Quotes by Edgerton Hartwell

“People always ask what he taught me. I dont go too deep into it. We worked. We didnt visit too much outside of work. Some things that go unnoticed are just better off unsaid. That takes nothing away from anybody. Hes a great guy. Hes a great inspiration. Hes done it. Hes been successful.”

“My plan is two years from now people will be talking about me as one of the great linebackers thats played,”

“I knew I wasnt going to have many plays, ... I wanted to make an impact early.”

“Its nothing personal with those guys. Were all friends, ... But Ive got bragging rights for the next year, point blank. I can brag. They cant.”

“Every linebacker on that team had some bad habits to get rid of, and thats what he did, improved all our shuffling and our reads and made us all better, every last one of us - even Ray.”

“He definitely helped my career. I wanted to be a sponge. I wanted to learn from him.”

“Sometimes you talk to coaches and they dont understand ... the things that happen at the snap of the ball,”

“Thats not true. Things happen. Linemen get cut off, gaps get closed, backs dont run exactly where theyre supposed to run, receivers dont run exact routes. (Singletary) knows that, because hes played through it and he understands when you tell him something that you only get through experience on the field. Hell make those adjustments so you can go out there and play.”

“Every linebacker on that team had some bad habits to get rid of, and thats what he did, improved all our shuffling and our reads and made us all better, every last one of us - even Ray,”

“They came in here with the attitude that they were going to bully us around.”