Receiver Quotations | Page 3

As soon as I caught it I knew no one was going to catch me, ... I actually knew they were going to throw that ball before the receiver even ran the route.

the most complete receiver that I've ever seen.

It was coach Holtz's last year at Notre Dame. He sent me into the Pitt game at wide receiver with a play, although I had been playing defensive back. (Coach Bob) Davie came in the next year, and I never got into another game. But I consider myself fortunate for having that one opportunity.

It was definitely a coming-out party for me. He did catch a four-yard touchdown pass (late in the game) that the NFL Network keeps showing every week, but it was cool. I was excited. I was just glad to have the opportunity, that early in my career, to play against a top-notch receiver and do well. Am I satisfied? No, because he got that touchdown.

It's a complicated process to look from receiver to receiver. The steep learning curve is going to turn off most casual gamers.

It really wasn't that special, ... It was just helping out a fellow teammate. I knew the cornerback was going to be in a jam with the inside receiver running a little stick route, and I just tried to make a play and help him out.

Ford's our go-to receiver but not our only one. Keegan sees the field and distributes the ball based on what the defense gives us.

It's like a dream. It's cool. I'll find out if I'm starting soon enough. I can say this: There's going to be more rotating and I'm playing a lot more in two-wide receiver sets than I used to.

It's more of a thinking man's game. It isn't easy to be down in a three-point stance one play and rush the quarterback, and get up and turn and drop and cover a receiver or back the next. I think it will be a good fit once I learn what the heck I'm doing.

It's going to be really interesting to watch him work here at the receiver drills and do all the things that they do.

It's been amazing the last two weeks. Corey Webster has done a really good job, you can tell he played receiver in college the way he goes after the ball.

It sort of screwed me up. I couldn't figure out what was going on. They had a quarterback in, four tight ends and a receiver and there was no kicker.

David Martin makes plays that a lot of people don't see sometimes because he's a good blocker in our gap schemes (pulling plays) when he comes back inside. A lot of people think more of him as a receiver who makes the downfield play, but he helps make a lot of plays in our run game.

Daniel is our best cover guy, bar none. He played corner for us last year, and we put him on their top receiver tonight, and he pretty much locked him up.

You tell me one receiver out there right now that's doing the things he's doing. There's some guys who are having good games, but I'm talking about somebody who can give you across the middle, the short yardage, and beat you deep at any time? And line up at punt return and be liable to break it? You name me one that's doing it.

That's something special, to have the type of quarterback that Donovan is and to have the type or receiver that Terrell is. For those guys to keep hooking up game after game, and to go into every game knowing that is potentially a touchdown waiting to happen at any given point, as a defensive player you love that. I'm definitely excited for those guys and the way they've been able to click.

That's the best receiver in the game right now,'' Owens said.

Everybody's talking about there's going to be a problem with egos, but I brought Mike in with open arms and showed him as much love as any receiver here. Deep down inside, Roy knows what's up, and Mike knows what's up. I want to catch 10 balls a game, but if I do I do, if I don't I don't. I ain't gonna trip. Competition brings the best out of you. Some people get the best brought out of them on Sundays. It's every day out here.

Steve Smith is arguably the best receiver in the game right now, and we just shut him down completely.

I told a lot of people that year that I felt he was the best receiver in my draft, ... And I think he's kind of proving that.

It's different. You have to be a running back, a receiver and a pass protector.

It's better to be counting on freshmen at receiver than on the offensive line.

I've heard some rumors about them making fun of a certain wide receiver who was late getting here, ... But I won't say anything other than that.

O.J. was a second-team all-league receiver at Galileo. And DiMaggio played in the sandlots certainly more than in high school.

Oh, scratch that. He draws our opponents' No. 1 receiver every week and he has six picks. He talks about his teammates doing the job, but Ross is doing a great job for us. He gets in better position than their receivers.

No, I think they were just coming after me. I just have to bounce back and watch film to see what I did wrong, and get ready for next week. They had a good receiver coming at me and he had a lot of catches. I've just got to do better.

