Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010
Jets WR Braylon Edwards, quoted on NYDailyNews.com on his return to Cleveland this Sunday: "I think the boos will be serious. I think everybody will be against me." Edwards went on to discuss his reputation in Cleveland as a receiver that drops too many balls: "I feel like it was some B.S. I got a bad rap based off one year. I don't think it was fair. It stuck with me. I didn't like that rap. I did play with six or seven different quarterbacks that year, but that's neither here or there."
Rams QB Sam Bradford, gushing over his favorite target, former undrafted WR Danny Amendola, as quoted on NOLA.com: "He's able to do so many things for this offense. He knows what he's doing, he knows the type of route he's going to have to run to get open, and he just seems to get open all the time."
Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd, discussing Sunday's matchup against the Chiefs, which features several coaches — Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels and Chiefs coordinators Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel — that stem from the Bill Belichick coaching tree, as quoted in The Denver Post: "I think that every week is always a chess match. But you always see when these former New England coaches go up against each other, the stakes are raised up a little higher."
Chiefs head coach Todd Haley, quoted in the Winnipeg Free Press on the maturation of LB Derrick Johnson: "All I saw was a player that pushed his chips in and made it clear he wanted to be part of this and wasn't going to be denied. The more guys you have like that who are doing that, who are willing to push them all in and say, 'Let's do this,' the better chance you have. And we're getting more and more, and that's a real good thing for the Kansas City Chiefs."
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010
Colts RB Joseph Addai, discussing the timetable in which he hopes to return from the shoulder injury he sustained in Week Six, as quoted in The Indianapolis Star: "It's still hurting. I feel comfortable more about the New England game, but I'm trying to come back for this game. The thing I notice is if I'm holding the football in this (right) arm, I'm holding it tight and I can grip it. In this (left) one, you hit it and it might fall out."
Former Packers CB Al Harris, quoted in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on his release from the club earlier this week: "They were definitely leading me on, telling me something else. I just didn't think Ted (Thompson) and Mike (McCarthy) would do that. I thought they would be a little more straight forward with me. They had me going home and studying and things like that, and they already knew their plans."
Eagles S Quintin Mikell, sharing his frustration after his team was flagged several times on Sunday against the Colts for hits that he feels were perfectly legal, as quoted on Courier-Post: "It's really confusing right now. Hopefully, we'll get a more solidified answers and more outlined exactly what's (an illegal hit), but right now it seems like it's a subjective call that the refs are making." Added Mikell: "We have a helmet on for a reason. As a defensive player, it's like "What do you guys want from us?' "
49ers head coach Mike Singletary, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle explaining the differences between QBs Alex Smith and Troy Smith: "Alex Smith is a guy who comes in, he's going to lead by example. That's his idea of leadership. He's not going to be a guy that tells someone to do something. … His style of leadership, he leads by example. That's who Alex Smith is." Singletary continued, describing Troy Smith's more hands-on approach of being a leader: "The kid's a leader, he'll get in your face, he'll take charge. When you have a Vernon Davis, a Michael Crabtree, you have guys that want the ball. … I wanted to make sure there was somebody in the huddle that could police that, that could handle themselves. I wanted someone that had the poise and composure and could go out there and give us a chance to win. That's the bottom line."
Lions WR Calvin Johnson, endorsing third-string QB Drew Stanton, who is likely to get the start Sunday in Buffalo, as quoted in the Detroit Free Press: "The thing about Drew is we know Drew's a dog, in a good way. He's going to go out there and get the job done, whether it might be pretty or ugly. We're going to stand by him and he's going to stand by us."
Monday, Nov. 8, 2010
Jets OL Damien Woody, quoted in the Detroit Free Press on Jim Schwartz's decision to attempt a pass on third down coming out of the two-minute warning with a three-point lead and his third-string quarterback in the game. QB Drew Stanton threw incomplete, stopping the clock and giving the Jets, who had no timeouts, enough time to drive downfield and kick a game-tying field goal to force overtime: "They actually did us a favor. I was like, 'What are they doing?'"
Vikings head coach Brad Childress, who heard the chants and saw the signs from fans calling for his firing on Sunday, discussing his club's dramatic 27-24 overtime victory over the Cardinals, as quoted by The Associated Press: "I think they came expecting to see an execution. And it ended up a pretty good football game at the end."
Ravens veteran WR Derrick Mason, quoted on The Daily Dolphin ripping Dolphins LB Channing Crowder after Crowder accused Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain of spitting on him during Sunday's 26-10 Ravens victory: "The guy was either on the ground or getting pushed out of bounds. Willis (McGahee) stiff-armed him and made him look like a fool. There comes a point in time when you're going to talk the talk walk the walk. He figured he can talk his way through a game. He tried that a few years ago with coach (Rex) Ryan and it didn't work. I don't understand why this guy continues to talk. This is not boxing. You can't scare your opponent. You got to play football and the guy doesn't want to play football. The guy can't play football, point blank."
Browns head coach Eric Mangini, joking after his club pulled off a huge upset over his former employer, the Patriots, on Sunday, as quoted in The Boston Globe: "I feel like I'm in that movie, 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.' ''We had New England this week and the Jets next week. It's special and it's special to me because of our guys, because of our team, not because of their team. Because of our team.''
Raiders OL Khalif Barnes, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on his first career TD reception on Sunday that helped propel his club to a 23-20 overtime victory over the AFC West-leading Chiefs: "I was like, 'Oh I have it,' and I said, 'Oh I don't have it,' and I was kind of disappointed. I caught it and looked at the ground and I was like, 'Am I in the endzone? I'm in the endzone!' "
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