I'm going to be a good teammate here. We had a few protection problems. It will be more disappointing tomorrow. It certainly takes time to move on from a game like this. |
I'm looking for a safe word here, I don't want to be a bad teammate. Pittsburgh gave us trouble and put us in some situations we're not usually in. |
I'm not into judging or defining careers in the middle of a career. I hope to play for a number of more years. I am not looking back on my first eight years thinking about what is going to happen in years to come. |
I'm proud of Ran. He did a good job of running the ball up in there. He was feeling a little full of himself after last night's Tennessee-Florida game I guess, |
I'm very proud to share it with Marvin Harrison . He and I both have a lot of respect for the history of the game. It's very special, |
I've basically watched his career via TV or via game film. I get to see him play in person maybe once a year. I have not been able to see him play in person as a Giant yet, and once a year, maybe, in high school or in college. |
I've enjoyed the feedback from fans on that because that spot has kind of been just a connection to the athletes and the fans. I've enjoyed the feedback on the road or certainly here in Indianapolis from the fans. The fans are still what the game is all about. |
I've never taken for granted what we've had, not for one single game, not one single practice, ... I've truly been blessed. |
I've not been back to a game in Knoxville for a long time because I was usually going to see [brother] Eli, so this is going to be fun. |
I've played teams in the preseason that I left saying, 'Boy, they aren't very good this year,' |
If any other quarterback wants to come in here on opening night and play these guys, feel free, |
If teams keep playing us this way, it's going to be like this, |
If we can go out and sharpen up some of the mental aspects of it, I feel we'll be in good shape. But we need to go out and do it. |
If we scored on that series, it was a wash. It didn't count if we threw another touchdown pass on that series, ... If we ran one (for a touchdown), it didn't count. But we counted 17 legitimate misses. So you say, 'Boy, we threw a lot of touchdowns.' But you also say, 'Heck, we could have thrown even more.' |
In a lot of jobs, they don't give you an opportunity to kind of warm up, ... They don't give you a court case where it doesn't count. This is the preseason and we're professionals, and we've got to come with the right focus. |