Quotes by Mike Nolan

“We dont have any excuses. We didnt play very well. Well correct our mistakes. Well learn from them.”

“We dont have any excuses, ... We played a very good football team and we did not play very well. That was obvious.”

“Its not going to be all roses, as we all know, going forward.”

“He did the same thing in our (2004) game. I hate to say it, but you have to play close attention to him and try to keep him from getting the ball.”

“In the second half, we were in passing formations that used Terry Jackson.”

“Had we played them really close, we would feel really good about where we are, but I dont know if it would have been realistic with where we are, ... A game like that takes you back to where they were a year ago in their minds. ... Im hopeful that the loss reinforces the things weve been doing all along.”

“This is only the second step in our journey, but it might be more valuable than our first one last week. Adversity sometimes is some of the best experience you have.”

“I told the team this is the second step of our journey, ... We look at the film and correct our errors, but its as important to act like a champion after a loss as it is after a win. And that entails saying the right things and holding your head high. We had a big victory (28-25 over St. Louis) a week ago. This loss does not do anything but teach us a lot of things.”

“I dont know how they addressed it last year,”

“We will continue to have our ups and downs. Well continue to get better as we go forward. But I dont see this team as being last years team. Theyve already proven theyre not last years team by winning the first game against the Rams.”