It's going to be a lot of fun to have them in our place. |
It's great to sit and learn, and it's great to get in there and get experience, ... I don't think there's a right or wrong way to do it. It depends on what the team needs. Dave's situation: They didn't have a quarterback, so he had to play. |
It's great. It's a great change of pace. You've got Rudi Johnson that gets in there and just wears the defense out. He's just so physical. Then all of a sudden you have Fast Jack Back that can run on the outside and run outside the backfield. He can get the ball to the edges of the defense. |
It's not just the quarterback going out there and playing out of his mind. You've got to have a good team around you. |
It's not offensive, it's harmless. He's just being Chad. He's being himself and doing what comes to his head. |
It's one of those things you can't go into full-bore, ... You need to see what you're comfortable with and test it and move on from there step by step. It can be a disaster if you don't do it right. If you try to do too much, guys are confused. We've taken it really slow and tried to improve on it. |
It's opening weekend, it's a big rivalry game, there's a lot around it. We're really trying not to focus too much on that. When it comes down to it, after the kickoff it's just another game anyways. |
It's tough to have a good rating and success as a quarterback if the defense is giving up a lot of points, ... but they're not. They're keeping us in games and I haven't had to throw nine out of every 10 plays. It says a lot about the O-line that I'm not getting sacked and on top of that I've got guys getting open. |
Just from a physical point of view, he's an outstanding quarterback. There isn't anything different about Carson Palmer [after the Combine]. If he's the first pick in the draft, he certainly deserves to be. He was fine. |
Last week, we were three (botched) plays away from 100 more yards on offense. A lot gets blown out of proportion. A couple of things need to be fixed. If they get fixed, we're right back on track. |
My fault. I didn't get the ball out far enough for him. They just weren't good throws. |
My groin felt great. I could have ended up playing the whole game. But I think Coach (Marvin Lewis) wanted to let some of the starters rest. |
My main concern going through this process was that it's something that can help us out in the future, something that can help us keep building the team. And hopefully, we can keep those guys around. Hopefully Willie (Anderson) and Levi and some of those guys up front want to stick around for a while. |
No comparison. That first year, you don't know what to expect. You're not sure of yourself. You haven't taken a snap against a defense. There really is no comparison. |
None of us have been in this situation before. Someone said since it's been since 1990, but in no way are we set. We have a chance to be 13-3 and that's what we're working toward. |