69 Quotes by Willie Anderson

It's big. This game usually is down the line in October or November. Starting off, I think it's going to be a statement maker. I think it's going to make a statement for both cities.

The last couple of years, we were sitting at home after being 8-8. We won five games down the stretch, but lost three or four early on that cost us. So we realize the importance.

I'm just sick of watching their offensive line pound it with whatever running back they put back there and that's on us as an offense.

I know he's a better leader this year,

I haven't had double-digit wins since my second year in college. It feels good to get 10 wins. We still have to finish it off.

I have to make sure I'm not going to cost myself or the team some valuable time later in the season. It's going to be a long season.

I played with Peyton in the Pro Bowl. I told Peyton, 'You're a machine.' The information that spits out from him is in the form of touchdowns. Carson has a ways to go before he gets to that point. But he's definitely on pace to be that kind of student of the game.

I just walked into his office and said, 'Your boy was real good in the huddle,' ... He kept everybody calm. I didn't sense any (anxiety) in his eyes or in his voice. We kind of fed off that.

I could play with him again. When he said I didn't have his credentials, he is my credential. What a running back does -- 1,400 yards rushing, making the Pro Bowl from a losing team that couldn't throw the ball -- is an offensive lineman's credentials.