When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.
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Whether you're a quarterback and you just threw a pick, or you're a corner and you just got beat for a touchdown, you've got to have a short-term memory, shake it off and play the next play.
You love for a quarterback to sometimes make the decision as the rush is coming and make the decision as the play, as opposed to where that computer is hitting it fast and he's knowing where to go with the ball at the right time.
It's my job, first and foremost, to take care of the football. Guys work their tails off. That's Football 101. From the time you play youth ball to high school, college, pro, every level, that's the starting point for every quarterback. You have to take care of the ball.
I think you have to go deep into the bag of tricks, so to speak, to try and slow down the quarterback.
Quarterbacks like guys who try to do everything they can for them and put it on the line for them. So that's what I try to do.
Everybody's watching when you're the quarterback. The other players see how much you want it.
You have to approach it the same way with any quarterback. You're going to try to do the best for your guy.
My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.
If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it.
If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.