I'm not going to lie. I'm still shocked he's not going to be there. He was a good friend of mine and a good head coach. |
If he's hurrying, if he starts throwing the ball crazy. If he starts to scramble, that's good coverage or pressure. |
If that's the route Ted Thompson takes, I think there will be a lot of support. But I'm not really worried about a head coach right now. I'm still in shock that Coach Sherman is leaving. |
It was unbearable to watch them. Who thinks losing feels good? It affects your life. It affects your family, everybody around you. It's a disappointment. It's been depressing. We still have one game to try to keep our heads up high, but basically it hurts. |
It's bad, man. It'll be a long season for him. With God on his side, maybe he gets back sooner than later. |
It's not my worst Christmas. I had Christmases where I never got presents, when I was little — where we wrapped up anything just (to have something) to open up. But to lose on Christmas, it's pretty (expletive). |
Last year we thought we had an identity. We thought we had something going and we changed it, and we didn't get that rhythm going of what we wanted to be. This year I think we're going to establish that and go out there and just play football and be ourselves. |
Matt is very smart and he plays fundamentally sound, |
Now, I'll take it upon myself to see stuff like that; if I see that split turn around and make sure I see if there's a call, ... In practice you don't have to turn around, you can hear it. That's part of learning. |
That's a reflection on the people involved. I don't know if anybody's guilty but, if you think that's what everybody does in the NFL, then you're ignorant, ... There's plenty of guys here doing charity work. |
That's on the organization to make that decision. I feel like my home is the middle and if they decide to move me, we'll have to discuss that. |
The biggest thing is just stay away from stuff like that, ... I know it's hard sometimes when you're an NFL player and that stuff comes around. You're a guy, (so) sometimes, yeah, you think about it. But, you just have to stay away from stuff like that. Keep yourself out of bad situations. |
The organization went another way, and it probably will work out for the best. |
They are a little bit more two-dimensional (with Grossman). That's not to say anything bad about Orton. He can throw the heck out of the deep ball, but Rex Grossman is a little bit quicker making decisions. That's the difference basically. |
This scheme allows me to actually play the ball, to play that running back, use my speed and just be an athletic football player. That's pretty much what it is for me. Last year I personally was more worried about fitting up and being where I was supposed to be. This year I'm going to stay alive and try to make plays. |