Chris Simms Quotes (20 Quotes)

Joey and I have a very close relationship we talk about routes like that all the time. When we come up to the line of scrimmage in that situation, we have two routes in mind.

It's not a threat, if that's the word, ... All people need to know is that our backup quarterback, Luke McCown, is only in his second year in the NFL and second year in the system. Rattay has been in this system before and coach wants a guy who's been around the block.

I talk to myself and just say, Hey, calm down. Just go out there and be yourself,' ... Sometimes, I don't even realize I am excited.

We just have to come prepared to play next week. And I mean that. We can't take New Orleans (3-12) lightly because they've given us problems before.

I already think he's one of the top five running backs in the league. In two or three years, there is no reason he shouldn't be No. 1 or No. 2.

Let's not make too big of a deal of it. Let's just play football. This is just Week 18 in our minds.

We're right in the position we want to be in. If we win, we get the three seed and a home wild card game. That's all we should really worry about anyway.

We had a real fast team down at Texas, and he was the fastest guy on the field that day. He's very impressive. He got an interception off me where I thought I threw it over him, and he showed that 44-inch vertical and went up and got it.

We refuse to win games easy. That's the truth, for whatever reason.

Chris Simms will control the Bucs' playoff hopes for the rest of the season. I've been out there a few times, ... I know what I'm doing.

Early in the game, they blitzed a few times and we picked it up. We made a few plays downfield and I think it scared them away for a little bit.

It's a contract year and there's no hiding that fact, ... I've got 10 games to show what I can do. I want to go out and play great and hopefully keep us on the right path.

I would say our will to win, our belief in ourselves when the game is getting tight. Last year, we were in a lot of close games but for whatever reason we just didn't find ways to win them.

You try not to think about it in those terms. I mean, I have full confidence I could go out and win a game with my arm, and those opportunities will present themselves, ... But I'm not going to force it. I just want to stay within the system.

Put him up there as the greatest player in Texas history right now. He might have been there, but to have that performance and that game - what do they call it, an instant classic That was it.

Being a Longhorn, we fight a lot of battles in NFL locker rooms defending our program. We are constantly defending ourselves. I understand it, because during my time at Texas, the only team that was close to us in talent was Oklahoma. With them, player for player, it was extremely close in talent. I think it's just a matter of time until we get over the hump.

When they feel they're blocked, they sit there and read the quarterback's eyes, ... They would just stop rushing, wait until I throw and jump up and knock the ball down. That shows they're a very aware team.

Injuries are going to happen week in and week out in the NFL it's how your depth responds to that. You see some teams that are demoralized by injuries. I think we're one team that has depth at just about every position. We're confident we won't miss a beat whether it's the first string guy or the second string guy.

We refuse to win games easy. That is the truth.

They are the best team in the N.F.L. until somebody proves otherwise. I don't care who has what record. They've won three of the last four, and they have proven they can get it done when they have to. Always.