [a practice usually reserved for a light walk-through session]. This makes the season real long. |
After they had scored, we knew we had to do something to get them off our back. |
Any time you have Chad in the game, it's very exciting. For me, it really wasn't the TD, it was getting that first pass from him ... It's great to be back. |
Anytime you have Chad in the game it's exciting. For me, it really wasn't the TD it was getting that first pass from him. |
Chad has shown that he can play in this league, and that's the most important thing. Any time you go out, at this level, compete and put together the type years Chad has put together, there's nothing left for him to prove to anybody. |
Every game is an opportunity for me to go out and show Herm, look, you put your trust in me by bringing me back. |
From the time he stepped on the field, my career took off. He was already going to be a star. He helped me develop as a player and started believing in me. |
He makes you feel good about doing tough things. That's what I think makes him the exceptional coach that he is. In times of crisis, he's still cool, he's still excited about us competing and playing ball. He's still pushing us forward. |
He was encouraging us, |
He's doing a good job. I'm proud of him. He's stepped in under difficult circumstances, and he's doing everything he can. We have got to do more things as a team to help him out a little more. |
I always wanted the attention that my uncles got from my grandmother, ... She went to their games, and she'd come home saying how well they played. I think I craved that same attention that they were getting. I think that's what drove me to want to be a special player. |
I guess it would make them look like they're not just getting rid of a good player, |
I had asked Herm myself last week because the rumors were something that was eating at me, ... And he said, 'I'm not going anywhere.' Those were his exact words. And I slept easy. |
I had asked Herm myself last week because the rumors were something that was eating at me. And he said, 'I'm not going anywhere.' Those were his exact words. And I slept easy. |