Perry Patterson Quotes

I went into hibernation. I was as anti-social as possible. It was definitely a humbling experience for me. I let a lot of people down. I felt I let the whole team down. I let the whole town down. - Perry Patterson

I just couldn't get into a rhythm. We couldn't get to a lot of things we practiced because we had a lot of three-and-outs. I kept my eyes on the rush. I didn't keep my eyes downfield. - Perry Patterson

I feel a lot better as far as feeling more calm and more experienced and seeing things. It's only been like 10 starts in between. I'm definitely trying to be a better quarterback than I was in that game last year. I'll try to be more efficient and controlling of the offense. - Perry Patterson

I didn't really feel comfortable, especially after the first interception. I really felt I got into a little slump. The coaches don't want to see that in me. They feel like I'm a battle-back type of guy. I'm still learning. It was only my 10th start. I've still got a long ways to go. - Perry Patterson

He'll tell me about games where he made six turnovers and how after the game they'd call him 'apple turnover,' ... He helps me keep that fire. - Perry Patterson

Emotions are going to be pretty high. Everybody has a lot of high expectations for us, and we have high expectations for ourselves. Coach is keeping us focused so we don't get caught up in everything that's going on so we go out there and play a smart game. - Perry Patterson

Coach had a talk with me. He just wanted me to keep my head up. That was the first true test of the offense. There's a lot of things we have to work on, but we saw some good things on the film. He wants the same intensity. He don't care how good you played or how bad you played. - Perry Patterson

At times it was cool, but when I look back on it, it was a long three years for me... It was just school for me. I wasn't really happy. - Perry Patterson

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