Aaron Brooks Quotations

Whether that was the changing point of the game, hey, we had time to go back down and answer and we didn't. I can't say enough about their guys. They came out and wanted it. They wanted it real bad.

Unfortunately, it's our new home, temporarily, ... We're going to have to accept that and be as comfortable as possible and get into a normal schedule for the regular season.

We're getting some fight in the team. We just fell apart. It's not good enough to keep losing at the end.

We knew they were desperate. I knew personally and the team knew they were going to come out and play their best football. Most teams do when they're in that type of situation.

So I don't have concerns, but we can't be worrying about that.

I wouldn't say we're at end-of-season form. But we're pretty close. The good thing right now is we got the season started on a positive note with everything happening around us ? us relocating and evacuees scattered across the country. Emotionally, we were able to hang in there and not let our feelings get the best of us. We played smart.

I wouldn't say we're at end-of-season form, ... But we're pretty close. The good thing right now is we got the season started on a positive note with everything happening around us ? us relocating and evacuees scattered across the country. Emotionally, we were able to hang in there and not let our feelings get the best of us. We played smart.

I don't know what it was. We just definitely didn't match their intensity. They had a lot more fire than we did.

I couldn't make the throws I wanted to. I guess I'm not as Gumby as I thought I was.

I am glad Kyle is on my side

From the time we stepped out of the locker room going out there to warm up, they really were into it. They were excited about us being here and they embraced us. We thank them for it.

We expect to get the job done. There won't be any excuses being made.

I actually feel more comfortable this year than last year. We've played Pac-10-caliber teams this year, and I don't think we did that last year.

It could go on and on like this, we have to take this one week at a time. At some point, it is going to wear down on us. We've got to be strong enough and mature enough to handle this situation and accept the responsibilities given to us.

Just about everywhere we go a hurricane hits. You just can't believe it. ... It's like a black cloud. We may not be able to play in Baton Rouge if it hits like that.

Just about everywhere we go a hurricane hits,

Jammal has a lot to learn, but he played very well against Julius Peppers.

Some of the families weren't able to make it out because a lot of airlines cancelled flights. Families had to pack up in cars and head westbound and northbound.

It did mean something to me, ... Talk is talk, but when talk is official, that's when you get that feeling. You say, 'OK, yeah, I got this job. Now I've got to perform. Now I'm the guy.'

That was huge, ... If that guys scores, that would have taken a lot of air out of us.

That was a great rebound. His basketball IQ is great. That was one where we knew we had the game.

We're definitely giving away games. (It) definitely is a matter of finishing, but we've got to not put ourselves in the situation.

We couldn't believe that this was going on where we live. It's weighing heavily on our hearts and minds right now.

We couldn't believe that this was going on where we live, ... It's weighing heavily on our hearts and minds right now.

Traveling out here was uncalled for. Try not to patronize us next time by having us travel out here and tell us it was a home game. But those were the circumstances, and we lost.

Traveling out here was uncalled for. Try not to patronize us next time and tell us it's a home game. But those were the circumstances and we lost.

Traveling here was uncalled for. Try not to patronize us by making us go to New York and say we were playing a home game. But those were the circumstances. We played hard, and we lost.

We would like to get as close to our fans as possible, because that's our 12th man on the field. The more we can do that, the better we feel we have a chance of winning, because the crowd can play a huge role. We don't want to have to feel that we play on the road every Sunday, but that is a possibility.

Try not to patronize us next time, traveling us to New York, saying we're playing a home game.

Try not to patronize us next time, ... and fly us out to New York and say it's a home game.

Try not to patronise us the next time we come to New York for a home game, but those were the circumstances.

We got our split. We're not in a terrible situation. We could definitely be in a better situation, but stuff happens and we've got to rebound from it.

We are going to come back strong. We are going to come back and do the best job we can and put ourselves in a better situation.

Brandon's a great defender and he did a great job on me. They had great help and they did a good job of containing me.

It was way overdone. Setting up a stage, traveling out here, was uncalled for. ... Try not to patronize us next time.

