'Silent Assassin,' that's pretty much what he is. Because he's coming out of nowhere. He's consistent. You can depend on him. People had a question mark at that position after Antonio Pierce left. He's stepped in and done an excellent job. |
As you get older, you see the big picture more. It wasn't about the money or the playing time with Jerome. It's not about that for me either. It's about winning the ring. |
Definitely, no doubt about it, this was the biggest game. Not only did we keep ourselves in the thick of things, but it's a division game. It's in our home place, it's the Giants. What other way would we want to have it? To get a win the day before Christmas, go home, spend time with our families. |
Guys are hungry, man. Don't get me wrong, this is a great accomplishment, but I still see the hunger. |
He's been a professional about it. He's out there working hard, doing what the coaches ask him. He's supportive of his teammates. |
He's got a fire to him. He's out there just blowing people up. |
I think the thing that has separated us is that we feel like we've been in a playoff game the last five games. That's been our mentality because it's been do or die. Everyone has had tunnel vision. No blinders, no distractions. It's the same type of situation this week. |
I think this week might be the healthiest our secondary has been in three or four weeks. Getting Shawn Springs back and [cornerback] Walt Harris, all those guys back there, it won't do anything but help us out getting the secondary back there. |
I'm sure they're going to try to come at us with those same kind of things. |
In past years, guys were racing out the door trying to get out of here. Now it's almost a shock that the season is over. We really believed we could take this thing all the way. |
It feels good, doesn't it? Are the fans not going to buy as many papers? |
It hurts, but I'll be there on Sunday. |
It just happened so fast. My hand got jammed in an awkward spot. I knew as soon as it happened that it was definitely broken. |
It's a new era. Guys have that taste in their mouths. Guys are starting to believe. It's an electricity, from top to bottom. |
It's been kind of strange, really. A lot of missed opportunities. We're getting our hands on the ball, and we've just got to come up with it and just make it happen. It's not something that's going to happen unless we make it happen. It's an attitude, and we've got to continue working at it, and sooner or later it's going to open up like a floodgate. |