(Mathis) threw a punch and I tried to block it. We were just trash talking. I don't think anyone should have been ejected. |
[Asked yesterday if] justice has been served, ... No, no, no... You never want a fellow athlete to get hurt like that... My prayers go out to him and his family. I hope he has a speedy recovery and he can come back 100 percent. In this game, you trash-talk all the time. I've been through two knee surgeries and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. |
A lot of it was me, ... A lot of it was a change in the mentality. We have a new attitude. Any arena you're in, attitude is probably 90 percent of being successful. Well, not 90 percent. At least 70 percent. You have to have talent, too. |
A lot of things happened to us this year. But we didn't play up to our capabilities even before we had all those injuries. |
Any of you know Matlock? Give me his number. I heard he's never lost cases. |
Any time you lose players like that there is some concern, but everybody has to step up, ... But I think this is the best our defense has played since I've been here. We would have added more depth with Corey and Hugh, but that's the nature of the business. You can't keep everybody, but we could have used them. |
Anytime you lose, it's a missed opportunity. The whole game, I felt we were going to win. You never want to say it's in the bank, but.... |
Certain guys, you have to give the money. I look at a guy like Brian Westbrook. Whatever you have to do to keep that guy here, you have to keep him. He's young, he's one of the most dangerous weapons in the league, and he's steadily climbing. |
Donovan is 'Five. Nobody but you call him 'D-Mac.' He's 'Five. |
Donovan is a tough character, man. He shows it every week. Particularly this past week, fighting through the injuries and just doing what it takes to be on the field. |
Even in games we won, we weren't comfortable, with the exception of the [lowly San Francisco] 49ers. We beat Kansas City at their place, but we had to come back from [18] points down. [Against] San Diego, we had to block a field goal and return it for a touchdown to win. You take a win any way you can get it, but you' re not going to get lucky breaks like that week in and week out. |
Even though this has been a tough season, we have a lot of pride on this team. And that came through today. |
Everybody in football knows that when Donovan is playing well, he's the catalyst. As he goes we go. |
Everybody is desperate to win. We're desperate, too. We're going to come out like our backs are against the wall, too. |
Everyone knows that Donovan is our catalyst. As he goes, we go. |