Jeremiah Trotter Quotes (39 Quotes)

A lot of it was me, ... A lot of it was a change in the mentality. We have a new attitude. Any arena you're in, attitude is probably 90 percent of being successful. Well, not 90 percent. At least 70 percent. You have to have talent, too.

He's a guy that he'll respect you if you show respect. That's kind of the way I am. I think he values good leadership that's important to him. He knows he can only do so much as a coach, that it takes good leaders on the team to go that extra mile.

Certain guys, you have to give the money. I look at a guy like Brian Westbrook. Whatever you have to do to keep that guy here, you have to keep him. He's young, he's one of the most dangerous weapons in the league, and he's steadily climbing.

We know we are a nasty defence. We know we are a good defence, but last year we didn't have enough takeaways, ... That's a focus for us this year, getting the ball.

I wouldn't say 'regular-season form,' but we went out and took control of the game. We had some guys that were winded out there, but we just want to play ourselves into shape. We'll be ready by the first game.

Oh, definitely. I'd love to retire in Philly.

The chemistry is still here. It's just a new season. A lot of things happen from one season to another. As a professional, you can't let it carry over. You got to put it behind you and move on.

T.O.'s my friend. Donovan's my friend. They're both good guys, no matter what perception is out there, and when you see two good guys and the chemistry is off you try to help the situation out.

When the whistle blows, it's hit and tackle. ... Are you going to put a knot on somebody

We just wanted to keep fighting. Thank God I was in the right place at the right time. The ball went so high in the air I was able to get to it.

I'm sure they'll address it, whether it's through free agency or the draft. And if not, we still got some guys on the team that can play and make plays.

Any time you lose players like that there is some concern, but everybody has to step up, ... But I think this is the best our defense has played since I've been here. We would have added more depth with Corey and Hugh, but that's the nature of the business. You can't keep everybody, but we could have used them.

This game could be a definite turning point as far as the season, for us. Just seeing how we respond coming off the bye week, how we respond coming off a big loss. It's going to be gut check time. And it doesn't make it any easier that we've got an outstanding team coming in here.

When you go through a situation like I was in in Washington, it makes you appreciate a coach who's strict on discipline.

I'm going to get my attorney, try to take this thing to the Supreme Court and ride it out. I don't know if you know (1980s TV lawyer) Matlock. I'm getting his number. I heard he's never lost a case.

He threw a punch and I tried to block it. I got the facemask and they must have thought it was a punch. We were just trash talking. I don't think anyone should have been ejected.

Guys are looking forward to it, ... We worked hard all offseason and training camp trying to get to this point, and now you're finally getting into the game plan and the bullets are for real now.

It's embarrassing. We aren't making any excuses about injury, guys being out. Whoever is on the field has to perform. We just weren't ready to play.

I thought we could have played better against the run. I thought we gave them at least about 30 yards. I was just excited to get back out there, see my teammates flying around and trying to contribute.

Asked yesterday if justice has been served, ... No, no, no... You never want a fellow athlete to get hurt like that... My prayers go out to him and his family. I hope he has a speedy recovery and he can come back 100 percent. In this game, you trash-talk all the time. I've been through two knee surgeries and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

For what he does for that team, I don't see another one out there that's better. He's the closest thing I've seen to Barry Sanders. He's just that good. He does everything. We've got to always be aware of where he's at - at all times. You've got to concentrate on stopping the run first and go from there.

We're happy with the way things turned out. I thought we could have played better against the run. I thought we gave them 30 more yards, but they're a professional team, so they're going to get some plays.

We're going to miss coming in here and hearing Hugh laughing and cracking jokes. He was a great player for us and a great person for us. So, this really hurts. We understand it's a business and these things happen all the time. But it still hurts.

I think they miss him a lot. He's a guy that doesn't need any help blocking a defensive end, they can match him up one-on-one... If they don't have him, their offensive line drops considerably.

What can you say When you dig a hole too deep, you think you can come back, but then they came right back and made some more big plays.

I'm very shocked. I never would have thought in a million years that the season would go as bad as it has. It's just been one thing after another.

I'm going to get me an attorney, try to take this thing to the Supreme Court, ... Any y'all know 'Matlock' Give me his number. I heard he never lost a case.

I'm very shocked. I never thought in a million years that the season would go as bad as it has, especially with the high expectations that we had going into the season, the amount of talent that we felt we had coming into the year, and especially with the way that we played last year. It's been a shock. It's just been one thing after another.

I didn't see that. I don't know nothing about that negative stuff. I saw that 'We Love T.O.' sign. Did you see that

I love playing against running teams. There's just more opportunities for me to make plays, you know For us to make plays, as a defense. We welcome all challengers. Anybody want to bring it, we're ready.

I thought the defense played good last week it was just the running game. I feel like we can stop the run week in and week out. We did a pretty good job of it today.

The way the season has gone, at some point you want to stop the bleeding. Now we can get away from the game. And I know coach Andy Reid and the scouting department are going to do a great job of getting guys in here to make the team better.

We understand that a lot of things happened this year. We didn't play nearly up to our capabilities even when we had everybody healthy. But a lot of factors went into the way our team went this year.

They should fine the referee. That's who they should fine, for that bad call. I do think referees should be fined, for making a bad call or missing a call. Some disciplinary action, for the refs.

The train's going to keep moving, but any time you take away a talent like that, it's going to affect you some.

Even though this has been a tough season, we have a lot of pride on this team. And that came through today.

Our plan on defense is to pressure the quarterback and (Howard) can do that. It'll definitely help the secondary and the linebackers.

I wish it wasn't over and that we were playing today to go into the playoffs. But the way it was going, at some point, you stop the bleeding.

Anytime you lose, it's a missed opportunity. The whole game, I felt we were going to win. You never want to say it's in the bank, but....