Herman Edwards Football Quotations

There are certain players that bring more to your team than just being a football player. If you're talking about Tony Richardson, he brings a whole lot to this team besides being a good football player. We're going to do everything we can to bring him back.

We're going to get a good football player. Last time I checked, I had a saying a couple of years ago that you play the game for one reason and one reason only. Right? That hasn't changed for me. You play to win.

Monday Night Football and the bubble-gum card ? that was kind of important being in the league if you could do that.

He has not played a lot of football since the season was over with, and it's a little bit of a new offense, asking to do some things a little different. One thing about Chad, he's very, very hard on himself, and he'll bounce back.

He gives more than he gets so he's really like Curtis Martin. At the end of the day, those guys are who make the league great because of what they do on the field, how they conduct themselves as professionals and what the do off the field. His legacy as a player goes far beyond his football career.

It could be more ugly football for us.

I think they realized what type of football team we are,

We'll get better as the year goes on, ... We've got a young, athletic front seven, and we play with a lot of energy and enthusiasm as a football team. I think that's what people will notice about us -- but hopefully they won't notice us for a while.

It would be the first time he didn't show up for one since I've been here. The one thing about Curtis Martin, if he doesn't think he can help the football team, he won't do it. If he thinks he can help the football team then he will play.

This is a chance for you to be a part of the National Football League. There's nothing like it in the world. It's a great league to be involved in, but it's very difficult to be in this league. So take advantage of your opportunity Thursday night.

A lot of people look at the last preseason game as if it's not important. Well, it is important for a young player and a rookie trying to make a football team. Most teams have to cut down 18 or 15 players and bring eight of them back. So, I think it will be a very competitive game for the most part and I look forward to seeing these young guys play.

They realized what type of football team we are. We have to do the little things well. It doesn't look pretty all the time -- pretty doesn't win.

They realized what type of football team we are, ... We have to do the little things well. It doesn't look pretty all the time - pretty doesn't win.

I told John he doesn't have to make that decision. I'll make that decision for him, basically. And if he's not 100 percent, he really can't help the football team.

Football teams are families, ... I had a sister who used to beat me up all the time, but she was still my sister.

The next three or four teams we play, basically until our bye, have very good defenses. They're in the top-10 (defensively), so it could be ugly football for us.

I'm not going to bring anyone in here who's going to distract the football team and not give us a chance to win the championship. That's where it stands. I haven't talked to him.

in the twilight of his career. He knows that every year he comes back, he's getting closer to not playing anymore. He's had a great career in the National Football League. He's been on one team, caught over 500 passes. He's been a staple here. I think he knows there are only so many years left in him. He's going to play until he can't play anymore.

You gotta have a little kid in you to play football.

I figured I was due for one. We had to go for it. We a 1-3 football team. We needed to score a touchdown.

The guy is a heck of a football player,

All of a sudden, our punter and kicker now are going to be in a real game, a big-time football game, ... How are they going to react to that?