It's unfortunate, but injuries do happen. Another quality guy was very much needed. We got a guy in Andre who can fit in with us and make us a better defense, a better team. Competition makes everybody better. My main thing is winning the Super Bowl. If this helps us get there, I'm all for it. |
Moments like that you never forget. And I'll never forget this Dallas moment. |
My first thought was about my wife and daughter and my mom who were in the stands because they definitely get [worried] when something like that happens. It was tough [to follow the game] because I was trying to get the pain under control and I was out of it once I got the medicine that was needed. |
Obviously, he made a heck of a play. But all I know is when we got to the sidelines the coaches were saying we have to tackle better. That's two weeks in a row that big plays and missed tackles have cost us. |
Situations that last year went the other way, we're getting to go our way this time. |
That's a benefit. I can play inside on third down and outside on first and second down. |
That's what we always talk about--your teammates being able to trust you, your coaches being able to trust you. I don't ever want there to be an instant where they doubt they can count on me. Especially being a nine-year vet--you want to be accountable. You have to be accountable to the team and yourself. |
The first time I heard it, I was like, 'Are you kidding me?'? Randy gets so emotional with the explicit lyrics and crying, the whole nine yards. He wants everybody to hear it. Some guys probably want to slap him a little bit. Other guys enjoy it. It doesn't bother me. He gives me a little comic relief. |
The preparation is unbelievable. You learn how to watch film from a different prospective. |
They can pack up the box. Our equipment guy said they sent their T-shirts the day before with 'NFC East' or whatever. They can pack up that [stuff] and take it back to New York. |
They won the championship. It had been a long time since they won it, so I want to kind of get a little bit of that powder over here. |
This is pretty much for the marbles right here. The more you win, each game becomes that much more important. And right now, this is the biggest game. |
This makes it so sweet. I remember talking to Derrick Brooks after the first Tampa game, and he said, 'We'll see you guys in the playoffs.' And I don't think he knew how true that was going to be, that we were going to actually see them in the first wild-card game. |
We definitely didn't want to see those guys putting on [celebratory] hats and T-shirts in our home field. |
We kind of shot ourselves in the foot. Obviously, we missed a lot of opportunities. It's been a tale of the tape ever since we started. |