18 Quotes by Perry Patterson

I didn't really feel comfortable, especially after the first interception. I really felt I got into a little slump. The coaches don't want to see that in me. They feel like I'm a battle-back type of guy. I'm still learning. It was only my 10th start. I've still got a long ways to go.

He'll tell me about games where he made six turnovers and how after the game they'd call him 'apple turnover,' ... He helps me keep that fire.

I went into hibernation. I was as anti-social as possible. It was definitely a humbling experience for me. I let a lot of people down. I felt I let the whole team down. I let the whole town down.

That was my 10th start, so I still got a long way to go. We'd move the ball and then a dropped pass or a penalty would just get us out of rhythm.

We just couldn't get into a rhythm. Everything was so new for us. I guess you just gotta understand what the offense was trying to do and how the offense is set up. I just didn't feel real comfortable, especially after the first interception.

The pass rush is relentless. It's hard to comprehend.

Emotions are going to be pretty high. Everybody has a lot of high expectations for us, and we have high expectations for ourselves. Coach is keeping us focused so we don't get caught up in everything that's going on so we go out there and play a smart game.

People said in high school that I was a good passer in basketball because of football,

Coach had a talk with me. He just wanted me to keep my head up. That was the first true test of the offense. There's a lot of things we have to work on, but we saw some good things on the film. He wants the same intensity. He don't care how good you played or how bad you played.