A lot of the things I do are things like this, the so-called 'fun things.' But I've got friends of mine that have been back and forth to Baghdad and Afghanistan , and those people are the ones I really to do my best to honor. |
About as close as it can be. We knew we just had to stick with our keys. We knew exactly what they were going to do out of every formation and we stuck with it. |
After three or four weeks, I was still coughing up a little bit of blood. I had about 40 percent of my lung compressed or whatnot, so it was hard for me to run and breathe. My performance was affected a little bit by it, but it was a learning experience. It was the first time I'd ever had a lingering injury that I had to perform through. |
All I know is that I feel like a seven-year-old all over again. It's awesome up here. |
As players, all we can do is make sure there aren't any close plays. If you have the chance to get him [ball carrier] on the ground, get him on the ground. If you have a chance to rip the ball out, make sure it's not close. If you have a chance to make a catch, get your feet in [bounds]. |
At the end of the year, I'm telling everybody that's the greatest rush ever made, ... It was a sack anyway, it just helped me that he laid down. |
Because no matter what you do, you're still stuck right there in front of him. He's bigger than you, stronger than you and a better athlete than you. |
Coach [Mike] Martz and that system over there, they barely acknowledge the other team, ... They pretty much say it's all about what they do. 'Just keep doing what we do, and at the end, you'll make enough plays to win.' |
Coach Rhodes put together this defense. He brought all of us in who are here. And we felt we had to go out there and prove why he had faith in us. |
For 24 hours, no team can talk to you. |
He has been doing that all year. He should have went to the Pro Bowl. All the guys who vote, they stole one from that man right there and he showed it right there. |
He plays with a tenaciousness you don't find in a lot of people, period. |
He was 25 games above .500 as a head coach and took teams to the Super Bowl and four playoff appearances. The fact that he got fired by the Rams is a travesty. All the sudden they think they're the Yankees because they have one down year. |
He was starting to throw from his back foot. And once a quarterback just starts chucking and ducking, we really feel like we're getting to him. |
He's stronger than most guards. He's quicker. Guys like him are special to play next to. They make a defensive end's life easier. |