Quotes by David Patten

“He knows the magnifying glass is on him right now. We have to be very supportive of him right now. There is a lot of pressure on him. He needs to make those throws.”

“Weve got to go out there and show some consistency. Weve got to show that were going to be able to complement our defense.”

“The thing about it now is the games dont count. Weve got two weeks to fix the problem. The thing I observed tonight — after the picks, after the bad plays, he was still upbeat, he still took charge in the huddle.”

“I was telling the guys that I felt like a rookie all over again, ... Its just a whole new atmosphere. It seemed like in New England everything had become normal, because were just expected to win. And this is a whole new challenge -- getting this team off on the right note -- and just to be a part of that is exciting.”

“Hopefully, thats the start of good things to come, ... I expect to have my best performances here in Washington. I feel like theyre going to give me an opportunity to go out there and be a difference maker, and thats a step in the right direction.”

“It kind of gets old, because you dont just want to be remembered for your past, ... You want to be remembered for what youre doing right now. All of that was good, and I appreciate everything I experienced there, but its about here and now. What are the Redskins going to do? And when you experience that kind of success, everybody wants to know what you did to get there. Hopefully, I can bring and illustrate those positives, and we can build upon that.”

“No one expects us to do anything in the NFC East this year. Everybodys negative, and weve kind of brought it on ourselves because weve struggled in the past. But the bottom line is its a new year - everybodys even.”

“No one expects us to do anything in the NFC East this year, ... Everybodys negative, and weve kind of brought it on ourselves because weve struggled in the past. But the bottom line is its a new year - everybodys even.”

“When it came down to the end of the game they kind of got soft, ... because they thought we were out of the game.”

“I see an old guy that still has got it,”