Jeremiah Trotter Quotes

The way the season has gone, at some point you want to stop the bleeding. Now we can get away from the game. And I know coach (Andy) Reid and the scouting department are going to do a great job of getting guys in here to make the team better.

I wish it wasn`t over and that we were playing today to go into the playoffs. But the way it was going, at some point, you stop the bleeding.

We understand that a lot of things happened this year. We didn`t play nearly up to our capabilities even when we had everybody healthy. But a lot of factors went into the way our team went this year.

Trash talking is trash talking, but my prayers go out to him and his family, ... I`ve been through two knee surgeries and I wouldn`t wish that on anybody. I really hope he has a speedy recovery.

A lot of things happened to us this year. But we didn`t play up to our capabilities even before we had all those injuries.

T.O.`s my friend. Donovan`s my friend. They`re both good guys, no matter what perception is out there, and when you see two good guys and the chemistry is off you try to help the situation out.

I said it at the beginning of the season -- (takeaways) was our main goal. We know we are a nasty defense. We know we are a good defense, but last year we didn`t have enough takeaways. That`s a focus for us this year, getting to the ball.

Our expectations were so high coming in, and, just the way everything went down, it was a big blow to us.

We can get this thing rolling again. We just gave up too many plays.

I`m very shocked. I never would have thought in a million years that the season would go as bad as it has. It`s just been one thing after another.