I feel 85 percent all of the time, ... You're not going to feel 100 percent. You can't. |
I get tired of hearing about the Bengals' draft picks, ... They talk about picks in the early '90s. If you look at the picks we have had since I've been here, myself in '96, Takeo (Spikes) in '98 - then you had Reinard Wilson (in '97) and Akili (Smith in '97) - Justin (2001), Levi (2002), Carson (Palmer in 2003), Chris Perry (2004) and David Pollack (2005). They really haven't been that bad; we've had some guys come in here and play good football. |
I have to make sure I'm not going to cost myself or the team some valuable time later in the season. It's going to be a long season. |
I haven't had double-digit wins since my second year in college. It feels good to get 10 wins. We still have to finish it off. |
I just walked into his office and said, 'Your boy was real good in the huddle,' ... He kept everybody calm. I didn't sense any (anxiety) in his eyes or in his voice. We kind of fed off that. |
I know he's a better leader this year, |
I played with Peyton in the Pro Bowl. I told Peyton, 'You're a machine.' The information that spits out from him is in the form of touchdowns. Carson has a ways to go before he gets to that point. But he's definitely on pace to be that kind of student of the game. |
I think it got too big for all of us. Everyone was saying that was the biggest game the city had seen in 15 years, and the whole momentum, the whole thing, got too big for us. So right now, we're trying to keep a level head, an even keel, not get too low or too high. Not get too excited too soon. |
I think it's a different feel for our fans. In years past we have been packing it up at this time of the season. I think our fans have been caving it in, too. It's a new experience for everybody. |
I think we, as a team, have got to look out for him and quit having these stupid penalties, |
I threw my back out. I did it on the third play of the game. I should have come out of the game, but being stupid and stubborn, I gave up a sack. I should have come out. I looked up and they were sending someone in. |
I was one of those guys who wouldn’t stick around. (After practice), I was gone, |
I'm just sick of watching their offensive line pound it with whatever running back they put back there and that's on us as an offense. |
I'm sure Carson would rather be known as a winner than a Pro Bowl guy, |
I've been following it but not enough to comment on it. |