No, I think they were just coming after me, ... I just have to bounce back and watch film to see what I did wrong, and get ready for next week. They had a good receiver coming at me and he had a lot of catches. I've just got to do better.

I want the guy to be everything, ... I want him to do the little things. Catching the football. Pass protecting for the quarterback. Being a good receiver out of the backfield because then the defense can't focus on, 'We've got to stop him running.'

It takes a special athlete to compete at such a high level in both football and basketball. James came here to play both sports, and I admire the way he handles the dual role. Wide receiver is one of the more complex positions on the football field, so to have that much success in his first season speaks volumes about James' talent and potential.

They compete over who's going to have a better game. You can't ask for more than that as a quarterback. You've got one guy who wants to play better than the best receiver in the league. That's a tough combination to defend.

They've turned into begging lobbyists at best. Most of these guys for the entirety of their life have been the best athlete at what they have done. Now, they get in the NFL, and they are totally dependent on the offensive coordinator to call a pass play, choose you to be the primary receiver and then have the quarterback throw you the ball. They become salesman. After awile, they figure out how to get attention.

They lost receivers, but they have a receiver (Robert Jordan) who has already had 11 catches in one game. They are going to be the best receivers we've seen to date.

Things change from one coach to another and from one system to another and we had a lot of success (14-2) on the field, ... Sometimes when you have the whole team succeeding, everything clicks and things go well. In 2000, Mark Brunell had a lot of confidence in me as a receiver and he just started looking my way. Jimmy Smith went down in a couple of games and he (Brunell) just started spraying it to me. I think those couple of games kind of changed the perception that I could do a little more to help the team than just being a blocking tight end. It was very satisfying to me and nice to have that type of opportunity because my goal at all levels was to be a good all-around player.

There was a receiver picked the year his brother came out. I heard, 'We picked the bigger receiver.' But he wasn't the better receiver. It is speed that kills. I'm not worried about (size).

The thing is, as a receiver and a quarterback, we both have to recognize where the big play might be, and then apply it to what we had called, ... We can adjust it just by looking at each other. We'll both see the same hole in the defense, and he'll tell me, 'OK, I'm coming your way' in his way.'

The new money average makes him the highest-paid receiver in the history of the game.

(Against Oakland), they went to a three-wide receiver set rather than going to two tight ends and hammering folks. They spread people out, and it was on a broken play that (David) Carr found (Reggie Swinton) for a touchdown.

That's a lot of money, but that's a unique offense. A receiver in that offense is obviously of more value than, maybe, a running back is. That's what each team has to do. They have to evaluate the positions.

Their speed is a big concern, ... John Ritzen is just an outstanding high school football player. He can hurt you in a lot of ways and he's done that to us in the past. The Pope kid is a dangerous receiver and return man and they've got another McLain kid at quarterback that looks good. So, they're a very explosive offensive football team.

I'm going to Michigan State now. It did take a while for me to decide. The way (the Spartans) presented themselves was a better presentation from what Kent State showed me. What Kent State showed me wasn't the kind of receiver I am. What Michigan State showed me was more like what I did in high school.

I learn how to read defenses better. As a receiver I learn how to get open and run better routes because I have a better idea of what I'm looking at.

I interviewed a number of wide receiver candidates, and (McDaniel) was far and away the best fit. We're excited to have him back.

I'm a full-time receiver now. That's where my focus is.

I love getting into the end zone. That's probably my offensive mind-set. I played receiver in high school, and love getting the ball in my hands and scoring.

I love getting into the end zone. That's my offensive-mindedness. I played wide receiver in high school.

In general, I am a risk-taker. We've gone down that road. I probably have a propensity to try and make things work. ... A top receiver could flourish with Drew Bledsoe . That's always appealing.

In his junior year, we needed him to play receiver to win our first league championship in about 15 years. We've won three more since then.

In college, most of the time you can get by on your athletic ability, ... Sometimes last year, I got by on athletic ability. But it only takes you so far. To be an upper-echelon receiver in the league ? to be Isaac Bruce or Torry Holt and those type of guys ? you've got to be consistent on a daily basis in route running.

