As a football team, we don't have any backups. We don't consider anybody a backup.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think that I've ever been a backup.
If you come in this league, and you're comfortable with being a backup, something's wrong.
I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.
You can't put a running back in there and have him not know who to pick up. You can't get your quarterback hit.
We feel good about our running backs as we have them right now, and we will continue to see how they progress.
We need the quarterbacks. It's a passing league and a quarterback-driven league. We need the Peyton Mannings in football uniforms out there playing - the Tom Bradys, the Drew Breeses, the Philip Riverses - we need those guys instead of them standing on the sideline.
I think that's one of the great things about the Pittsburgh Steelers - we're not a big free-agent team. We build guys up through our system to have a better understanding of our defense.
I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.
We have to back each other up no matter what. Defense, you have to do your job, and offense has to do theirs.
You have to understand that in this league, we are all one play removed from being the starter or from being the backup, in any game.