Derrick Mason Quotations

Rex has the 46 in his heart and he feels he has the players to play it. And we do.

He just needs to calm down a little bit. He wants to make a play so bad sometimes. A couple of times, he got pressured and tried to get the ball out quickly. But with guys on your back, it's hard to do that. He needs to stay composed like the player he is.

I was jaw-jacking with him a little bit, but it was fun, ... I was like, 'Keep coming, rook, because we are going to keep coming at you.' He's only going to get better the more he plays.

Jamal looks like he's in shape and prepared, considering his offseason circumstances. He looks like he wants to play football and put everything behind him. Now, he can actually strap it on and nothing is holding him back.

I think the refs just let their feelings get into it a lot. They crossed the line.

It feels good. This is what we envisioned happening at the beginning of the season.

It feels good considering what we've been through this season. It's been a lot of downs, but we're finally getting some ups.

I think he was kind of surprised about the number of guys they let go. I still don't think he has made up his mind about whether to play next season. 'This might sway him to retire, or he could decide to try it another year or two.

I'm still behind him, but he knows what he has to do, and he knows what he shouldn't do. Kyle is playing hard just like everybody else, but in certain situations, you've got to know what's going on. He showed flashes, but it's got to be consistent. There's no more really you can say other than that.

That was my main thing coming here, to be with a young team, a team that has the potential to win a Super Bowl now. Not next year, not two years from now, but now, ... And not to have to play this defense one or two times a year and possibly have to face them in the playoffs.

We can't keep making mistakes, we can't keep playing like this. It's demoralizing to lose, even worse to have your starting quarterback get hurt. That's depressing in itself. We're going to stick together, and get better.

Titans, it was nice, ... But this is a step above that.

With a healthy Steve, your chances of winning go up dramatically. Knowing Steve and what kind of competitor he is, he's going to do all he can to put them in position to win.

The good thing about it is we've practiced with Anthony. He got an opportunity to play in the second half. It's not like we're in Week 9 or 10 and all of a sudden you throw him in there.

every day, knowing that this team has a history and that we have the potential to go back and win it again very, very soon.

I've still got my memories, ... I still love the place, still enjoy going down there. I still love the fans.

Coach Billick, he just has a personality about him that you don't understand unless you're playing for him, ... He's all about his players. Did I think it was arrogance when I first got here? Yes. But now that I am here, I truly see what type of coach he is.

That's how you make your team better. You bring in somebody that's going to push the next man to work that much harder. Bringing a veteran in would be good.

It's crucial. Usually it takes us two, three, four series before we even get to the other team's side of the field. But today we were able to do that with the help of the defense. Once we got that rhythm going, it was hard for them to take us out of it.

It will be weird coming out of the visitors' locker room, but once I step on that field I've got a job to do and my job is to beat the guy across from me,

They are going to go to the 12th hour on this, but I have faith it's going to get worked out. Eddie is a great player, and you don't let great players go.

I'm just going to continue what I've been doing for the last eight or nine years, ... That's just to be consistent. They know what they're getting from me, each and every day.

If you want to talk, go ahead and talk because it's going to be a long season, ... And when we start winning, honestly, I don't want to hear anything.

He's our quarterback, he's the leader of our offense. No matter what went on the previous two games, I don't think we've lost confidence in him. I had confidence in him when I came here, and I still have confidence in him.

How many guys were here for the Super Bowl year?' Probably five guys raised their hands,

You've got to credit them, ... They stuck to their guns.