Todd Steussie Quotations

Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was a humbling experience. But in a lot of ways, to be humbled is probably a positive thing in the long run. Adversity is where most of life's lessons are learned.

Marty has obviously learned as he has gone along, and sometimes life lessons are the best training. What is the required learning for a general manager? It's a different route he has taken, but he's obviously been successful with what he's done.

I've always had a lot of respect for him. From the moment I played under him at Carolina, we saw eye to eye technique-wise. What he preaches is what I do.

That's what John Fox has done for this team. It's a mentality that comes down from the top. Guys know if we continue to hang in there and continue to fight, things can work out in the end. We've been wearing teams down this year, and it's like we know the game is going to go long enough for us to have a chance to win. We just have a lot of fortitude.

In the end, it basically came down to where I felt like I had some unfinished business here. I didn't like how things ended last year from a team standpoint or on a personal standpoint.