Byron Leftwich Quotes (39 Quotes)

I'm not one of those guys trying to throw Bill Musgrave under the bus. I look at it, maybe I didn't play well enough last year to help us win just one more game to get into the playoffs. I mean, that's the easy fallback to say it was all his fault. I think, me personally, I'll take some of the responsibility for that also. I could have done some things better to make that thing work.

I'm not expecting to be rusty. The great thing for me is I have the opportunity to go against a top defense every day in practice. Hopefully that will have me more prepared than I should be.

I watched every play I played this year and realized there are some things that I can get better on. There are some things that Im doing pretty well. It gave me a chance to get healthy. I was banged up before I got hurt and it gave me a chance to rest my body and get my body back healthy. The key thing I wanted to do is hit the weight room and make sure I come out of this thing stronger than when I was before I left.

I hope it's 105 degrees.

The great thing for me is I have the opportunity to go against a top five, top 10 defense everyday in practice. I get the chance to go out and practice against our guys. Theyre one of the top defenses in the league, so, hopefully, that in itself will have me more prepared than I should be. Im not worried about being rusty.

They've gotten faster. That's their style. They're just running around, trying to make plays.

You guys left him for dead, said he was all washed up. Somebody was wrong.

That's the key. You have to start fast. So many times last year we started slow.

Everything starts with their four guys up front. They don't allow you time to attack them down the field.

I can already tell you that when we watch the film, it's going to be frustrating,

I'm not looking that rusty in practice. I'm hitting everything. My goal this week is to make it through without a setback.

Matt is going to be Matt. He's just beginning to play wide receiver out there. You can't really compare him to anybody. The closest person you can compare him to is Randy (Moss). They're different type receivers. But I'm telling you that this guy has got the talent that not a lot of people on this planet have. There's not a lot of guys that big (and) that fast who can do the things he can do.

It is exciting to be at this point because you understand you did so much rehab and you are at the point where you have the opportunity to win a championship. Im looking forward to it. Is has been a lot of tough rehab to be even in the situation I am now. Im the leader of this football team and my guys are happy that Im going to have the opportunity to go out there on Saturday.

He's having one of the best camps out of all the receivers. No, I'm not too surprised he's having a good camp.

I feel great. That's the thing. I haven't felt this good since May or June. I have no wear and tear on my body. I feel fine. I didn't hurt my arm. I still know how to throw that ball. I still know how to go to the right place with the football. I think I can do that.

I really want to go out there and have no pain, really go out there and have as less pain as possible. It's a day to go out and see what I can and can't do and to see how far I can go.

Jimmy and I are on a level where I know what he's going to do. We've got that vibe where we understand each other, that we're able to do things outside of the route and make things happen.

I loved it. I hope he dances about 15 times this year. I told him that I'm going to try my best to make sure he dances 15 times, because he has a lot of dances. Reggie is real confident right now. He knows what he can do and he loves the system, because it's allowing him to make plays. As a receiver, that's all you can ask for.

Right now, who knows. I don't listen to anything until I ask Fred on Saturday or Sunday, 'What's up' And he'll let me know.

That could have been ugly. That could have been it for a while.

Reggie's been making plays all summer. Look at what he's done Reggie doesn't drop the ball. We just haven't given Reggie the opportunity to make plays, and now we're going to give him the opportunity to make them.

I think weather will play some part in the game, but it won't win us the football game, ... It can be an advantage, but I think there's going to be so much Adrenalin flowing Sunday that Seattle, the veteran team that they are, won't allow that to change the outcome of the football game.

He's just like a freak, man. Everybody on this planet knows what kind of athlete he is and what he's capable of doing.

I watch a lot of TV and I haven't seen anybody give us a chance. That is cool with us because we understand that is not going to determine if we win the football game or not. What is going to determine it is how well we are going to prepare this week and how well we get out there and play on Saturday night.

Ed Reed. Just the way he baits the quarterback. He always seems to have an idea of what you are trying to do. If you watch the film, he shows you how he baits the quarterback and everyone seems to do the same thing every time they face him. He is the best in the league.

I always feel like what I've got is weatherproof. I can play through anything rain, sleet, snow. I always tell the coaches, 'Don't be afraid to throw the ball in the rain or snow.

He got me the first time, and I got him this time.

That's exactly how I broke my leg in college. That was exactly the situation. I was looking at the game and I went ooh.

Jimmy, you can't look at his age. He's one of those guys like Rice. You can't look at his age and say, 'Well, it's about that time.' Jimmy will get old when guys start covering him by themselves, and that hasn't happened since I've been here.

You've got so many people watching you and looking up to you. But you're just not thinking about that at a time like that. You're in the heat of battle. I didn't start it. Things were said, things were done toward my way. I just returned the favor.

There's not a lot of pain. There's still a lot of swelling. It's still broken. Bone doesn't heel in two weeks.

I'm feeling pretty good, I'm ready to roll. It shouldn't be getting any worse than it was on Sunday. I know my leg won't be in that much pain.

I'm looking forward to it. It has been a tough 'rehab' to even get to the situation I'm in now. I'm happy to be out there practicing. I'm the leader of this football team and my guys are happy that I'm going to have the opportunity to be out there with them on Saturday.

You can't think that way, ... We're not the Baltimore Ravens of 2000. We've got too many good players on offense to be even thinking that way.

Fred's 100 percent. He has been 100 percent for a while. We thought it was in our best interest to make sure he stayed 100 percent during the preseason.

We've had a chance to play together two years, and we know what good and bad look like. We understand the difference. We know how good a football team we have. On paper, we have a great football team.

It was funny how people in the preseason were so quick to make him 36 and old when he dropped a couple of passes,

Those are things that scare us, but hopefully those things turn out well. You hope it's nothing major, but you never know.

There aren't a lot of guys in the league with his ability.