Quarterbacks Quotes

A lot of quarterbacks commit to a college and fall into a system rather than choosing a college that will develop their talent. - Tom Lemming

A lot of good quarterbacks in this league have taken different routes to be a starter in the NFL, ... It's not always a straight line. - Brooks Bollinger

[The Raiders have a record 32 players returning from last year's championship squad out of 39 who were eligible to do so.] Our strong point is having so many veterans back at key positions, ... We have the same quarterbacks, running backs and receivers. They are a bunch of guys who know how to win and it gives us continuity. - Bruce Bennett

[The quarterbacks and receivers are so complimentary of each other nowadays, it's pretty scary.] If I get open, he'll make the right

read and if he throws it to another guy, then he's open... He goes through his progressions nicely. He's

definitely a different guy. - Anthony Russo

[Spurrier] is a perfectionist, ... Being a former quarterback, he's right in there. He's very tough on his quarterbacks. ... Our situation became a bad one. It just sort of deteriorated at the end. I don't keep in contact with him. I wish him well. - Terry Dean

[Minus the game-to-game defensive ferocity, he says, coaches can drop their quarterbacks into the pocket, let them work through their reads and pass.] Everybody is looking for the next guy who puts up big numbers in the pro-style offense... If they're going to go that route and develop a quarterback in that regard, they're just more likely to go in another direction. ... It's a combination of things. But at some point, yes, stereotypes do come in. - Harry Edwards

[Dana Bible, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, agreed.] Two years ago he would have run, kind of scattered... The clock in his head said he was late. But the clock in his head (also) said he was OK. - Bible

[Bledsoe may be considered old school, but it is the school most quarterbacks attend, including Manning.] They're almost clones... They're that similar in their style and how they play the game. I don't think the game has changed from the time Drew was drafted until Eli was drafted. - Ron Jaworski

(There are quarterbacks) you win because of, ones you win along with and ones you win in spite of. If you've got one you have to win in spite of, he's usually not the quarterback very long. - Dick Vermeil