Richard Seymour Quotes (31 Quotes)


    We lost our three starting linebackers. You can't take those guys out and expect everything to be the same. We haven't done as well as we'd like, but it's early. If we had all the answers, we wouldn't need camp.

    Rodney's tough as nails and anytime a guy like that goes down in pain on the field, you know there's something wrong.

    It's terribly disappointing. It ends our season. Now we're going home to watch the games on television.

    He definitely has the ability to be a great coach in this league. He has a lot of tools that it takes. He's very poised. He's a smart guy. He understands defenses and how to take things away from offenses, so he'll probably have a lot of success in this league.

    At this point in time, you win or go home. We're not ready to go home.


    That's the way we look at it. Whenever we step on the field we want to win. (Thursday night) was unacceptable and I think we need to go back to the drawing board and pull ourselves together as a football team. We have to work our way from the bottom up. It's going to take work, dedication and commitment from everyone.

    I feel like I was in a boxing match. Nothing is ever easy against Pittsburgh. . . . Last week we didn't get too low with the loss. This week we won't get too high with the win. But it's nice that we're able to pull out tough wins like this. This is what football is all about. I know it's early in the season and there's a lot of football left to play. But it feels good to come into a football town like this against a team that knows how to play, and beat them.

    Obviously, we have our work cut out for us, ... but I look at this as another opportunity for this football team.

    I just want to be paid wherever my place is. What I bring to the team, what I bring to the table, I just want what's fair for me. I don't want to take advantage of anyone, and I don't want anyone taking advantage of me. I'm firm on that, but at the same time I'm willing to work on something that's fair. If I bring a certain level, then I want to be paid at that level.

    I try to do things with class, try to be a man of integrity. I never want to put on a show or try to draw attention to myself.

    It was time to pick it up. We've got a long way to go but we needed to get things rolling. Improving. We did that.

    I tell them I'll buy half of them y'all buy the other half. Nine times out of 10, I'll end up paying for all of them. But at least I know I'll have 50 screaming for me, not against me.

    Anytime we go up against an offense that likes to run the football like they do, its up to the defense to do the job. We just tried to mix it up with the 3-4 and 4-3. Give credit to the whole defense.

    Make no mistake about it. That wasn't the reason that we lost that football game.

    I feel like I was in a boxing match out there. But nothing's easy when you come here. It's always a tough match.

    It's beautiful, because before us, the last couple teams that won the Super Bowl, they didn't even make the playoffs the next year, like us in 2002. We had teams gunning for us all year long, and we met every challenge. We answered all the questions.

    I'm just trying to get myself in game shape. I feel like I'm in good shape and by the time the season rolls around, I think I'll be just fine. It's a matter of getting out there and playing and getting a feel for it again to get ready for what we hope is a long season.

    I always thought that good things come to those who wait anyway. At the end of the day, when I lay my head down I want to be happy. You can have all the money in the world and not be happy.

    It's good for Ty. I think he went through a little bit of a tough time, trying to find his place, trying to find his (new) home.

    I have two wedding bands. One with diamonds, one everyday platinum band. I also have a dog tag with my number between my little sister's name CeCe and my son's R.J..

    Denver caused a lot of those mistakes. I don't care what anybody says -- you have to give them credit.

    Obviously, we don't want to be in those situations, but we have the confidence as a team that we can get the job done. We have a great opportunity of going out this week and trying to bounce back from our loss.

    If we line up in the same spot all the time, they always know where we're going to be. Any time we can move around, try to be disruptive, that makes the offensive line have to make checks and calls. We go in and out of things to keep them off balance and not knowing what we're going to do.

    Whoever is in the game, that is who we are going to have to face, ... Obviously, Vick is one the best players in the NFL. If he is there, that is a guy that we are definitely going to have a game plan for.

    We have the talent with Ty Warren , Jarvis Green, Big Wilfork and it's just a matter of going out and doing the job every day. It puts more beef on the field and we can move in and out with our versatility. We all feel like we're every down players and want to be on the field, but we don't care if its 3-4 or 4-3 as long as we're winning football games.

    I like classic clean lines with a little bit of edge. I like to make a statement in a suit, rather than have the suit make the statement.

    I just think it is another opportunity for some other guys to step up. I am not sure who is going to step up in that spot, but whoever's number is called, I just think they have to be ready to go.

    My favorite is a square-toe black shoe, but for a dressier look, I'll wear gators. The bigger the shoes, the more expensive they get. Unfortunately, I'm a size 17.

    They want to run the football. It's going to be important that we try to make them be a one-dimensional team. I think if we can do that, we're going to be fine.

    Anytime I go out on the football field, I try to go out and play to the best of my abilities. The key is being consistent.

    If we can keep this up, we might be peaking at the right time. We have a lot of pride in what we do out there.


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