Joey Harrington Quotes (66 Quotes)

You've just got to trust ittrust that you know where they're going to be, cut it loose and then when they go make the play, it just builds that confidence,

I had to look for the guy who's going to make a play for you. He went up and got it. That's the kind of stuff that gives you confidence in another guy.

I have no idea what is going to happen. What happens in the next couple of months will obviously dictate whether they want me back or not.

I have talked to quite a few teams that have shown interest in me, and I am narrowing my list of teams to a few and then probably will visit them in the next week.

If I tried to throw Dre' a slant, he'd probably try to lateral it to someone, while R.W. would just take off. But in the interest of being politically correct, I'll just say it is nice to have both of them as options.

I like that, ... I actually never thought of that, coming in not having to worry about stepping into somebody's shadow. That's kind of nice.

I think everybody realizes the importance of playing for your teammates. When you get in those kind of games where everything just kind of seems to snowball out of control, it's important that you don't lose focus and start pointing fingers. ... When you hold up your end of the bargain and you're accountable to everybody else on the team, then things will fall into place.

I am tired of losing. I hate losing, and I am not going to take it anymore. I know the organization feels the same way, the city feels the same way.

I hope so. I know this team is sick at what happened the last time we played, and we are ready to go make it right.

I realize the cutthroat nature of this business and the produce-now mentality, and we haven't done it.

I just hope he's feeling better soon.

On fourth down, you have to go to a guy who can make a play for you. On fourth-and-17, what are the chances -- 5 percent You go to the guy who has a chance to make a play -- go up and get it.

I don't care what system you are in, it is nice to have him. Marcus was terrific tonight. Very intense, played extremely well and had some good catches for us.

Nobody played well. The problem when you're playing quarterback ... even if things go wrong around you, you're the last line of defense, and my mistakes compounded what was already happening yesterday. It was just an all-around bad day for everybody.

I enjoyed the visit, and I liked the Dolphins' coaches. They have a great organization. Other than that, I don't know what else to say.

It's just one game and we all realize that. But let's face it. It's the Packers. It's the team that has won the division longer than I care to remember. We're all tired of losing the close ones and looking up and seeing green and yellow on top of the division. It felt great to beat them.

I don't care about the record. Once you're out of the playoffs, records are irrelevant.

It's not something you can rush into. I would expect him to do his homework and cover his bases and make sure everything's in line before he pulls the trigger on something because it's a pretty big decision.

I think this becomes a confidence game more than anything, ... I'm not worried about making a statement to anybody but ourselves. This team is ready to get some confidence, and I think that's the best way to put it. I talked at the beginning of the season about getting a few breaks, making a few plays, getting on a roll, and this is a perfect week to start that, especially after we played Chicago, where we took one in the jaw. It's time to bounce back.

A lot of people wanted to make it out as a butting heads of a battle, and it's been nothing of the sort. He's been incredible and more helpful than I would have thought. I feel terrible for him.

Unsure of himself as a rookie starter, Harrington seems far more relaxed this year and is helped by the similarities in his former and current coaches' West Coast sets. Though he was sacked only eight times in 12 starts last year, Harrington struggled with his progressions, often throwing the ball away before even looking for his third option. He had a paltry .501 completion percentage. At this time last year my head was swimming, ... There were times I had no idea what the play I was calling needed. It's hard to be accurate when you don't know where you're throwing. I feel better now, especially with the guys I have around me.

I truly believe Kevin is the key to us. You look at the end of last year. When Kevin was running the ball like he was, things just opened up. If things go as planned, teams won't be able to play us like they have the last couple of years.

I feel terrible for the guy. I'm frustrated as a teammate and a friend. I just hope he's feeling better soon.

It'll be fun again, ... That's part of football. That competition makes the team better.

The pace of the game flowing down has everything to do with you being comfortable. My first two years here, we were playing musical receivers, rotating guys in and out of the lineup, guys getting hurt. It was a tough couple years as far as trying to build any sort of comfortable relationship with any of the players out there.

