Charlie Batch Quotes

We had a lot of opportunities but we didn`t do very much with them. We have to regroup and get back to practice and work on it. The good thing is we still have two more weeks left; if this were the last game you`d be a lot more concerned about it.

Leaving the game on Monday, I had no idea (who would start this Sunday), but I knew there was an opportunity to play (against Jacksonville),

Preparation-wise, it`s not going to change anything. I won`t know until we get to Friday, basically. If Ben practices, I`m sure that`ll probably be an indication that he`ll play. If he doesn`t, I really don`t know what to expect.

When it happened, he stayed in the next play. After that he went off to the side. But I`m still preparing the same way. You have to be ready for everything.

I guess his question is, how do you move forward?

I`m ready. I`m ready to start. I came in today preparing that way. I`m feeling comfortable, getting back into the groove of things ... and, unless that changes, I`m the guy preparing to play.

I had a lot of people come out this year and take a look at the program, to potentially take something out of it for their own programs. The City of Pittsburgh is knocking down the door to get into this program, ... I told them, `I`ll be more than happy to show you the bumps I had to get over to make it smoother for you.`

I thought I was going to be there a long time,

Proper preparation prevents poor performance.

They needed a roster spot. If things work out, I`ll be back Monday morning.