I know when I line up at receiver and I see a certain coverage, see them about to blitz, I know he sees the same thing,

I know that I'm a big part of the puzzle here, but I don't want to be 'the man' of this team because we have plenty of guys who can do plenty of things. A lot of people make a big deal about being labeled the No. 1 receiver in this offense. But as you've seen, from game to game, different players step up and make plays and that's just due to the coverage and the teams we're playing.

I'm looking for a complete receiver. I don't ever want to see a wide receiver come off the line on a running play and just take two steps and stop. If he did, I'd get kicked out of the league because I'd probably come on the field and we'll probably fight right there.

I never had (stability at quarterback), ... For me to play receiver -- I can't sit down and tell you who my quarterback was.

I'm not sure they're at our level, and I'm saying that because of what we had. They've got Chad and they've got Rudi. We had Eddie Brown, Tim McGee, Rodney Holman and Cris to stretch the defense. Then I could go into the slot and go downfield. Here, I'm not sure they've got that type of receiver out of backfield to get downfield because I ran routes just like a receiver.

If the receiver is tight, you play an outside technique -- do not backpeddle. We got beat and the ball is under thrown. If he catches up and dives, instead of pushing him, we're OK.

If we went in together it would mean a lot. I'm biased. If there was ever a receiver that had a Hall of Fame career, in my opinion it's Michael Irvin.

In the U.S., with just a few transmitters at 1.4 GHz and tiny receiver antennas, coverage has to be a concern. And with digital TV, it either works or it doesn't.

I remember my first year, obviously I'm a free-agent nobody and one of the last guys in the receiver line, and he was always paying particular attention to me, making sure my details were right and giving me positive feedback. A guy like Jack Snow - you're going to miss him.

I love running receiver routes, ... I'm too big and too physical for a corner or a safety to cover me up and too fast for a linebacker. So it's a mismatch.

I looked at it on film and it could have gone both ways. I was going for the ball and the receiver was going for the ball.

I'll tell you what, it's a little more physical out there at receiver than I thought, but I'm still enjoying it. As a quarterback you just go back there and maybe hand the ball off, then do your little bootleg thing while the play's going on.

I look at him as a wide receiver for the fact that I really haven't seen anybody cover him -- corner, safety, you name it,

In the league today, when you have so many four-wide and five-wide receiver sets, you have to find some people who can cover. He's one of the better corners. Four or five of these guys will be considered for the first round because you just can't get enough of them.

In the case of scandal as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief

I really can't give myself too much credit. I think it was a bad throw. I was actually banking on the ball being caught, and he ended up throwing it a little in front of the receiver and I ended up getting the pick.

I guess I was the leading receiver for our team, but I'm not satisfied with my performance or how we played.

It has worked out good. Steven feels good at receiver and he's catching the ball well, so we'll leave it this way and go from here.

I just have to bounce back and watch film to see what I did wrong, and get ready for next week. They had a good receiver coming at me and he had a lot of catches. I've just got to do better.

His eyes are so focused, he knows where every receiver is and at the last second he just gets the ball out.

Chuck has always been gifted, but he's much more disciplined. He attended some camps, got a good look at what great wide receivers look like and has been working his tail off. John Baldwin is a super possession receiver with good feet and great balance. They complement each other very well.

But I lost (quarterback) Curt Anes in the first round of the (2001 Division II) playoffs -- the most prolific player in the history of Grand Valley -- when I coached there and we won the national championship with a wide receiver (at quarterback). I am just that arrogant or that stupid to think we can do the same thing without Jerry Seymour.

Because the offense usually extends a little bit to try to take care of him, they like to bring the linebackers and blitz them up inside. As the line widens to give attention to Peppers, that opens up a lot of the inside pressures for them. We talked about last week (Oakland receiver Randy) Moss being kind of in a special category, offensively, for the Raiders. I think you have to put Peppers in that same, whatever category that is, defensively.

