27 Quotes by Ernie Conwell

We really felt like we were representing the Gulf area, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, all the people down there. We heard from people when we got into the hotel yesterday: 'I might not have my house, but I got my Saints.' Football means something to these people.

The reality is that it's not even there every series, every play. Even in big games in championship games, in Super Bowls that emotion either can hamper you or it can bless you. You have to know how to handle it and not be overwhelmed by it.

Obviously, when you have Deuce back there, defenses have to account for him all the time. I'm sure teams are going to adjust to some degree, but we are who we are. We're not going to revamp this whole offense in a week, or, for that matter, even during the course of a season.

I wouldn't use the word normalcy as much as this week is going to be more convenient for us. The normalcy issue is we've never played in this stadium before. We've never come here on a game day. We didn't get the numbers and hash marks on the field until a couple days ago. We have to double up in our locker room and give the other half to Buffalo. So this is going to be a brand new environment for all of us.

I would bet - well, I'm not a betting man - but I feel 99.9 per cent confident that I had possession of the ball and that I was down by contact. I went over to the official and told him I had possession, that you guys have got to review that.

But a lot of guys have been thinking about this. This is Texas; so they know football whether there have been a lot of NFL games here or not. They know high school football. So they're going to know how to cheer. We anticipate they'll be educated fans who are going to be quiet when our offense is out there and loud when our defense is out there, and full of energy.

Here was a guy who had nothing and wanted to do the right thing, ... He wanted to go on with his life. He said he had some engagement rings in Louisiana but had lost them all.

I think it's just going to be fun to go back and just hope you can see someone smile when they see you because we won a game.

I think (the trainers) were just being very cautious. I'm sore, but having the extra day off will help.