Jamie Sharper Quotations

When he first got down there, he was 'The Golden Child.' Everyone loved him, ... He had his whole family down at practice every day. It was like his father had stock in the team. David could do a little more than anyone else could do, because he was the franchise guy.

Mack? He's strong. He's out there every time blowing up the linebacker.

No, not at all. Not the offensive lines. You don't need to know their names or anything. If they're not Walter Jones, then nobody cares about who they are.

I don't know why they're giving up the sacks, or what the mood is that the guys are going through, ... But hopefully they'll give up 20 this weekend to us because I need my first sack of the season. That's what I'm looking for.

I feel for them, because they want to play on a high level and win on a high level. Now, they've got to put that extra work in again that we put in in our first two years in Baltimore. But they'll deal with it, because they're great players.

I can't say for sure whether they'd be winners or not, but I know that me and Aaron would be getting down to what the problem is, ... We're the type of guys that would go in there and try to see what's going on. Either talk to the team ourselves or talk to the coaches or something.

He had his whole family down at practice every day,

He might be a short guy, but short guys can get through small cracks and make plays.

I was just talking to the guys telling them I haven't had a 10-tackle game,

Really, the crowd is not that much of a factor.

Yeah, I'm new here, ... I've got to make some plays on the field before I can be too boisterous.

You don't need to know their names or anything, ... If they're not Walter Jones then nobody cares about who they are. We worry about the skill positions. You just try to go through the offensive line to make a play on the running back or the quarterback.

We wanted to get one for him. But more than anything, we just hope he comes back healthy.

I've only had two winning seasons in eight,

As long as we are producing or winning games, that's all I care about. But I do want to get a 10-tackle game sometime soon, and, of course, get on the sack board.

David could do a little more than anyone else could do, because he was the franchise guy.

After three years of not winning many games or going to the playoffs (with the Houston Texans), I wanted to come to a team that was winning. I believe I can help them get to that next level.

In Houston, we were more concerned with winning a game or trying to have a good showing. Here, we're trying to win championships.

But I hope I hit him 10 times this week.

I'd rather have injuries early in the season than late in the season because it helps us with our depth. If we can get a victory here or there with some second-string guys, by the end of the season, we'll have more depth going into the playoffs.

The main thing is to make sure guys know what they're doing. Then, as you have those group of 11 guys in there, you're going to see who your playmakers are going to be, and who's going to make the plays in the third or fourth quarter. And when we get to that position ... we can go out here and be confident in what we're doing. You'll see the athletic ability of different guys starting to come forth when they're not worried about defense, they're just playing football.