My goal for next year and the playoffs is to be able to create plays. Be a playmaker. |
People have been talking down about us all year. |
So instead of Grant coming free, I came free. I can't count that. |
Sometimes, I'm accused of being brutally honest, |
Steve Smith deserves that kind of credit, and you know you have to give him that kind of respect. But we wanted to show people that we deserved to be here, that we also deserved that kind of respect. We knew we were better than what people were saying about us. |
Talk is talk. Football is football. If what somebody says affects the way you play on Sunday, you don't belong in the NFL. |
That's over and gone with, |
The attention is nice at first, but it gets kind of old. You just want to focus on the game. Now we can really focus on game and not worry about what we have to say. It's going to be a relief. |
The possibility to play this game is very exciting and very motivating. The play I got hurt on, I played a little tentative, and I think it made me realize that if you played tentative you're going to get hurt. |
The Seahawks defense is just as good as any other defense, if not better. We have a point to prove on Sunday. Hopefully we can get it done and get a little respect around the league. |
Their passing game is effective because of their second effort. Once they get in a scramble mode, they're really effective. |
There's a lot of new faces, a lot of younger guys, but I think they're building something great here. Once we get that chemistry together and that confidence of playing together, then I think we'll be a dominant defense. We still have a long ways to go, but we have great potential. |
There's definitely a lot more at stake when you mess up. At linebacker, when I made a mistake, I knew my safeties and corners were going to back me up. Now, if I mess up, the only person who is going to help me is the ref. |
There's more of a confidence. I know that my teammates are going to be there for me and do what they're supposed to do. As of last year, sometimes a guy was out of place or communication wasn't there. |
There's no bulletin board. We had one in college, but not here. |