Quarterback Quotes

Your quarterback better be a star, because he has so much to do. If you can't throw the ball better, you're not going to open up the running game. - Jim Leavitt

Young quarterbacks do well because they have a great defense. - Steve Mariucci

Young quarterbacks are going to be like this. Do I think he has to play better? Yeah. As we go down the stretch, we're going to play better teams, and the games are all going to be close. We're obviously going to play every game close, that's just the way we are. And I have a feeling he will play better. He plays better with more on the line. - Ernie Accorsi

You wouldn't have guessed that, but since we copied Utah's offense, the quarterback has become an extra running back and the running back gets to be an extra blocker. We know how hard it is to defense because we can't defend the people who run it. - Rocky Long

You think about the guys who have been there the whole time and really defined the Miami Dolphins' defense... you think about Zach (Thomas), you think about Jason (Taylor) and you think about Sam. Sam was such a perfect fit under the press-and-go system under Jimmy. He was a guy that, just by his presence, made quarterbacks throw the other way. - Rob Konrad

You still see the city is very alive and you've got a lot of great citizens of New Orleans committed to rebuilding this city that are just so excited about Saints football. In times of tragedy, in times like this, people look to whatever they can to try to lift their spirits and I think for a lot of people that is Saints football. ... What a great opportunity it was for me to be here as quarterback, but not only that, but as a person in this community. - Drew Brees

You start with the quarterback. - Joe Paterno

You size up the situation and I knew they were going to pass, ... I was just rushing the quarterback as hard as I could. The defensive backs had good coverage and that helped. - Daniel White