Dick Vermeil Great Quotations

I don't want to put so much pressure on him right now as a young player. He will become one of the great running backs in the National Football League just like Priest Holmes did. You become that. But each time he steps on the field he adds credibility to those kinds of credentials.

Some people see Priest going out there on Saturday for the first time and say, 'What's he doing?' ... He's poised to have a great season.

That's 4.3 miles with the ball under your arm. We brought him here with great hope and respect but no way could you anticipate him doing what he's done.

That kind of guy, as you saw, most of the time somebody was on him, but he just wins the battle physically, one-on-one. They do a great job of throwing him the ball. It's just a one-on-one situation, and he wins that battle.

Todd had a great practice today. We would not change at all. If you look back to the preseason games, we did exactly with Todd what we did with Trent. And he played well.

Todd had a great practice today, ... We would not change at all. If you look back to the preseason games, we did exactly with Todd what we did with Trent. And he played well.

We couldn't knock McNabb down even though we hit him. What a great football player.

We couldn't knock McNabb down even though we hit him, ... What a great football player!

He's a charismatic guy, has a great work ethic.

The ability of the defensive teams to take away what you do is much greater in the NFL than in college. What you do well now, they might eliminate on Sunday. So you've got to make sure you can keep branching off onto other things.

We had a week's bye. Again ? you turn the ball over, you're going to lose. Especially when you've got two great teams.

They put together a great game plan, and they executed. They knew what they had to do, and they tore us apart.

It's a very big win. These guys played like they had a chance for the playoffs. They played with great intensity and pride.