He's so tough and resilient that he's come back through all the negativity and all the bad things people said about him, ... 'Put him at wide receiver and do this and do that.' He just always stuck by the idea of playing at quarterback. It's been his dream and his goal that he could play quarterback here.

He still needs some refinement in his blocking, but he's every bit of the receiver we thought he'd be. That jumps out at you. He's easy to notice because he has that kind of capability.

He's thrown the ball well in the preseason and should be a real factor. He sees the field especially well, finds the open receiver and has good touch.

He's the type of player who can make big plays because he has soft hands, he's a big target at receiver and he's faster than most people think.

He's the best receiver in the league. He's 6-4, can run like a deer, can jump like Kobe Bryant. He's Randy Moss.

He's the best receiver in the league from what I see. He's the kind of guy where you just got to throw the ball in his vicinity.

He's the best quarterback in the game right now. I'll never forget, he threw a pass to the slot receiver and I hit him as hard as I could, knocked him back 5 yards, and he still held on to the ball. That play right there, I did everything I could, and they made the play.

He's one of those kids you can go to in a lot of different ways. He's able to make some nice catches and he's also able to run with the ball pretty hard. He's probably our most consistent running back, but at times he was our top receiver (last year). When you put those two together, not to mention having him return some punts and kickoffs back, he just brings a wide array of talents to the team.

I don't know if there's been a better receiver than (Race) since I've been here. And as a group, this could be the best group of receivers we've ever had.

I don't know if he can read anything. The first receiver better be open, but he can fling it.

Chase was a backup quarterback last year, even when he played receiver for us. He brings that threat to run the football. Kai was more of a throw-type guy and Chase is more of a run-type guy. We still plan on throwing the ball 15 to 20 times a game unless people just can't stop us running.

Champ Bailey. Right now Champ's the only guy who can still go out and play the No. 1 receiver man to man. That makes him special. I haven't played against a lot of corners since this is my third year, but he's the best. Another one to watch is Jacksonville's Rashean Mathis . We've had some good battles

He's unbelievable. He's probably the best receiver in the league now that T.O.'s not playing. In fact, maybe he's the best even if you include T.O.

He's a quality receiver and he can do a lot of things for you - certainly with what he can do for you after the catch. He's got excellent hands and obviously his ability to throw the football is something that is very unique to that position.

He's a pretty smart guy to jump around and play several positions. He might be taking a lot of guys' balls other than (injured receiver Kelvin Grant's).

He's a natural. It's not hard to comprehend the receiver to defensive end transition if you see the kid work.

He's an explosive runner with great speed, but he's also like having another wide receiver on the field. He's going to have the ball in his hands 30 or 40 times in this football game, and he can go the distance each and every time.

He's an explosive player and he made plays. He's slippery. That's why he's the best receiver in the league.

I can really say that I'm a pretty good receiver and came a long way.

The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance.

If I wanted to be successful, I'd rather go against Ginn. Because Holmes is more of a receiver and Ginn is more of an athlete.

If he's No. 1 at the end of camp, his wide receiver days are probably over.

I'd have to take Moss, ... Defensive coordinators have to commit more people in coverage against Moss than any receiver I've ever seen.

I caught him coming across the middle. I read his break and came downhill on it. Unfortunately he got hurt, but it does feel good to give a receiver a nice licking.

I'd say now he's probably locked himself into the first round, barring anything catastrophic. I think that teams realize it's very possible that he's the best receiver in the draft.

I do think you have to have a great receiver and a great running back, ... But really every position is critical.

I asked John about that. That was against his starting units and our starting unit. We didn't use (linebacker) James (Harrison) and (wide receiver Antwaan) Randle (El), but the other kids did a pretty good job.

I can match up with any receiver in the country.

I can't describe what an asset it is. You want a receiver that doesn't make movements that confuse you about where he's going -- that's kind of like trying to hit a gnat. You want a guy who's smooth. You want a guy who you understand where he's going, you kind of got his body language, and a veteran guy where you know that if you throw it, he can make a play.