“You respect him because he's a man of integrity and a man of faith. He treats guys as professionals, and I personally admire him for his intellect of football, the way he teaches guys.”
“We know they're looking forward to coming out and beating us. And what a great win it would be for them if they did beat us. Any time you're 0-5, a win helps cure the pain.”
“When a quarterback has happy feet, when he has to make a quicker decision than he wants to, he'll make choices he doesn't really want to. That creates turnovers for the defense.”
“Anytime they can sustain a drive, that's not working in our favor. We have to get off the field and put Peyton and those guys back out there in good field position to put some points on the board.”
“It was like a sigh of relief. He gave everyone a big hug. He didn't have a chance to do that the other day when we came down. But he hugged everyone. He was so excited to be back with his family, his football family. Everyone is so happy for him. We're still supporting him.”
“They run more to close out games. If you study their games, the offense is pretty [diverse] in the first half. They make most of their big plays in the passing game in the first half. Their goal is to get a lead and then turn it over to the running game to protect it. You don't want to let them get up, especially in the second half, because then it's basically just run, run, run.”
“We were there to support him. And he ended up supporting us. It was a very emotional moment. There was joy in the room. He seemed relieved to see us, and we were so happy to see him and the way he was being a tower of strength for his family.”
“Having renegotiated the deal down, I think BT will find it very hard to justify having to pay up again in order to win MCI, ... This is certainly a big blow for BT's strategic aims and what they're trying to do with MCI in terms of their plans to grow the business globally.”