Chad Brown Quotations

There are only so many linebacker spots. I assume the more he plays, the less I play. . . . I have to be prepared to play the whole game as I do every week.

There are lots of reasons why I came here, ... It was an opportunity to win some games and play for Bill Belichick, one of the great defensive minds.

Monty and I have both put pressure on ourselves to be the best we can be. But those guys are legends around here for a reason--they've made legendary plays, ... You have two different guys trying to play those roles on the team, but we can't pretend to be those guys. We have to be Monty and Chad.

If we find a way to win this game, I want to see how we handle all the success. How will we react? We've got a bye week coming up. Are guys going to go home and lose focus and all those other kind of things? Suppose we lose this game by some close score. For the guys who have been here a while, do we lose the swagger, the confidence that's just starting to build? Do we think, 'Oh, this is just like it was before around here?' That's why this is so huge.

But it was my chance to leave my comfort zone in Seattle and grow as a player, ... I haven't been here very long, but it's already been an amazing experience.

I expect the team to improve throughout the season. There's lots of football, lots of time for me to get better.

He was an equal-opportunity dotter. No one has played perfectly this season, so he spread the, I won't say love, but he spread his laser pointer around.

He has an incredible football mind. No matter what the play, no matter what the situation, he knows what every player on the field is doing. I can't say every NFL coach can do that.

He not only was my soccer coach, but a mentor for life. He was a friend. I have nothing but best wishes for him. He was always very interested in us doing well outside of soccer. I last played for him 12 years ago and every year he calls me on my birthday. He was just always very supportive of everything in your life. It wasn't all about athletics. I'm a fairly successful guy now and a lot of it is due to him.

He obviously made quite a few big plays on the run here and sitting next to him in the meetings, I can see why. He's a smart guy. He knows exactly what's expected of him. He knows exactly what the offense is trying to do to him.

He's a special player. He can do things no other player can. I've actually had him come around on a reverse on me. My job is to contain him and it was a little frightening.

I was in Pittsburgh and they let Rod Woodson go. There were posters that (read) 'Rod Is God' inside the stadium. If a team can let God go, they'll definitely let me go, too.

I think we had some banged-up DBs here last year. I wasn't here, but we managed to survive.

It is not awkward at all. There is a hierarchy and you follow the hierarchy. He is the defensive coordinator. It is not how old you are. He has been doing this for a very long time for someone his age. The hierarchy is also based on how well you do your job, and he does his job very well. He has earned the respect.

When there is time left on the clock, Tom is going to move the ball, and Adam is going to make the kick, ... There's a peace on the sideline.

We came here in mid-January both 1-3 in the conference and they haven't really lost since then. I think they're as capable of anyone as winning (the tournament).

When the game was tied at 20, I was thinking it's going to OT, and I was trying to think what strategy we'll use, ... Then, I realized, 'Oh, we got Tom Brady.'

Brian has already made some adjustments. We sound better.

There's no carryover, ... I'm playing a position that's basically new to me, a whole new style and terminology of defense, so trying to couple those two together, it's been tough.

Are expectations high? Yes. Did I know they would be high when I came here? Yes. Can I be perfect? I don't think any football player can be perfect. Will I aim to try to get better? Yes, I will.

As a player, you understand fans have a loyalty to the team, but I?m still the guy you liked two years ago. I?m just on a different team. I can understand not liking my team, but you liked me then, so why can?t you like me now? That?s why I?m a player, not a fan.

That's when the harshness of the business in this sport comes into play,

This is an unbelievable turf, probably the best in the league. I love it. I'm not as physically exhausted and sore like you would be from a typical game on other hard surfaces.

It's a guessing game. You've prepared for some guys, then all of a sudden they release them. Then you have to prepare for some new guys. You have the unknown. Obviously, every team is going to have some new wrinkle. What is that wrinkle? ... You just have to be prepared to get to the sideline and adjust.

Football is a team game. Individually, you can have breakdowns, but if we all do our job as a team, we can make up for an individual breakdown here or there.

That's obviously very motivating, ... Coach putting the red dot on you (while) watching film and letting you know this was not acceptable. He was an equal opportunity dotter. No one has played perfectly.

The biggest difference for me so far is everyone is so mentally prepared,

It's way too early in the season to say the sky is falling, ... no one likes to try to tackle somebody and come up with nothing. That's a personal embarrassment.

I had an opportunity to play other places, but this one was probably the most challenging.

His instincts are still there and that's what separates him from other linebackers,

Hopefully, that will help. We'd won a couple in a row and wanted to keep some momentum.

I don't think this team gets frustrated. Not that I've noticed.

For them, it starts with defense and they made it difficult on us tonight.

Their offense is fueled by their running game and it is all set up off of that. Off of each run there is probably a boot that looks very similar. The more success you have slowing the running game down, the more successful you are against the passing game.

You've got to realize there are 31 other teams in the NFL, so you can't get discouraged and let your play lessen in any way, ... Everything you do (in practice) is on film and people are going to watch that film, so you've got to be prepared to play even if this is not the place where you'll end up playing.

The funny thing is, I've watched games from last year, practices from last year,