Quotes by Mark Tauscher

“It was like a circus because we kept shooting ourselves in the foot. But at least our wounds were self-inflicted and we can clean those things up.”

“The thing Ive noticed is that hes just even-keeled, ... To be a good offensive lineman in this league, you have to be that way. His personality is low key, but hes very confident.”

“While I play against some of the strongest athletes in the NFL, I know that off the field, the toughest players are the thousands of hospitalized children who are fighting for their lives each day. Thats why Ive made this commitment and why Im asking everyone to join me in making a difference for these kids.”

“And after the game, Whit says, Why didnt you change that call? And I thought, Man, this kid is on top of it, ... That showed me something.”

“That happens every once in a while. Will did a pretty good job stepping in (and starting).”

“Whatever the reason, we have not been effective polishing it off and getting it done in the red zone. We moved the ball, but not to where we wanted to.”

“In the six years that Ive been here, just from an emotional point-of-view, this is probably the most difficult loss Ive dealt with,”

“We have to pull ourselves out of this. This is not a situation where we can look at it and say, Well get em next week. We have to figure out and really address whats going on. Because if we dont get out of this thing quick, its going to be a long year.”

“Weve had some success against Tampa Bay running the ball the last two times we played them. We know their scheme, we know what they do. It comes down to us up front, we have to improve on what were doing.”

“For as many yards as we had [452 vs. the Browns], to only score 17 points until 4 seconds were left in the game is pretty troublesome. We struggled, and we know we struggled.”