A lot of people are probably doubting the success of our team so far and waiting for us to falter, and this is a great challenge for us, ... You want to play against the elite and see how you compare. |
All year long we had been putting teams in a position where they had the ball in bad field position. |
All year long we had the ball bouncing our way. You get a couple of balls and turnovers that ordinarily you probably wouldn't have gotten. It's just one of those things. |
As a kid, there are some things you looked forward to. You looked forward to Charlie Brown during Halloween and you looked forward to Monday Night Football . |
As far as rating him among the elite quarterbacks, he's climbing his way up there. In order to be considered that, you have to win a Super Bowl. That's why when they talk about Peyton Manning, they are always like, 'Great quarterback, but . . . ' But I think he has a great opportunity to do that. |
Everything is in place. It is exactly where we wanted to be — in our hands. We have to do something with it. No sense being in this position and not making something great come out of it. Our work is not done. It's just starting. |
He must see something in us right now that causes him to do that. When you have a coach like that, you play for him a lot. You play hurt, injured, sick, whatever, and that's the type of coach that you actually need, so another thing that's beneficial for the players here. |
He's going to be dancing with a hot woman. Who wouldn't want a second career like that? |
His poise is his strength. |
How can you not be aware of the fact that your fans who were rooting for you in the first and second quarters when you were dominating on defense now seem like the air's just been deflated and taken out of them? Your job is to try to do your job and actually try to get that crowd back into it. |
I expected to get drafted. I knew that I wouldn't get drafted on that first day due to the fact that not a lot of people had the opportunity to see me play much. |
I just know it hurts. I got up and it didn't feel right. |
I mean, yeah, I had a great tackle on him. It just seems like so long ago. But it was one of those things where you arrive at the right place at the right time and the ball pops out. But to me, that's the past. It's a new day. |
I think it's the fact that the guy's so confident. He's the guy that all the cheerleaders want to be with -- he's one of those guys. If he was a drink, he'd be some fine cognac because that's how smooth he is. The way he drops back and reads, the way he passes the ball. He plays very poised -- doesn't seem to let anything rattle him even if you pressure him. |
I thought he was going to make another spectacular play as he often makes. He didn't make that play. But stuff happens. |