Rodney Harrison Quotes (35 Quotes)

They have so many weapons. I think it's so unfair for you to just point out one. Obviously he's one of the most dominating receivers in the league. But you can't take away everything. You just have to go out there and do your best to contain these guys and hopefully we'll get a chance to make some big plays.

He's the best in the business. He's a beast. We miss his leadership. We miss his smile. We miss his competitiveness.

He has a lot of weapons around him, a great defense. So he's not really asked to do a lot. He has to maintain, not turn the ball over and manage the game.

This is an exciting part of the year right now. It's a huge test for us, a big challenge, because everyone's talking Randy Moss, but no one's talking about the (Jerry) Porters, the (Ronald) Currys and the other guys who are very capable players.

Everyone wants to judge us and gauge us on what happened in the past, but this is a totally different team. People have to realize that and we understand that. So there's no guarantee that we're going to go out there and do anything.

We had some lack of communication and gave up a big play, and our goal is not to give up big plays,

We gave them some easy touchdowns. We didn't really play our game. Fortunately we were able to get a victory.

It's more hype because it's Randy Moss, who's a bigger name player, but if I get a chance to hit him, I'll hit him. If I get a chance to get an interception, I'm going to try to make the interception.

We're happy because he was a very unhappy camper this week, and you really don't want to be around him when he's unhappy. We're happy we got the victory for that reason alone. ... Maybe the media can leave us alone for a minute now. There's always pressure each and every week, but it feels good to kind of get the monkey off our back, win it and move on.

There's nothing easy about winning a game in the National Football League, let alone winning a championship, things that we've done in the past. However, that's in the past.

I don't anticipate any problems. Eric's been in the system. We love both of those guys to death. We have all of the respect in the world for Eric, as well as Romeo.

The offense did just enough and the defense pretty much went into the game saying if the Cowboys don't score, they can't win. They can't beat us. It comes down to making plays, and guys winning one-on-one battles. Ultimately, that's what our guys are doing right now.

The league is really set up for the owners to make money and I really don't like the structure of the players' contract. But that's another situation. I think technically, as far as stepping down, he did a great job.

I'm really excited at this point in time because I have an opportunity to play in the Super Bowl and I'm expecting my baby.

He's a captain, a leader, a tremendous physical presence in the middle. When you have one of your best friends back, one of your best teammates back, it's always a good, rewarding moment.

If guys feed off me, that's fine. But I'm going to play my way and I don't change. One hundred percent every single play, every single day. That's just me. And hopefully guys, especially the young guys, feed off of it and hopefully they learn how to be a professional and bring their 'A' game every day.

It doesn't matter if it's Randy Moss, Chris Chambers. It doesn't matter,

A lot of teams today do not believe in veteran players. But (Belichick) believes in bringing smart, disciplined, tough football players who respect the game and have the ability to move on whether we win or lose.

They can't throw. They can't catch. All they can do is yell, scream, swear at you ... They're fans sitting down, drinking beer, eating popcorn and pizza, and you respect that and that's what you like. You like to interact with the fans. You like to see the fans have a good time.

We have a lot of respect and love for Bruschi. But he's gone. That's unfortunate for us, but we have to move on. Just like if I got injured they'd have to move on without me. That's just part of the game. That's reality.

I think what you look for in a person to replace him is a person of integrity, someone that's honest and someone who knows the game and understands that it is the players that drive the game as well as the fans. If you have that, you have an opportunity for a great future for the National Football League and continued success.

I know James and me are different players, but I know he is going to go in there and he will play fine. James is a talented guy. He is smart. He is one of those rookies that seems a lot wiser and has a lot more wisdom beyond his years. I think in terms of going out there and playing, I think we will be fine at the strong safety position. He is going to go out there and make plays. He is a tough guy.

We understand that they are talented on the offensive side, that they have some good physical defensive players. It should be a physical, hard-hitting game and some points should be put up on the board. Hopefully, by us moreso than them. It should be a great kick-off to the 2005 season.

The club figured that, at 30, I couldn't run anymore. I'd suffered a groin pull in the first game last year. The muscle was 30percent off the bone. The doctors told me I'd miss eight weeks. I missed two. I guess the Patriots feel I can run well enough.

A week ago, I couldn't even walk.

It's going quite well right now with the rehab in Massachusetts, I'm going 4-5 hours a day. I went from not being able to walk and having my wife taking care of me to being able to run a little.

There were a lot of mistakes. We were rusty out there. We didn't communicate will and we had some missed tackles.

When it comes down to it, ... it's just football. After all the circus, the antics and the sideshow, it's just football . . . just going out there and just knocking heads and just playing football.

We're not a dynasty, we're just a good football team, and we've been a good football team since I've been here. The Chicago Bulls, they were a dynasty. They were a dynasty for six years, but once you lose, you're not a dynasty any more. I don't know how long dynasties last, but it seems like they don't last very long in professional sports nowadays.

I've never been around anything like it. We'd stop 'em, three and out. Then Ryan Leaf and our offense would give 'em the ball back on the first play, so we'd go out and hold them, three and out, again. We never let up.

We weren't up to par. Similar to (our opener) last year, we played rusty. We didn't play a complete game. We gave up some easy touchdowns, didn't really communicate well.

We won one game tonight. We won one game. We've got to go to Carolina, Pittsburgh, we've got Atlanta, then we've got San Diego. We'll see what happens after that. We'll see if we're so great after those games.

He's a consummate pro, ... I think I see him more than my wife.

We know the whole world is against us, basically, and people want us to lose, people want to see us fall. But that's fine. That's just the way it is.

It's good to have a two-way team, a passing game as well as a running game. Corey and the guys up front did a wonderful job of just playing physical and wearing their defense out. You've got to give them credit. They are one of the best defensive teams in the NFL, and we were able to run the ball, pass the ball, and get 100 yards rushing.