Nick Barnett Quotes (19 Quotes)


    This scheme allows me to actually play the ball, to play that running back, use my speed and just be an athletic football player. That's pretty much what it is for me. Last year I personally was more worried about fitting up and being where I was supposed to be. This year I'm going to stay alive and try to make plays.

    If he's hurrying, if he starts throwing the ball crazy. If he starts to scramble, that's good coverage or pressure.

    Last year we thought we had an identity. We thought we had something going and we changed it, and we didn't get that rhythm going of what we wanted to be. This year I think we're going to establish that and go out there and just play football and be ourselves.

    Now, I'll take it upon myself to see stuff like that if I see that split turn around and make sure I see if there's a call, ... In practice you don't have to turn around, you can hear it. That's part of learning.

    I'm not going to lie. I'm still shocked he's not going to be there. He was a good friend of mine and a good head coach.


    We gained a little confidence today. But we know there's a long season ahead of us, just like when we were 0-4. Just because we have one win, we can't stick our nose in the air.

    The organization went another way, and it probably will work out for the best.

    If that's the route Ted Thompson takes, I think there will be a lot of support. But I'm not really worried about a head coach right now. I'm still in shock that Coach Sherman is leaving.

    Yeah, you hate doing the what-ifs. I hate saying it, even thinking it. But sometimes you can't ignore a blatant bad call by the refs. You also have to understand what we did wrong before we can get it right.

    A loss is a loss, I don't care what day it is. It hurts regardless of if it's Reggie White 's day or Brett Favre 's day or Bart Starr's day.

    I know everybody will be watching to see if we rebound from off of this 0-3. It's not in the Packers' personality to be 0-3 and to lose games. So, everybody is going to be watching to see what we do and how we respond to this.

    Grady's still getting the scheme down, ... He wasn't here for the whole training camp but he's doing well. Once he really gets it down, its going to help me a tremendous amount.

    When he made that play, it set the tone for the defense, ... We got excited and got that momentum going. We stayed aggressive. We never got too conservative and we kept after them.

    At 0-4, you feel like you're in a dark place. Now that we're 1-5, it still feels like a dark place. It's not a great feeling. If you have the heart of a champion, it hurts.

    That's on the organization to make that decision. I feel like my home is the middle and if they decide to move me, we'll have to discuss that.

    It's not my worst Christmas. I had Christmases where I never got presents, when I was little where we wrapped up anything just (to have something) to open up. But to lose on Christmas, it's pretty (expletive).

    It was unbearable to watch them. Who thinks losing feels good It affects your life. It affects your family, everybody around you. It's a disappointment. It's been depressing. We still have one game to try to keep our heads up high, but basically it hurts.

    I think there would be a lot of support for him to be a head coach. If that's the route that Ted Thompson and the organization want to take, I'm sure there would be a lot of support for him.

    They are a little bit more two-dimensional (with Grossman). That's not to say anything bad about Orton. He can throw the heck out of the deep ball, but Rex Grossman is a little bit quicker making decisions. That's the difference basically.


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