Quotes by Ben Leber

“When we get the lead big enough, theyre going to come out and throw the ball. That puts us in situations where we can pressure.”

“Were definitely motivated to beat them and to show him that we are a better team than he thought at the time of the draft. And, more importantly, the fans are feeling crazy about it and we dont want to let them down.”

“You can never tell with Brady if hes rattled or not. But I think the pressure made a difference.”

“Hes the emotional leader. His motor is always going. When youre on the field you want to be like that, too. He tells everyone to get going, you just do it.”

“We have a little youth, a little experience, and a lot of speed.”

“The kid is a rookie. Hes the first pick overall. Why is he being picky about where he wants to go? It should be, You know what, I should be counting my blessings and take this opportunity and do the best I can with it. A lot of us went through the draft. A lot of guys didnt make it into the draft. I think its kind of a slap in the face to the system.”

“I think it is definitely a realistic goal; that is why he set the goal. You very rarely set goals that you dont think you can actually achieve. I think in his case he knows its possible, and hes confident in his ability. And this offense can get him to 2,000 yards. Its definitely a challenge, but it is definitely there for him.”

“Thats one thing we want to do this year, start off solid right away. It took a while last year to find our identity. A lot of it had to do with the new defense. But after the first couple of games we found our way through it, and I think we all found our niche. We found our roles and fed off everyone else.”

“Definitely the fans are going to be riled up, ... Itll help us in the long run. If they can make some noise and get in his head, that would be great.”

“At the time it was kind of a slap in the face to not only this organization but the whole NFL and the way the draft works, ... Everybody knows the best guys going to go to the worst team from the year before. If everybody had a choice and said, Hey, I dont want to play there, then wed have to (make) some major changes.”