O'Brien said. ''That's pretty good. There it is. I'm going to use that example in the meeting. That's what he did. He got better, he got quicker, and he's throwing the ball extremely well. |
[A year later, the son's career confronted a public setback.] Football's all I've ever done, ... It's been my dream since I was a little kid. I don't know anything else, other than just work hard. |
[O'Brien was clearly trying to make a statement after watching the Black Knights drive 80 yards for a touchdown on their first possession of the game. The Eagles, evidently, got the message.] We worked all week to take these guys seriously, ... But all the smiles we had during the week were gone after that drive. |
Elway got to play in this thin air [in Denver], ... No wonder everyone says he had such a great arm. |
From what we've seen, they're not anything special. I mean, they're athletic as heck, but we definitely feel that we can beat them. |
He came in fresh and ready to go. He's good at doing that. He was seeing things and made the big plays. The receivers stepped up with him and helped him out. |
I handed the ball off to Will [Blackmon], ... and someone must have rolled over my ankle. |
I heard the crowd and looked over, ... and he was coming my way. |
I knew I wasn't finished yet. |
I think if he didn't have those two games [in which he started], it would have been really hard. But, you know, he's been out there. |
I was having so much fun today. I wasn't putting as much pressure on myself as I did a couple of years ago. |
I was thinking, 'Am I ever going to play football again?' |
I will have more X-rays tomorrow to see if there is any bone damage, ... But right now they think it is just a high ankle sprain. |
I'm thinking that I'm home-free and thank God Quinton was there. |
I've just come away refreshed, ... Almost like a different man. |