I certainly appreciate all that the Ford family and Matt Millen did for me. I learned so much in Detroit and I will always value those relationships and that experience. At the same time, I am eager to get to work with my new team, whether that happens in a day, a week or a month.

They're very fast. They're very fast and very aggressive, so they're going to make some plays. But it's going to be our job to try and take advantage of that aggressiveness and maybe catch them a couple of times.

He has that credibility, having won all those years in San Francisco. He demands focus, holds us all accountable. The guy sees everything on the field.

This team is ready to get some confidence and I think that's the best way to put it. I talked at the beginning of the season about getting a few breaks, making a few plays, getting on a roll. It's time to bounce back.

Hold up your end of the bargain. Get out there and bust (your tail) trying to do your best for your teammates. And when you hold up your end of the bargain and you are accountable to everybody else on the team, things fall into place.

I dealt with some pressure last year with that whole billboard down in New York, ... I know it's a little bit different from the college level to the pro level, but I don't think many college players have seen the kind of scrutiny that came with that billboard. I know how I can perform. I put more pressure on myself than anybody else does.

We knew they were a good defense. I knew they were going to make some plays. It was just a matter of us making some back. We made a couple early but then made too many mistakes.

It's great to end that five-game losing streak. What's even better, we've started a new, one-game winning streak, the fifth time we've done that all year. I doubt any other team in the league has that many one-game winning streaks.

I truly believe (Jones) is the key to this offense. If you look at just the straight numbers over the last five games when Kevin was leading the NFL in rushing, it opened up everything for our passing game.

He doesn't leave any detail uncovered, so when you play a game, you feel confident and comfortable with any situation. He knows that winning teams just react on the field, instead of thinking, because of practicing things over and over and over.

The offense has to pick it up. I don't know when we're going to take that step, ... I thought we took a step two weeks ago. Sooner or later, it's going to fall into place.

When you get beat like this it doesn't matter what's happened previously or what's going to happen afterward. You feel awful right now. Tomorrow you go in and see what you can correct. Then you move on and respond - hopefully like we did against Buffalo in the preseason.

We have been in too many of these games in the last couple years, where we had a chance to put a team away and didn't and too many of them have been against No. 4, ... I have one in mind from last year.

Dan's going to have to prepare like he's the guy now. He's been doing a great job in training camp, but now he's one snap away from being our quarterback.

I could easily go with Harrington. Easily. ... I think the quarterback's very possible. More than people think. Let me put it this way. If we took a poll of everybody involved in our draft strategy right now, Harrington would be here. But it's a bigger pi

I'm not expecting to walk in here and have them hand me a job, ... I think all three of us bring something different to the table. In one respect, yes, I want to be on the field. But if I don't start right away, I now I need to learn. I need to grow.

It's something that has kind of been nagging through camp a little bit and a little bit on Monday night, ... And now's the time to rest it.

I felt comfortable the last couple of weeks, ... I thought I made some good decisions, threw some good balls. I'd obviously like to get it in the end zone this week.

We're still as confident, as optimistic as we ever were. You know we hit a little stumbling block here, but I think it's going to be good for us because we can learn from it.

He said, 'I'm trying to make too many big plays,' ... He was trying to make a big play each time he touched the ball, when really if he stuck with his blocks and what he knows how to do, good things will happen.

Everybody on this team should be playing for pride. Everybody on this team should be playing because they're professionals. If you can't get up for that and need the motivation to be the spoiler, so be it.

I have no idea what's going to happen. It may not be in my hands, and the decision may be in my hands. ... I've never been through it before. Every off-season I've been confident that they want me back here, and so I don't know how this works.

You don't have to be perfect with him. A guy like Roy can make plays that aren't there.

There's nothing that Roy doesn't do well. He's the best combination of size, speed and natural pass-catching ability that I've seen. He's not our fastest receiver, and he's not our biggest receiver. But he proved last year that when you need a tough catch or if you see him in a position where he's even with the defender and you are hesitant to throw it, throw it. Give him a chance and he'll catch it.

I look forward to joining the Miami Dolphins whenever I am released or a trade is completed. The Dolphins are an ascending team with great coaching and I can't wait to get started.