Jeff Faine Quotations

The personality of the offense, that's still to be determined,

Obviously, we were 4-12 for a reason last year. I think Jeff did what he thought needed to be done. A lot of the guys he called out aren't here anymore.

My thing was, Everybody just relax, ... The game was never out of reach. When things were going bad it was either 11 or 12 minutes left in the game and it was 10-6.

Like I've been saying right from the start, it's easy when you've got guys who have been there before, been on successful lines and know what it takes. It's been a blessing for me personally, just to have two guards who know exactly what's going on and have that veteran experience.

I think I'm a smarter player. The experience has helped with that. I feel like I'm getting coached. Not taking anything away from my past coaches but NFL football is a totally different thing than college or anything (beforehand).

That's what happens when you don't win. There's all this other stuff.

Without a doubt, our guards are better now. I'm excited to work with these guys. It's a veteran group with unbelievable experience. Both have won Super Bowls. That's experience you can't measure.

We have some pieces, but that?s what happens when you lose. I?m sure there?s going to be some changes.

We did some things well offensively against the Bengals, but the problem is that we didn't finish drives, ... We made plays and were moving the ball, but our drives just seemed to fizzle out.

There's a couple teams around the league that talk a little more than others. I would say they're in that group.

Sometimes I have to pinch myself. I have to get used to being in the NFL. It's an amazing feeling to wake up and appreciate where I am in life.

It was a very exciting offensive game, ... Hopefully it won't get like that this year. I think our defense will be able to hold them back. If it does get into a shootout, we'll just have to step up to the plate as an offense.

Once I got here in training camp, everything's fast forward,

I'll tell you what, ... this is not just another game for him. I guarantee you that. He's saying the right thing, and I won't ever call him a liar. ... But it's more than another game. It always is when somebody is playing Notre Dame.

I know I definitely would rather have been playing, but it was kind of a blessing in disguise. I'm more comfortable with the offense and the whole system now. I've been able to study my guards, too.

You could tell he was in some pain and that definitely showed me a lot. I knew he had that. But that was an actual, real example of some true heart and some true determination.

The first week I ever played, I did almost quit. At first, I didn't think it was the sport for me. I wasn't having a great time with it and my dad convinced me to stick with it.

The main thing I had to do was refine my technique and I've done that drastically. I worked on my footwork and my hands with these coaches. I'm having fun again.