The team camaraderie we built, guys knowing their roles and not expecting too much from themselves, has helped. Guys are not getting ahead of themselves and they're understanding what's expected of them at every position. It's made everybody's job easier. That's what's made us a better football team.

Sometimes we got caught up into the hype that we are a running team, and that would cause us to do a lot of stuff. Now we're looking at playing smart and taking what's available.

Ray Lewis, Ed Reed you look at what they accomplished last year and it's a great opportunity for us. I'm just looking forward to going out there against those guys.

Actually Malik (Hairston) called the meeting. It started as a conversation, then it got kind of heated, so they called everybody over. We just questioned everybody's heart.

Coach is very frustrated. And he should be.

A new season starts. We're zero and zero.

As a football team, we're not looking for any handouts. We'll band together as a team. We want to go out there and shed a lot of blood, sweat and tears. We want to make our people proud of us. We feel like that is our civic duty.

As a football team, we're not looking for any handouts, ... We know it's going to be difficult, we know it's going to be hard. We're going to be fine and we're not going to use this as a crutch and say, 'Feel sorry for us and let us win this football game.' We're going to remain true to ourselves, stay as one as a football team.

They were just bringing it. They brought pressure, and we couldn't escape it. I had to keep throwing it away. That's the most pressure I've seen in a while. It was a great scheme. We didn't respond well and they limited our big-play opportunities. We didn't get back into it until the fourth quarter, and that was way too late.

They were excited about us being here and they embraced us. We thank them for it.

They made this seem like the Super Bowl,

It's just a sense of urgency. We need to get it together immediately. ... It's like a broken record.

It is shocking for any team. I mean this is the NFL. The parity that is around the football league, most games are close. They pretty much dominated on both sides of the ball.

It is shocking for any team, ... I mean this is the NFL. The parity that is around the football league, most games are close. They pretty much dominated on both sides of the ball.

It's all on us. We could be at the top (of the Pac-10), we could be at the bottom depending on how we compete and play together.

It's tough right now. I didn't expect we would be struggling the way we are struggling. They made it hard for us in a lot of ways.

It started as a conversation, a couple of guys over at the house. It started as a conversation, but then it got kind of heated, and we called everybody over and we had a meeting about it.

It's like a black cloud. We may not be able to play in Baton Rouge if it hits like that.

That's the difference in every ball game. We didn't do that today.

The two games we won, we played mistake-free football,

They came out and closed down a lot of things. They're definitely a good defensive team. You know you've got to knock down shots when you get open looks.

Any time they've got No. 4 on their football team, anything can happen. They could have an eight-game winning streak from here on out, so I'm not really too concerned about that. I'm only concerned about us as a football team going up there and trying to get a victory.

I'm getting there. I'm getting comfortable, ... Once I know the blitzes are coming before they even happen, then watch out.

I'm dealing with it the best way I can. But at the same time, I still find myself thinking it's nerve-wracking and it ain't all it's cracked up to be. But I guess the first week is probably the hardest week, just like any other job. Then it gets better.

I had my house phone always forwarding to my cell phone, anyway, ... I thought: Eliminate the middle man, which is my house phone.

I'm not where I want to be, but I don't think this team is where they want to be.

I hope not. We're going to come back strong. We have to look forward to the next game. ... Hopefully we'll finally be settled into our routine there in San Antonio. That will help out a lot.

In the back of our minds, we know we have to give them one tiny bit of hope. We have complete faith in what we are doing because every time we go out there, it is our job to give them hope that every day will be a better day.

In the back of our minds, we know we have to give them one tiny bit of hope.

It has to be Champ Bailey. His ball skills are outstanding. He can break on the ball. He can re-direct a route. His recovery speed is great. He's pure. He's the closest thing to Deion (Sanders) we've probably seen. There aren't a lot of corners you say that you're not going to go after. I'm going to try all of them. But he's the best, and the one you should worry about the most. When we played him last year, he made some hellacious plays. I threw one ball that looked like it was going to be over his head and he made a great play on it and tiptoed the sideline. He's an awesome corner.

Hopefully, we'll finally be settled into our routine. That will help out a lot.

I doubt very seriously I will be a New Orleans Saint again, so I can look forward to moving on.