He's playing like he has been in the league a lot longer than two years. The Broncos were going to force it, the way they blitz, the way they come, and we weren't always going to be able to run it all the time like we do. The pressure was on Ben to make some big passes, and he did. |
He's that rock, that guy in the locker room you are always looking for. He's that guy that is cracking jokes and keeping practice lively. |
His growth from last year to this year, his comfort level with the offense, with what NFL defenses do. He's been able to react, to be in sync, and that's when you're playing your best football. I'm definitely excited to play with him now. |
I can't really remember exactly what I said. But everyone has told me what I said. |
I didn't feel that way. But I never thought they were playing soft. |
I don't know if it's a big motivator, ... It's helped guide us a lot through this season, (learning to) take it game by game. |
I don't know if it's a big motivator. It's helped guide us a lot through this season, (learning to) take it game by game. |
I don't think they were in the bad part. |
I had friends and family who lost their homes. My home was OK. I live just outside the city. |
I love that man. I'm going to miss him. The team is going to miss him. He's a great guy. He means the world to me ... and to everybody in the locker room. |
I think in a game of that magnitude, there's going to be hype after it, and many people analyzing things. It's something to talk about. That's it. I don't think it's overshadowed what we've done. |
I think it's a really good assessment. They've shown all season what they can do offensively and defensively and how well they can do it on both sides of the ball, that it takes a great effort just to play on their level. |
I think our staff as a whole has a better feel for what works against a 3-4 better than most teams. |
I think teams know we're going to try to run the ball on them, and they want to make Ben beat them. These past few weeks, Ben's been doing just that. |
I think this team has rallied around him and what he's meant to this organization for so long and knowing that this could be his last ride. The fact that it's in his hometown means a lot to the guys in here to make it happen for him because he's meant that much to us. |