Amani Toomer Quotations

If I was a psychologist, I could tell you. We didn't match their intensity ... I just can't understand that.

For us to lose the division, it would be almost a waste. We had it. We have it. We've been in the lead of the division for so long, we might as well keep it. Why give it away at the last week?

To get a win we've got to play good. And we really didn't play that well at all.

He's just really calm. Never gets rattled. To be so young and to have that kind of poise is rare. Definitely rare.

He's gotten me with a few cheap shots. His hits tend to be either late or borderline shots.

He's given the entire receiving corps an opportunity to make plays. I can't explain what happened last year. I don't want to even try to explain it. But we're playing well and it's exciting to know again that if you get open you might even get the ball in a spot that you can do something with it.

This was a great comeback, probably one of the best that I have been involved in.

Kerry enjoyed being in New York. He enjoyed this group. The guy can still do it and I know he'll be up for the challenge. It's going to be tough seeing him wearing that Raiders' black.

I think when we went to San Diego and he had all of that adversity, it really brought out the best in him. I think now he knows how good he can be, and he is doing a great job throwing the ball down the field and getting everybody involved.

I think the fact that he had time in the preseason and mini-camps is going to help him a lot in his comeback. This is going to give the other quarterbacks an opportunity to step forward and see who's going to be the backup.

I think we're overdue for a game where everything goes downhill for us. I think every game we've played, there's been kind of a rocky road, rockier than in the beginning of the year, and I don't know for what reason. Now teams are adjusting to what we do, and it's our turn to try and readjust to them.

I think we've pretty much reached a common ground. We see that he's willing to meet us halfway, so we're willing to meet him halfway.

I wish Kurt luck every week but this one.

It feels real good. We accomplished a lot. The so-called experts had us finishing last in the division. That goes to show how much they know.

I think he was pretty upset. I think that he really enjoyed being in New York and really enjoyed this team and this group of guys. I don't know what it's like anywhere else, but I think he misses us and a lot of guys in this locker room miss him.

I think Kerry was pretty upset. He enjoyed being in New York. He misses us as much as many of us miss him. It's going to be tough to see him wearing Raiders black and silver.

When I joined the Giants I wore No. 89 and had it for a couple of years. But I didn't like it. I didn't feel comfortable in it and I wanted to get out of it. You get a number that you feel comfortable with and it's like a good pair of shoes.

Whenever anybody as a receiver is making plays to help the team, you get your blood flowing and you get excited and you really get into the game, which is hard to do when that's not happening,

We're overdue for a big game. It seems like every game we've had recently has had a rocky road.

Everybody was talking about how tough it is to play in Kansas City. Yet we came onto the field and everyone was so supportive. It was strange to get that kind of greeting in another team's stadium. Everyone was so sympathetic.

Conceptually, it's an advantage for us. But you never know how it's going to turn out when you play the game.

Did he say that? Wow. Well, he's the guy that can do it.

Eli took a huge step forward today, ... I always thought this year would be his year to really step out.

Eli, he's progressing. You can see flashes. He's definitely going in the right direction.

I still consider myself a contributor, a big contributor, ... But I don't know how it's going to play out once the regular season begins.

I've seen Kerry when he's hot and he's a tough guy to stop. So we've got to be up for the challenge. I know we really want to win this division, so if he wants to exact his revenge, we're going to have to do what we can.

It was what it was last year. You kind of expected things to happen the way they did. This year's a different year and everybody's looking at it with a positive attitude.

I've always thought this year would be his year. And after what happened last week, we definitely needed to come up with a big game at home.

Oh, ho, ho, ho. I've seen Kerry when he's hot, and he's a tough guy to stop. I think he was very hurt when all that happened. He was pretty upset. He really enjoyed being in New York, and he misses New York.

This is practice. We don't want anyone to get hurt.

This game is over - dead as George Washington . We've got to keep moving on.

This is a game our team needs a lot.

This may not be an ideal situation, but Eli still has had the other parts of the preseason to prepare. He has had all the minicamps. That will help him come back.

They're playing well together, that's the biggest thing. Offensive line is less about the man-to-man match-ups and more about how the different layers work with each other to stop the defensive line as a group.

It was a tough game. We won, but barely. And once the game started the fans went back to rooting for the Chiefs.

It's hard to get upset, hard to get frustrated, when your whole team is happy and you're putting up the most points that our team has put up in a long time, ... You just have to take a step back sometimes and appreciate the situation, because wins are hard to come by in this league.

Everybody said how tough it was to play in Kansas City, that the fans are really on the opposing team, but when we came out, they were cheering.

It's been hard for me because I had a good relationship with Kerry. It'll be tough to see him in other colors.

It's related to Eli and the time the line has given him to make plays,

I'm not pointing any fingers, but there were a lot of things going on besides the fact I had a pulled hamstring.

I have no real comment, ... I just feel like we won. Leave it at that.

I just saw it in the air and I went and grabbed it, and that's all,

I really don't want to get into it, ... I just know I didn't catch a ball out there. We won, and that's what we should focus on. I'm not focused on myself, or my streak. That's about it.

I really loved playing with Kerry and I just respected him a lot as a person, not only as a player.

I can't understand that. I mean we are playing for a championship. I just can't understand that.