Jon Jansen Quotes (37 Quotes)

It sure feels great to have a win, ... and it was a hard one. They're a good defensive front, so we're happy with a win in this one.

It's a violent game, a violent place to play.

I think the organization deserves better than what they have had for six or seven or 10 years. This is an organization that has seen great, great success, and we don't want to be the ones that have allowed it to go unsuccessful for so long. With Coach Gibbs coming back, that was a step to getting back to the success. We want to win games for a man who's been good to us and very loyal to us.

I think we have a greatly improved passing game, ... I think we've got guys who can get downfield and the quarterbacks are confident that they're going to stay protected. I think that's the big difference They're not going to be standing back there thinking who they're going to get hit by. They'll be able to stand back there and wait for guys to get open and be able to get them the ball.

I can't count how many alter egos I've met. The only one I care about is the one that shows up on Sundays. That's the one we've had for 16 weeks. That's the guy we're hoping shows up for four more.

We've got more work to do. The excitement is fun and it will last for a little while, but we've got some goals that are still out there.

NFC games are huge, division games are even bigger and when it comes down to it, every game you win makes the next one bigger. We know if we win this one, it's going to make that Dallas game huge, and if we win that one, we move on to the Giants. We have things in front of us we can accomplish. If we do our jobs and play good football, then there's going to be good things at the end of the year for us.

Thankfully, I have a very good wife who helps me with a lot of stuff,

Finally, one of the balls bounced our way. Not only was it a great victory in terms of wins and losses, but it was a great emotional victory. We played hard the whole game and it really paid off in the end. And I think throughout the season, it's something to look back on and say, 'Hey we did this before.' I really think it'll set us up with some good momentum.

This is gratifying because it's been so long. I'm looking forward to seeing the fun guys have in the locker room this week because I remember how much fun I had the last time.

We just haven't let the little things bother us even the big things. We've had guys get hurt we've had guys step in and play. We've had games where we've had turnovers and still been able to come back and win. We had a really tough loss in New York and we were able to bounce back.

Obviously, I would rather play with 10 good fingers, ... But four on each hand will do.

I know Moss is new. I know David is new. But the majority of the guys - offensively, defensively and special teams - have been here for the two years now. And for here, that's an eternity. We haven't had that consistency for a long time.

People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been'

I don't care whether you're a Hall of Fame coach or a guy who got his first NFL job, winning that first year is tough. It just took time.

I think it was a great time as a line for us to have a bye week, ... because we got to work on mainly communication things. We've got to all get on the same page and stay that way.

The biggest thing for Mark right now is he has a lot of confidence. He's got confidence in the receivers, in the offense and in himself, and I think it has made a world of difference this year.

We said we had to win five in a row. We've got four done ... feels a lot better than it did at 5-6. We're playing at a high level at the right time and what we've got to do is get to the big dance and see what happens at that point. All we're asking for is a shot.

People remember what it was like the first time Joe Gibbs was here. They are just anticipating that this will be the second go-around of the same thing. That's what we're hoping for as well and we're gearing up for it.

I think anybody who can look at it in a common-sense manner - they went from a Super Bowl team to a 4-4 team that's in last place in the division. And there's probably a lot of reasons for that, but I think the more glaring reason is the controversy that's gone on since the Super Bowl.

I don't necessarily look at the 2-point conversion. I look at the opportunity that we gave them to have the 2-point conversion. If we get a first down when we have the ball, we're able to take a knee later in the game and end it on our terms. As an offensive line, we didn't provide that opportunity. That's what sticks with me.

He was excited first to be in there. We had four plays there where things weren't going real well, and he just said, 'Let's calm down, I need to calm down myself, and let's go out and play.' From that point on it was just like having Mark in there.

We've wanted to do this. We haven't had any identity other than inconsistent, but it does fit our personality. We the linemen come from pound-it programs and most of the staff has that personality, too.

Some things weren't there downfield that we thought were going to be there, ... and we had to eat it a couple of times.

It was good to see that side of him. It's probably an indication of how much stress we've all been under, having to answer all the questions about, 'Is it still a rivalry if you can't win' Blah, blah, blah. I think if you go down to Dallas this morning and ask anybody about that game, I think the rivalry is still there.

In the first two preseason games, it wasn't that I was uncomfortable, ... I just didn't feel the same as I had in previous years. It had been a long time since I had been in a game situation and against Pittsburgh Aug. 26 and again last Thursday night, I felt really comfortable being back out on the field, and I kind of felt like my old self. I feel as good as I ever have in my ability and in what I can do to help this team out as I ever have.

I'll remember Santana running into the end zone like I remember Larry Centers running wide open into the zone against San Francisco to win the NFC East title in 1999,

Our backs have been against the wall for a long time, which isn't the case for a lot of playoff teams. We're comfortable with that situation, so I think going into the playoffs maybe we have a slight advantage in that regard.

We've got to continue to work on our communication. I think that's the success of any group or unit, whether it's in football or in business or anything, it's communication, knowing what's going on and just making sure everybody's on the same page and everybody's going to the right guys and doing the right thing.

We have to go out and prove we can do it against teams that we should have success against. We need to prove that we're a good team, and we haven't done that yet.

I don't think that's something that you ever get past or get over, and I don't think it's something you should get past or get over. It's something you learn to deal with, but I think it's driven him to work on some things that he feels he needs to work on. And also make a push for staying that No. 2 and making a push for No. 1, whether it's at the end of this year or next year or whether it's somewhere else.

It's definitely made a huge difference, especially in times of trouble. We didn't necessarily have a couple good series in Dallas, and it would have been easy to point the finger and blame it on something. But having the camaraderie that we do and knowing where everybody is going to be, we were able to fight through it and have a great fourth quarter.

Obviously we're happy with this win. But there are things we have to work on and continue to improve on, and turnovers are definitely one area.

Having the casts helped me focus. I had to be perfect with my technique or I was in trouble.

I've talked to him at length about some different things, ... And the thing about it is, Patrick is old enough and he's mature enough and professional enough not to really need a whole lot of advice. I'm just there as a friend to support him and to be there for him when he does want to vent and talk about whatever he wants to talk about.

I think we've learned about how we can win games here, and how we lose games. And going into the final eight games I think if we can control the turnovers and we can control penalties and always go out and play physical, we're going to be sitting pretty good at the end of the year.

We accomplished what our offensive goals were, ... And that was to make people think about us being able to get downfield and us being able to make big runs. They've got to prepare for all of that now.