Joe Jurevicius Quotations

We stubbed our foot a couple of times. And that's all I have to say on that.

We'll see if that keeps happening, ... You have to do what you have to do. I'm not going to worry about numbers. I'm just going to go out and do my job.

Matt orchestrated all of it. I think you have to tip your hat to a guy who played the biggest game in Seattle's football history and we were able to come out like we did.

My job was just to kind of be a decoy on the back side, but we're always taught running things full speed, ... It kind of opened up, and we got six on the board.

I wouldn't change anything that happened. I think it helped kind of mold me to be a better person, a better man, a better husband, a better football player.

I'd like to get my second Super Bowl ring, and I'd like him still not to have one.

I feel fortunate to be there now with three different teams. I think once that game gets here, it's just going to kind of sink in.

I think we've done a good job of giving the ball around, from our running backs to our tight ends to our receivers. I think that's enabled us to be successful. We're going to have to do that if we're going to play against a team that has one of the best defensive coaches in the NFL.

I wrote a little M' in the grass and threw the ball up to him.

Starting 0-2 at the beginning of the season isn't very good for the morale, ... Obviously, evening this thing up and bringing us back to 1-1 is going to do wonders for us. It's a fresh start, and I believe that we've got the power and the will and the know-how on how to finish the season.

I think he was awesome. He loses his starting running back and he's able to overcome that with no problem.

That was just Matt and I adlibbing, if you will. It was a big play, and sometimes, you have to do it. He threw the ball on the money. I was supposed to get a hitch, but it didn't work that way, so we went deep. It was a great play like that. Sometimes it may be called playground football, but it worked.

You just have to find that balance between how to enjoy it and when to let it be. There are times when you're not going to want to see your family; you're not going to want to talk to the media.

What we have to do is realize we have potential here and we do have a special football team here,

This stadium has got to be the loudest I've ever played in. But that's not to say it's loud enough; next week it's got to be louder.

We've been doing great things all year, yet we still have doubters. That's frustrating.

What's defined my career is that if you give me an opportunity, I will make a play to help the football team. I've had my share of opportunities, and I'm happy to say I've taken advantage of them.

I've never been in a game like this before. I've been in some good games, but this one stands out.

I've never been in a game like this before. Are you kidding me?

I've never been a vocal guy like that. If they ask me, I'll tell them. I honestly believe it's the biggest game of our careers.

I've never been a guy caught up in numbers. If you call my number and you throw me a ball, chances are I'm going to make a play.

You're supposed to win the games you're supposed to win and you're supposed to win the tough games. The camaraderie on this football team, I think is pretty solid. We feed off each other and I think the potential really is the sky.

You never know when your opportunity is going to come to get open,

This is obviously the biggest thing sports wise. But it's not the biggest thing in my life and I realize that. I realize more that family is the most important thing. I learned a lot about myself. I became a better husband, a better father and a better person, period. I know that because that didn't kill me, I'm a strong person for it. Just enjoy every moment you have in life because you never know what's going to come.

There was no pressure, ... I've been doing this for eight years as a pro.

There were a lot of people in the national media, a lot of doubters. We played a legitimate brand of football all season. We put doubters to rest. We have an opportunity to stay on track, play football the way we know how to, and hopefully we'll get another win out of it.

This is where it all started for me. First and foremost, I wanted to become a Cleveland Brown, put on the orange helmet, play in front of Lake Erie and enjoy the feelings.

As much running as I have been doing, nothing is going to get me in shape except playing the game of football,

It's Game 1. By no stretch of the imagination should the Seahawks hang their heads. Look what happens in this league. There are ups and downs, and this is our first down.

It's Game 1, ... By no stretch of the imagination should the Seahawks hang their heads. Look what happens in this league. There are ups and downs, and this is our first down.

I want to be kind of the quiet guy who does his job. The blue-collar guy who does his work and lets other people notice it and talk about it and go about my business the next week.

I'm not happy about it. It changed the momentum. But they obviously played a better game.

I kind of think his knowledge of what it's going to take, what we need to do, are going to hopefully pay dividends for us. But we realize Carolina has been in the same position that we have, maybe a couple more times than us. ... It's going to be a great game. There's two coaches and two great teams that are going to be pitted against each other.

I realized that when I came in here, Matt had some receivers he was used to playing with. I just felt my job was to come in here and help where needed.

Being 9-0 playing at home, it's huge. The fact that we don't have to travel across the country to go play Carolina, which is a hostile crowd over there, they have to come to us. ... That's what you ultimately play for is home-field advantage.

Hopefully, I can bring some of that Super Bowl magic here.

I can say that I know what Coach Dungy is going through. That's no easy thing.

I'd love to change the story. I'd love to have him here. I can't have him here, so I wouldn't change the story for anything.

I believe Penn State is an upper-echelon football team, and I'm happy to see they're back on top.

This is a hard place for me to play.

All in all, this is how you envision yourself playing every week. Sometimes it doesn't happen, but you should enjoy it when they do come along.

All I've asked for is an opportunity, and more times than not I grab the bull by the horns.

The guy's a phenomenal manager. I'm just thankful he brought me along.

All of that stuff I went through a couple years ago with my son, it happened down the street from here. And it's not the easiest place for me to come. We drive by that place, and it's hard. It's not the easiest place in the world, but it is what it is. And, like I said, I had a little extra motivation today.