43 Quotes by Laveranues Coles

When you're a quarterback, I think that's the most important thing for you to get the opportunity to get out and not only show the world, but show yourself and prove to yourself that you still have everything.

When you come in the stadium now, that's all you see is the No. 80 jersey there. It's difficult knowing he's not ever going to come out of the tunnel with me again.

When you bring a guy in like Santana, you have to make sure he's taken care of and he's going to get the number of catches and balls that a guy that they brought in deserves, ... For him it was good and for me to come back to the situation I'm in, I'm not a featured guy, but I'm a piece of the puzzle in this offence and there's opportunity for me to make plays and help this team win.

We're sitting here having this discussion about me, ... I feel worse for the guys who are taking the heat like Chad. He's taking the heat for something he can't control. He's a guy I see who has more passion and love for the game than just about anybody we have. And yet he still takes a lot of heat. It bothers me.

I had asked Herm myself last week because the rumors were something that was eating at me. And he said, 'I'm not going anywhere.' Those were his exact words. And I slept easy.

I had opportunities to help us out and put us in a better situation as the game was going on and I didn't, ... I just feel bad for Chad because I know he had a pretty rough going, and for him to have an opportunity to make a play and I don't capitalize on it, that just makes it that much worse.

From the time he stepped on the field, my career took off. He was already going to be a star. He helped me develop as a player and started believing in me.

If it gets one kid to come out and say, 'Look, this is happening to me,' ... I think it's right.

He makes you feel good about doing tough things. That's what I think makes him the exceptional coach that he is. In times of crisis, he's still cool, he's still excited about us competing and playing ball. He's still pushing us forward.