85 Quotes by Derrick Brooks

We've got to re-establish our personality. That group I played with back then, you saw a personality. Guys trusting each other. Embarrassed if they didn't make it to the pile in time. Now it's time for a new personality to come along and get established.

He (Rice) was saying this is what we do -- close out games. We're not letting them in. That's the short version.

Going up in my collection with all my other stuff.

He's got to earn that nickname all over again now.

I agree with Pittman in terms of camaraderie. I said it earlier in the season, camaraderie is going to be responsible for a couple games a year. I can honestly say we hung in there and pulled out a couple of tough wins that had nothing to do with football. This team is a closer team.

It appears we got dominated. We're a defense, really as a team, that does not give up 34 points, and today we did. The most disappointing thing is we had a good week of practice, and today we didn't show up.

It could be a whole lot worse then where we are.

It could be a whole lot worse than where we're at. I'm going to do my best to get their heads back up and get ready for Washington.

It hurt to see you build something with someone and they're gone, not by their own will but by the will and the decisions made by others.