I feel a lot more humility, a lot more togetherness this training camp. The fire is lit. ... That's something we lost the last two years,
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We have a good defensive team. You have a good group of guys who made the team defensively so I wasn't surprised we went out there and played well.Derrick Brooks
Everybody understands the opportunity we have. After that game in St. Louis, I prepared myself to be back here in 2000 and 2001. But it didn't happen. That's why you've got to take advantage when your chance comes.
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We've got to re-establish our personality. That group I played with back then, you saw a personality. Guys trusting each other. Embarrassed if they didn't make it to the pile in time. Now it's time for a new personality to come along and get established.
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As good as this feeling is we're looking to feel even better next week.
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Every rep that you take off, somebody else gets another look. That's just how I am. It's not a matter of being paranoid, it's a matter of being confident and not taking anything for granted.
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It's a very humbling experience. But we understand this is just one of the championships that we're after.
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