All Indications are that it will be that way. |
Are there ways to get better? Yes, absolutely. He's going to try to fine-tune those and obviously you want to win the Super Bowl, so his expectations in his second year are kind of like what Marino's were. It's kind of like, all of a sudden, 'OK, you're there. It's time to win the big one now.' |
He basically led this team for the last 10 years when you think about it. We knew why he came back. It was no secret he wanted to finish his career with a championship. |
He's been able to put this together and make sure the right pieces are in place. And we were pieces of this team. |
I don't know. You just have to take it week by week, day by day at this point. All I can do is just be ready. |
I expect to manage the game and do exactly what Ben would do if he was in there. |
I guess his question is, how do you move forward? |
I had a lot of people come out this year and take a look at the program, to potentially take something out of it for their own programs. The City of Pittsburgh is knocking down the door to get into this program, ... I told them, `I'll be more than happy to show you the bumps I had to get over to make it smoother for you.' |
I thought I was going to be there a long time, |
I'm ready, ... I'm ready to start. I came in today preparing that way. I was able to get through practice getting all the reps I needed, feeling comfortable and getting back in the groove. Right now, I'm the guy preparing to play this week. |
I'm ready. I'm ready to start. I came in today preparing that way. I'm feeling comfortable, getting back into the groove of things ... and, unless that changes, I'm the guy preparing to play. |
I've been to a couple of places, but this isn't the first I've been back to Detroit in a while. I was here in our bye week. During the off-season, I'm here twice a month. This is my second home. There are a lot of people I went to school with, a lot of friends I have are still up here. |
I've been up there and know exactly what to expect from the fans and that team, |
It's been a while since I've started, but I have played in this league. You still have to go out there and practice every week, you still throw your routes and you still have to prove you're capable of making the team. |
It's just the situation that presents itself ? the top two guys are down, so, if you look at it, yeah, it's my opportunity, |