I have been saying all along that as long as our offensive line protects the quarterback and the defensive line plays well, this will be a good football team, ... I think we displayed that.
This time it`ll probably be even more intense. I`m sure there will be some lip service out there.
When I watch him on film, I always get a little choked up,
We need to knock them in the mouth and get some three-and-outs,
He was telling Marc, `C`mon, throw it my way,` ... and I told him, `We`re going to throw the football -- you just have to make a play on it.`
It goes to show the best team doesn`t always win. Stats-wise, we showed we were a better team, but they beat us to the punch.
Coach (Mike Martz) kind of challenged us this week to come out against Detroit and play well and we did that on both sides of the ball,
I don`t expect anything less. If I have an opportunity to go up against him one-on-one, you best believe I`m going to try to burn him or take him deep and score a touchdown on him.
I think what people are probably seeing are some similarities. I can understand why the expectations are high, because we have a great deal of talent. We have some guys that can do a lot of good things for us offensively.
He brings the power. He`s a hard, tough back. He`s like Eddie George with more speed and burst. He brings another air of toughness to our side of the ball.