Rudi Johnson Quotations

We accomplished a lot, but we just didn't finish.

We are very familiar with Pittsburgh. It's going to be a hard-hitting type of football game. We play them twice a year every year. We are familiar with their personnel and they are familiar with our personnel.

Let him be. He's focused. We're all expecting big things out of him, and he's expecting big things out of his teammates. Let him focus and soak it in and be ready for Sunday.

He's athletic and can do a lot of things. He's happy and I'm happy.

He listens to what I tell him to do.

I thought we were going to pull it out. We're right there the whole game. We kept fighting our way back. That's a big plus for us -- on the road, playing against a team like that and we were able to do some things.

I think we're favored in my eyes, my teammates' eyes and my coaches' eyes. We're going out approaching this game like we're going to win. It doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. We've been fighting against all odds all season.

I think we came into the game with aspects of winning the game. We came in wanting to win the ballgame and doing whatever we needed to do to pull it out, but at the same time now we have to put this behind us and get ready for Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is a big game for us. We have to take the show on the road and come away with a win any way we can.

Looking at that offense from the sideline, it's unfair. We're going to see them again, believe me.

We didn't finish what we started, and against great teams in the postseason you have to find a way to get it done. We just didn't do that.

We've got the tools to do everything you can do with the ball. We have all the weapons you could want. So Chad's right. We can be scary good. We have the potential to be one of the best offenses in the NFL.

It wasn't really a shock. It's something the team had to do to protect them and definitely not let me hit the market. Even though they placed the franchise tag on me, we're still going to work on a long-term deal. Hopefully, we'll get something done by the 16th of March.

Damn right it's a good thing. He's happy. I'm happy.

Nothing has changed. We would hope to be able, if it all works out -- it's got to be all parties involved -- to have an opportunity to re-sign Rudi.

They came out fired up. Whatever their motivation was ? to get into the playoffs or because it was coach Vermeil?s last game ? they definitely came out and put on a show out there.

That's big time. We'd definitely like to have zero, but we'll take four with a win.

I'm going to try to be there as much as I can for his family, ... It bothers me a lot.

I made a mistake, ... I'm man enough to admit and apologize for it. It's not a big deal, but it was big enough for me not to start the game. You live and learn.

I know the Steelers would love to come in and run the football.

I know he was excited to get out there. Everything he did in training camp, he did out there tonight.

I feel like a thief. And I don't steal. Put two and two together. It ain't because of me. Ain't because of me. I had 50 in the first. You tell me. You do the math. Last time I checked. That's all I'm saying. They do what they do. They're trying to turn me into a thief, but I ain't a thief.

Carson hasn't lost a step. He looks like he's picking up right where he left off in 2004.

All eyes are on him when he's on the field, ... He had the defense off balance the whole game.

You've got to come out and play every game in the NFL. If not, you're going to have days like this where you're embarrassed.