25 Quotes by Pete Kendall

I think I have the same concerns that every center has, that you're going to wind up on 'NFL Follies,' that you'll dribble one back or throw one over his head, ... I don't think it'll be difficult. Now that's probably the kiss of death right there.

We never were asked and certainly aren't being asked to carry this team and win games 35-31. We have a young guy in there at quarterback who is going to get his feet wet. There are going to be some growing pains, but I think this environment is a good place for a guy like that to learn because he does have 52 other guys who can play.

The quarterback, since it's his -- -- , can always change the way I set the protection,

We all know Curtis is a tough guy. He's going to play if he can play. It wasn't like our jobs could have gotten much harder anyway with these defences coming up. It's going to be a tough mountain to climb regardless.

Curtis is a special player in the history of this league. But like everybody else, we all are replaceable parts. You don't necessarily get equal value. But the beat goes on. We've had to replace a whole bunch of people. At some point, everybody gets injured.

So we have to be better this week, bottom line. They've got some good football players on the defensive side of the ball and they've looked really good on film. ... It seems more and more, this league is turning into a defensive league. Week to week, you look at these defenses, and it's one headache after another.

They've eliminated all the calls with an 'R', ... since they figured I was going to eliminate the 'R' anyways.

They didn't have to put me in a room without a balcony or anything. I have a little bit of perspective. It's tremendously disappointing. It's hard for me to be in the locker room knowing what I cost these guys Monday night. Everybody at some point or another is going to go through something similar to this. I hope it's not as well broadcast as my failures were, but I think the other guys in here recognize on any given night that could be them.

It seems like a long time since we've done anything.