Tiki Barber Quotes (30 Quotes)

He won't have to think about it or hear from his agent what the organization is thinking. He can stay focused on football - not that Jeremy hasn't been focused.

I'm sure that is what he's been aiming to do. Kerry is the kind of guy who just wants to win all the time. That's why I loved him.

Do I think guys are going to come out and try to hurt him That's not the way the NFL works. You play hard and you do the best you can regardless of the opponent. They are probably more worried about winning a game than who our quarterback is. I'm sure he is going to hear boos, but I'm going to hear boos. That is the perils of playing on the road. He's a big boy, he can handle it.

That's the thing about Elisha. He's a very calm player. He doesn't get too up, and he doesn't get too down. I think that's what you want from your quarterback. You want a guy who is going to stay cool when things get crazy around him.

I remember early in my career we couldn't lose division games, ... Now, with Philadelphia taking such prominence in the division the last few years, it's been a struggle. So we have a lot to do and these games mean a whole lot, every single one of them.

We've got to beat our injury bug. Other than that, we have the pieces in place.

I think we did some good things. Eli was a little bit more consistent. He made some great decisions out there and he was a good leader in the huddle. I think execution-wise we weren't perfect, we still have a lot of room for improvement. That being said, we're ecstatic that we're 2-0. We have great team chemistry right now with everyone doing their part, but we're still not holding up our end completely and it's going to take some time.

It's a crosstown rival. It's Jets -Giants, like Mets-Yankees. It's a big game. But mostly it's a big game for us because the starters will play well into the third quarter and it'll be a measuring stick to see where we are as a team.

I know the team relies on me a lot, to be durable, to be accountable, to make big plays. I don't envision myself letting them down.

It was his first game as a full-time starter for us. We have a lot of talent around him, a lot of veteran players. He doesn't need to be Joe Montana right now. He has time to develop into that. As long as we play well around him, I think he'll continue to develop and be the great quarterback we expect him to be.

This game is about momentum. Washington has the momentum and a deep-seated desire, and they have a purpose. It showed in how they played today. They played with a different level of intensity, and we didn't match that.

Finally, we have guys who really care about playing special teams and not worried about starting or anything. Thinking back to when Amani Toomer and I had to return punts, we've come a long way.

Eli was a bit more consistent out there he made some great decisions and was a good leader in the huddle.

We spent a lot of time at the line of scrimmage trying to dissect the defense, and that allows them to bring a safety down to stop the run.

This organization has been very loyal to me and I've been loyal to the organization, ... And it will continue to be that way.

You can't even blame them for blowing us out, because we were so bad then. But this is a completely different team, a different feel, a different coach staff.

It's so nice to have so many weapons. There is no pressure and that's how it should be. If one part of the offense is faltering, someone is there to pick it up.

Losing to a heavy underdog did more than add another check in the loss column. It surely cast doubt in the minds of the players. We have a long way to go, ... We are not an upper-echelon team, as we proved today. We are just on the plateau right below.

At the end of the game, when we needed to score some points, we turned it on. Unfortunately that's been an M. O. for us this season. We're only scoring when we have to score. When we have to, we do it. But it should never come to that. We should be able to play with the sense of urgency and consistency that allows these games not to come down to the last two minutes of every one.

A lot of that had to do with his belief that this organization represents this city. We played with the kind of pride New Yorkers have.

I can relate to Jeremy because I had lingering injuries for two and a half years and when I finally got healthy, it felt so good,

He obviously has the talent. But taking care of his body, staying healthy, being able to play because the team needs you, is paramount. Jeremy needs to learn to take care of himself so he can be on the field consistently.

I think we believe it. I don't think there's a doubt in our minds. But as always in this game you have to prove it, not only to people who are watching, but also to yourself.

We knew coming into this one it was the biggest game of our season. We needed this one. We didn't play great. It wasn't always pretty. But we did enough. Our defense held together.

Sunday, the defense played phenomenal, and if that happens, that will help all the time. It's having all those ways of winning, of having guys step up, that's going to be the difference.

That's why, as a guy who has been around long enough to understand that, I feel so strongly about wanting to win a championship here. Because if you do, your name lasts forever.

It's clear that the Saints are getting an emotional boost from representing the victims of Hurricane Katrina. They have an emotional edge in their own minds about what the season is going to bring for them and mean for them, ... We have to find a way to combat that.

It's a play we run all the time. We have a lot of confidence. I'm just playing good right now, and I know it.

Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.

The numbers aren't good, but they lie to you. Numbers will lie, especially when we see how he works and see him in practice every day. The numbers are not always indicative, especially for a young guy. If he had been here and was established, it would be a concern. But this is really his first year as our leader and starter.