Drew Bledsoe Quotes

"Crazy things can happen, ... There are a lot of talented players in this league and if you don't take advantage of your opportunities and put a team away when you have a chance, you always leave them some opportunity to beat you. That's what happened."

"You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball."

"The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top."

"That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship."

"It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and you are able to do it."

"I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is."

"To go and talk to somebody that has a negative relationship with the guy, I just don't see the benefit for me personally or our team in doing that."

"I said, 'Yes, sir,' 'No, sir' and did what I was supposed to do. He's a funny guy, but he's only funny if he's not talking to you because he's pretty hard on guys. When I was young, I got tired of all the noise from Bill. As you get older, you realize some of the things he taught me when I was young that have gone on to help me in my career."

"When you have that rivalry and you have that history that goes with it certainly is good for the game and for the sport. I think it adds a little level of excitement for the players and the fans."

"This was huge because it would've hurt to lose back-to-back heartbreakers. It was a short week and we made mistakes, but we continued to show resiliency. We had to overcome ourselves to win."

"I think both of us appreciate more now than we did the first time around the opportunity we have to be a part of this league. To be in my 13th year and still have a chance to go out and compete is certainly something I don't take for granted. I think Bill's kind of in the same boat. He really enjoys being around the players and enjoys the process of getting ready for games. That part has changed a little as well."

"Jason Witten is a special talent. He's as good as Ben Coates (was) when I played with him in his younger years."

"He's obviously a tremendous talent and everybody knows the difficulties he's had. Anybody that's going to look at him has to determine how much they'd be willing to take and determine from T.O. where he's at in terms of his attitude toward things. There are a lot of things if a team is going to approach T.O. that they've got to weigh."

"As a veteran player, I understand there's a method to his madness,"

"He's a very smart receiver in the slot, ... He does a great job with his moves at the top of his routes and gets himself separation. He has a lot of experience in this offense, so he really understands where we need him to be."

"He will make things as hard on me as he can, ... He takes pride in trying to put pressure on the quarterback and trying to devise schemes to confuse your protection and try to get in the backfield. If we can handle it, we are going to have opportunities to make plays."