Herman Edwards Quotes (153 Quotes)


    It's something Wayne's going to have to determine with the doctors. He's going to have to make a decision on what he wants to do. It's always the player's decision at the end of the day. The medical people can advise people. Wayne's at the point of his career where he's going to take a long hard look at what he wants to do.

    There's going to be great competition there at the punting spot. (Graham) has done a great job so far and now it's a matter of just transporting that on the field of play.

    He's a big guy, runs OK real good in the red area because he has the size and he's a good athlete that can jump. He's a tough guy that will block you, and it's good to have a guy like that.

    You look at what you accomplished last year and you always try to set a higher standard for your team, as well as for your organization, ... We've been fortunate enough here to do some things that we wanted to get done. It's not all we want to get done yet, but I think we're heading on the right path.

    They threw some passes they ran some good routes they went after him. We actually moved Ty over there. But David came back and made a play or two. But it was a lot of things today.


    Obviously those players aren't trying to do it on purpose, ... but those mistakes hurt you.

    I finally found my way back. You never plan on something like this until it happens. Fate has me back here. It's good to be back home.

    Our mind-set was to get him in the game to kick field goals, and he did that.

    You feel bad, you really do. Makes your stomach hurt. You never know why. You try to sit and try to figure out why. You can't figure out why. Just part of the game, I guess.

    I don't even know, ... I'm not trying to start a quarterback controversy and say who the quarterback is. Anything is possible. But I'm not saying we're switching, I'm not saying that.

    I have to make sure that I'm making the right decision,

    I thought he stepped up in the pocket and made some good throws. He moved around, he was much more animated. He can make the chains move.

    He's right where he's supposed to be. Everybody made a big deal of how he played last week. It wasn't his arm. It was his decision-making.

    I'll let the quarterback leave the game with some dignity, ... I know how he felt. I know how the team felt. I used to be a player. I'm not going to put the quarterback in harm's way, go back out there, line up in the shotgun, try to throw passes and get

    This game was a good game for him. We haven't been in field goal range the last couple of weeks. The last one, it's a tough one. I thought he hit it pretty well, I thought it was going in. We had a shot, hopefully we'll have more shots to win them.

    He doesn't fall in love with his press clippings. He knows that he has to work hard.

    If he doesn't go (today), then we'll just have to wait and see. It will be a game-time decision.

    We're going to have to make sure we do things that he feels comfortable doing.

    I'm out of being Mr. Doctor, ... I spoke on it Tuesday, and now it's in the doctors' hands. I have no more to say. I wish I could say it, but I'm not going to say it. That's on the doctors.

    in the twilight of his career. He knows that every year he comes back, he's getting closer to not playing anymore. He's had a great career in the National Football League. He's been on one team, caught over 500 passes. He's been a staple here. I think he knows there are only so many years left in him. He's going to play until he can't play anymore.

    Ray Lewis has done it, been in the Super Bowl, been in some Pro Bowls, so I think Jonathan Vilma kind of looks at him as a former Miami player and understands he has some attributes like Ray. Now it's just a matter of him playing to that level. As he progresses and becomes better, he has that potential.

    Any rookie coming in from college to the pros, it can be drastic.

    All of a sudden, he didn't get hurt anymore. Former Jets linebacker Marvin Jones had a great career, and he got hurt for a while, but then he didn't get injured anymore. So I don't know if a guy is injury prone. If it happens year after year after year, you might be right.

    It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been great theater. But the reality of that is very difficult, as we know, in this league for any QB when defense is playing good. And the Ravens played well.

    We actually recovered that one, so we were OK, ... As long as we recovered it. They were offside, too, by the way. Make sure you put that down, too.

    I'm no longer with the Jets. I don't want to answer anything for the Jets. They have to do what they have to do.

    They made big plays on third down and that's what hurt us, ... If you just stop one of those, they're off the field.

    It's a performance-based business, and it's hard for a player to all of a sudden think that something he's buying over the counter could be banned and affect his ability to play and get the job done, ... It's up to the individual player to either say, 'You know what I'm not doing it,' or 'I'm going to take a chance. If they test me, I won't be one of the guys that it shows up on.'

    He's big and physical and he has long arms. Chad will throw him the ball when he's tightly covered because he can go up in a crowd and come down with the ball.


    We have to be very, very diligent on our protections when they bring pressure. They do a good job disguising. They bring pressure from everywhere. They bring it from the middle, from the sides. They're equal opportunity when it comes to pressure.

    He was always behind Anthony, he fell into that trap where I can do just enough to be OK, ... Now that you're a starter, you can't just be OK. You have to play at a level for us to win. That's good for us.

    Hopefully we can get him some seven-on-seven, stuff like that. He's got to get in condition. That's his big deal. He missed camp. The guy hasn't been in training camp. I just think you have to get him in condition. We'll bring him along. Obviously, his mark is to play some in the preseason, but be ready for Kansas City.

    That's what we wanted, we wanted the shotgun. That's great, as long as it doesn't go on the ground. It went on the ground today.

    With far less animation and no trace of a smile, Jets coach Herman Edwards was equally impressed. He did a good job of making some guys miss, ... He is a fantastic football player.


    We're a little way away from where we want to be. We laid some bricks today.

    He caught a lot of balls in one game all of a sudden. That's good. That helps you. ... I think he did a good job blocking. He's a good player. We drafted him as a blocking tight end who can catch the ball. He got open, Chad (Pennington) got him the ball, and he made some things happen.

    We thought we brought him along right, ... So happens to be all of a sudden now something is happening. I just think that's what we all understood, so that's what we did. That was the plan. We didn't jump to a conclusion. We had a plan and that was the pl

    For the remainder of this season, any time we are traveling as a team, we are all required to dress and act like professionals.

    Buffalo came out and got hot early, ... They ran the ball very, very well in the first half. I thought in the second half we got some momentum and got back into the game, but they did a good job of rallying when we got back in the game.

    You need to make some plays to get energy. We haven't made enough big plays on either side of the ball. That's what happens to teams that are losing. That's what's happening to us.

    But of course, The Big Three got most of the attention. They made some big plays, ... Their quarterback did a good job of getting Gates the ball. He is one of the better tight ends in the league. He was hot today.

    We put the ball on the ground 22 times already, ... It's not running backs or receivers. It's some quarterback exchanges and just getting hit, and so we have to do a lot better job.

    I get questioned for third-and -5, running the draw, trying to tie the game up before the half. I'm going to answer all those questions between now until the end of the season. I understand that. But the same scenario, they're on the 27-yard line, they missed a field goal. How about that.

    If you make, let's say five yards, defensive coordinators don't want to see a second-and-5. Because now you're sitting there wondering, are they going to run it Pass it So the first down kind of sets up what you're going to do,

    It would be the first time he didn't show up for one since I've been here. The one thing about Curtis Martin, if he doesn't think he can help the football team, he won't do it. If he thinks he can help the football team then he will play.

    It's going to have to be something pretty tough mentally for him to miss a game. But I'm never going to put the player in harm's way.

    I'm hoping I'm smart enough to realize that when players come late that you have to handle them a certain way. Hopefully, I've been here long enough where I understand where he's at, sit down and visit with him, say this is the plan for you and work at it that way.



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