Jake Delhomme Quotes (81 Quotes)

There is something about guys that either don't get drafted or get drafted late and have success. You really kind of pull for those guys. We were lucky enough to get chances. Kurt Warner is the same way. Marc Bulger and that guy from New England (Tom Brady).

Tonight and tomorrow are going to be tough, but we've got to move on. We've got 15 more games and they come quick, real quick. We can't sit here and sulk because we've got a good football team coming in here next week.

I gave Steve a little signal. I kind of knew I wanted to go that way. I tried to hold the safety in the middle of the field and (Smith) just runs right by him.

This time of year, it doesn't matter. You find whatever ounce in you and go. This doesn't happen often. Last year, I was home for a good three weeks after missing the playoffs. This is better. If we wanted to play at home, we should have been better in the regular season.

I don't watch our defense play a whole lot. I really don't. But (this time), you kind of wanted to get up and watch him out there.

We had opportunities. It is frustrating. We only put up 20 points and that wasn't good enough today.

I can't say I'm surprised, ... (Stefan) made some plays. Late in preseason games, if you're in his situation, that's what you have to do. That's all I ever played in for my first six or seven years in the League, and you've got to take advantage of it. You've got to run around and make some plays and that's what he did.

I thought that could have been a jump-start for us to get something going, but we just didn't. We didn't do anything else after that.

I really lost vision of the guy and it's on me.

He's gonna be very good. I've always known that. He's just in his second year and when things start going bad for you, sometimes it just continues to go that way.

Stephen has unbelievable vision. That's why the lineman love to block for him. If he sees it, he hits it. There's no hesitation. He hits it and goes. Look what he did a couple of years ago. If we can get him back, he makes us a better football team.

Football can bring you the highest highs and the lower lows, and it doesn't get any lower than this. We had a good drive going, there was no doubt that we were going to kick the field goal and win the game. I made a bad throw, and the guy picked it off.

We didn't make enough plays. We knew it would come down to the wire. It came down to the last seconds, and we didn't make enough plays. That is what's frustrating. We were close, but close doesn't get you anything in this league.

I thought because we had never run it out of that formation at all -- I just thought it was the perfect call.

They came with pressure and we had a slant route, ... I thought that because we had never run it out of this formation that it was a perfect call. I really lost vision of the guy and that's on me.

Oh, yeah, we heard him. I've got horses back in Louisiana and I wish I would have had one of those horse muzzles to put on him.

We're 10-5, and nothing has been clinched yet, but we still control our own destiny. If we had to say, 'We hope this team loses and we win,' that would be hard. But we don't have to worry about that. If we can win on Sunday, then we can worry about who we play and where in the playoffs.

I tried to get the ball out of my hands quick today.

In a QA, Steve Smith got off some good lines. On why he spins the ball on the ground after big catches I really have no rhythm, so I can't dance. ... I'm just mad I didn't get more play. ... You know, the quarterback gets all the glory. I just got a box of chicken.

They are the two-time defending world champions and a very good football team,

Certainly they are good there's no doubt. We put ourselves in a hole early. I had a couple picks early on, we went down 10-0. We just never got anything going.

I asked him if it was his college number and he said that was No. 17. I told him he should have asked me. I would have given it to him,

I plan on trying to play if I can. But I don't know how it will react overnight and again tomorrow. I've got to see now if it swells up. But I will take every precaution to get it right.

We answered. That's the biggest thing we did today, was answer every time we really needed to.

We moved at that fast pace in camp. We got a lot of things done. It wasn't like that first year when you're putting in a new system, where it was like, 'This goes in today.' You will have some mess-ups along the way, but overall it gives you the chance to, I guess, dive deeper into the offense. And it's quicker. That's what makes it fun as a player.

It was good to have Stephen Davis back in there. He hit some holes well and we were able to punch it in for a score. That was the big thing, a nice drive on the first drive and we get a touchdown.

We have a tough challenge ahead.

It's been a long journey. It's been fun. Never did I ever dream when I signed here that we were going to go to the Super Bowl our first year and the NFC Championship game two of my first three years.

No matter how many times people say to you, 'Calm down, it's just another game,' that really isn't the case. Everything you do, whether it is good or bad, but especially the bad, is magnified. It kind of hits you when you get up under the center for the very first time. You walk up to the line and it's different. You definitely feel the additional pressure. It's just not the same as the regular season. If you haven't been through it before, it can be a little bit nerve-racking.

He has a knack. Anybody who catches over 300 passes in college has a knack for finding the right spot.

I've been following him since he was at Southern Miss,

Yeah, we think we have a chance to do some good things but if you ask 31 other quarterbacks around the league today, I bet they feel the exact same way as I do. They feel like their team will do something special this year. That's part of it. That's part of our game. Pretty much, we're all starting on an even playing field.

That was a great play. I had Nick Goings for a touchdown. When I threw it I thought touchdown all the way.

He had the option of running a hitch or a takeoff (route). By the time I planted to see if he was going to run the hitch, he just ran by the cornerback.

When we came in here a couple of games ago, basically I lost the game for us. It was basically the opposite of today.

I saw No. 27 on him. I hadn't seen it all day because there's not many times you get one-on-one.

We came in Monday and watched the film, and now we have to move on. The positive thing is that we don't have to scoreboard watch if we take care of our business.

I'm a fan of it. I enjoy watching, and you don't get an opportunity that often. Usually you're playing on Sunday.

Last week, we were 9-4, but you could have swore we were 4-9. That's the mindset our players took and our coaches, too. We didn't play well last week and we wanted to come back and answer.

I had choice words for myself. I was more apologetic to (the line).

You're talking to the wrong guy.

It's just total focus, a business trip. I mean, if we lay an egg on Sunday, we have six months to do whatever we want to do. This doesn't happen often to get in the playoffs is hard. You better cherish it and you better take advantage of it.

You turn on film and he produces. I don't understand him not being drafted, but I'm not a scout. The combine to me, I don't know -- just turn on the tape. I don't think you need a combine.

I've been a supporter of Boys Girls Clubs for years and it's a cause near and dear to my heart.

I know these areas you see on TV well, it hits you right in the heart,

This division is going to go down right down to the wire because (a lot of teams) still have to play each other. We just need to worry about ourselves right now, not anybody else. That's kind of nice.

I think this team was confident going into week one. We're a team that is confident, but not a cocky football team. We work hard and we believe that we'll go out and play well on Sundays. It's starting to carry over now, so hopefully we'll keep it up.

Basically, I lost that game for us. I threw two picks on the first three series and it was 10-0. It was the opposite of today. When you play from behind, it's different than playing with a lead.

Arizona, do they change their whole game plan to be like Green Bay Green Bay had kind of played that defense somewhat where they would roll to a certain side, ... Arizona is not really that type of team. They are an eight-in-the-box kind of football team. So we'll see what happens. But if that doesn't happen that should help our running game, because that's an extra guy out of the box.

To come across the country on a short week to win and fight back the way we did, ... it was pretty nice.