Donnie Edwards Quotations

Last year, we played well in the first year in the system,

Obviously, you don't want to get hurt. But guys still cut (block) and everything. It's ruthless out there.

Obviously it was very disappointing and frustrating. We understand the opportunity that we had to get (in the playoffs). There's nothing we can do now but go out and try to go 10-6.

I grew up here. I'm a lifelong Chargers fan.

I don't even worry about that anymore. .Ê.Ê. Ten years it hasn't happened.

I always want to get a good lick on the quarterback, but it really doesn't mean anything to us right now that we're playing against Eli. The bottom line is that we need to get in the win column.

I'm all about whatever it takes for us to win. If that's hitting Eli Manning in the mouth, then we'll hit him in the mouth.

He didn't look like a rookie at all. He's very patient and able to make plays.

He knows how to beat these guys. Even in Kansas City, we never lost to them. He has the ingredients.

Marty has been talking about us finishing games. ... He has been stressing about making plays when you have to.

Marty has been talking about finishing games since we've lost by a total of nine points those three games. And he has been stressing about finishing, making plays when you have to.

I think people realize that we had a good opportunity and we failed to seize that opportunity. So now lets just go out and get a win and enjoy ourselves and have fun.

I still feel the same way, ... Its a slap in the face to the NFL when someone thats in college tries to put himself above the NFL and above the NFL (Players Association) and what we established and what all the guys who sacrificed that played before me and before him, before he stepped on the field,to rise up and try to be better than that, is a discredit to the guys that played this game.

You know, we can't really worry about that. We're just worried about who is in front of us and that's Pittsburgh. Sometimes, a bye can be bad for you. You start to overanalyze the opponent and drive yourself nuts. When you have too much time to (prepare), sometimes it's almost counterproductive.

You know, we can't really worry about that, ... We're just worried about who is in front of us and that's Pittsburgh. Sometimes, a bye can be bad for you. You start to overanalyze the opponent and drive yourself nuts. When you have too much time to (prepare), sometimes it's almost counterproductive.

You know, we can't really worry about that. Sometimes, a bye can be bad for you. You start to overanalyze the opponent and drive yourself nuts.

It's not an issue. Everyone's focused on us trying to get a victory. That's where the focus lies. ... We're trying to win a game. Who cares about that (other stuff). If we'd played 'em two years ago when it happened, maybe it would be different.

We let one slip away. We've got to find a way to make plays. At least we will have Gates.

We had a great opportunity and we missed it.

to (heck) with him. Were trying to win the game.

We just try to wad them up, keep 'em contained, have the running back stutter, and then our guys will get there.

It was very disappointing. We were riding a high after beating the Colts in their home place.

Once you walk across that line, it's live,

That's important. I'm a huge San Diego Chargers fan for life. We're building something here.

They have a lot of great players, but they work together as a team. That's why they've been able to win this year and get things done.

There was a lot of pressure over the last few weeks because every game was so high and so intense. It was one of those years I guess.

All of us expected to win last week,

I told him when he came back that I was going to treat them to a game, and I'm a man of my word. I'm a huge supporter of the military and all they do.

It's nice to come back and have an understanding of what we're doing. The new scheme really shored up our defense. But we still need to get better on pass defense.

It's not an issue, ... If we'd played him a year-and-a-half ago it might have been an issue. Right now, the issue for us is trying to get a win. We're 0-2. I'm all about whatever it takes for us to win, and if that's hitting Eli Manning in the mouth, then we'll hit him in the mouth.

Everyone knows were a good team. We're the same team we were last year. We could have won either one of these games. I think everyone will stay positive. We started 1-2 last year. We're right there. We just have to start making plays.

Everyone knows exactly what it's all about now. Especially with us losing, you learn. I think in the back of everyone's mind they remember last year.

That is the way the league is going, ... Getting linebackers that can run. We definitely have athleticism and speed. Everyone can run, even that guy with his shirt off.

It was good to sit there and ask them questions about the stuff that they are doing and what we are doing and about their school as well. We do the exact same thing you guys are doing in this program, just on a larger scale.

It's real life. It's interesting to see the guts, not just the finished product but what goes in and out.

The fans are really into it and it kind of pumps you up. And if you get ahead of them, you can look back at them and say, 'ha, ha.

I'm excited to see how he does. He's small but he can go out and play against the bigger guys and be tough about it. His cuts are unbelievable. You don't want to overrun him. He can make it tough on a lot of defenders.

I'm like, 'He looks like the prototype linebacker big and muscular, mean-looking.'Ê

In the first year, a lot of us didn't know what to expect, ... Most of us didn't have experience in a 3-4. You get thrown into the fire and get your experience as you go. That's the only way to do it.

I'll have to read a few more of those articles to see exactly what was said, but I still feel the same way I did back then, it was a slap in the face to the NFL,

The focus should be on us trying to get a victory. We're trying to get to 1-2. We let two games slip. I don't care who's back there, if I get an opportunity to sack the quarterback, I'm going to sack the quarterback.

The hard part in going against him is against the run, ... He's so short he gets lost. I tend to lose him sometimes with the big offensive linemen in front of him. They get in front of him and you're like, 'Where the heck did he go?'