I’d love to have a rule where if you play on Monday night, you have to play at home the following Sunday. It’s tough to operate on a short work week like that.

It will allow me to focus on things where I can help the football team. It’s tough when you’re in meetings and the coaches are waiting on you. I can already see that we’re farther...

We were obviously concerned after the game, but he has very little swelling, and our guys feel encouraged.

[Coach Joe Gibbs didn’t share the quarterback’s critical self-assessment.] He’s playing very, very good, … He’s got a feel for things, he made some phenomenal throws, he scrambled out of the pocket. There’s no one...

One thing about Patrick is he’s a real good student. I think he’s smart, and kind of knows when you put in the game plan that he’s got a feeling for it.

We decided to take our best shot and go at them. We didn’t want to lose a Super Bowl by not being tough enough.

I take responsibility for all of it. It all rests with me. We don’t have to look real far to find somebody. I’m to blame.

It’s a situation where it’s tough for Tom and tough for us, … We think the world of him.

It’s been a big emphasis for us this week. We need to step it up on pass protection because it’s a big deal for us.

I don’t know how to rate it, I just know that being 5-3 right now is pretty good,

It’s what I lean on. Any time I feel down, like we all do, I think about that. Hey, this is where I’m supposed to be. There’s a confidence knowing that God has put you...

We kept Mark out as a precautionary measure, … He looked good this morning. We don’t anticipate any problems.

It is fun being in, I’ll say that. It’s a thrill to be in the playoffs. I really enjoy that part of it. From that standpoint, it makes the day much easier.

My heart is still with the offense. Al will probably be saying ‘Shut up!

Right now, everybody is nervous. I would sure hate to see us go into free agency without (a new CBA) done. The other thing I’m hoping for is the date to be extended.

We’ll have to see how it develops in the days ahead. Mark tried to come back off of it, but couldn’t.

It was a big disappointment for us, … We talked long and hard about it. It’s been a real concern. It’s a problem, and we’ve got to get it corrected.

I was concerned. I wanted to see what happened overnight. He gave me a good report.

We had two long drives there that we didn’t finish well in the second half, our guys felt like defensively, … We gave up four big plays, which resulted in a lot of yardage there.

Each team’s a little different, how they want to build a team. … Certainly Pittsburgh is a scheme that works, they won a Super Bowl. If you watch their team, there are a lot of...

We felt like [Mohr] was somebody we need to look at, … He’s got tons of experience and he’s an excellent holder. . . . We’re just trying to do the best we can to...

It was one of the greatest moments in sports for me.

We’re going to have to wait that out, … But if I had to guess right now, I think it would make it tough for him to make it back for Monday night. We’ll just...

It was a big deal,

What this does,

You win and you’re in; you lose and you’re out. We’ve been in that situation the past four weeks, ever since the three (consecutive) losses (in November).

His role hasn’t changed. He’s an important part of what we do. The last week or two we haven’t been very successful on offense. He’s a big part of what we do, and he’s in...

The ‘U’ has been good to us.

Adam’s workouts and routines are kind of legendary. This is probably one of the best trained athletes on the league. He’s extremely serious about football. We never talked any business until he felt comfortable about...

A winning effort begins with preparation.

It was a big deal. At the end of the game, we’re kicking an extra point to win the game.

The scheme they had on defense for us was something quite a few people up here can play,

Whatever your business is, we all have a drama going on in our own lives. We’re all unhappy about something. You have sickness, marital problems, a myriad of things going wrong in everybody’s life. You...

Patrick stepped in there and did a heck of a job. And I don’t know if you can say enough about Santana.

It’s good for him. It’s good for us, because I think it gives us somebody solidly behind Patrick there.

Across the board, we need to step it up.

In order to have a great rivalry, both teams have to be winning some games. Lately against Dallas, we haven’t been able to do that, … Until we start doing that, it’s kind of hard...

I know he had a big week.

I certainly haven’t talked about anything like that.

Sean can definitely play receiver, … He has a big wingspan and great hands. We’re trying to get him in a few situations where he can maybe make a play for us.

Any time you get into the playoffs, it’s a huge deal.

We’ve all kind of been in a similar situation. In my case it was a racquetball tournament,

The biggest misrepresentation there is that (it’s because) Dan’s got a lot of money. That’s not it. We’ve got a rule. Believe me, if we had no rules, Dan would spend some money.

Hopefully, something starts working out so we can get Patrick some place that he would like. I don’t have a time frame on it. We don’t feel pressure or anything.

Those two throws, absolutely you couldn’t throw them any better than that,

He’s tough-minded. He’s got a tough, disciplined way of doing things, … I know from going against him out here, it’s extremely tough. You’ve got to be ready for a little of everything. It’s a...

[Patten also is a valuable resource for players and coaches alike. Gibbs, a Hall of Fame coach with three Super Bowl wins, routinely asks him about how the Patriots — winners of three of the...

Playing smart was a big emphasis this week, … and we still had a number of penalties. That’s still a real concern.

Our quarterback came out of Sunday’s game amazingly well. We gave him the award for being the tough guy–certainly he was. He had to scramble and make a big play in there [late in the...

I’ve got to tell you, for a little old guy fighting his guts out, we really like him. We’ve got some tough decisions there to make, and certainly he stood up.