I'm very thankful; I'm very appreciative for everything that the Denver Broncos organization has done for me.Collection: Thankful
You need to have laser focus on doing your job.
A lot of people say, 'Oh, playing backup quarterback, that's the best position in the world.' Well, what they don't understand is when we leave the building at 5 o'clock on Wednesday or Thursday when practice wraps up, we still need to go home and study and prepare just like you're the starter.
The emotions can take you out of a game.
I'm a guy that learns from making mistakes. Sometimes that's not the best way to learn, but that's how I learn.
When I make a mistake once, it's usually not going to happen again.
It's always a good situation to have the target be on you because that means you have been playing well.
I would need a book to describe Jamal Miles. He can do it all. We line him up in the slot. We bring him into the backfield. We hand the ball to him. We send him in motion and get him the ball. He throws the football. He might be the best athlete I've ever been around in my life.
We all know that the NFL is the best of the best, and there's great competition across the board, so any time you're hurt or something like that, and another guy gets his opportunity, he's going to try to make the most of it.
I have tremendous respect for coach Gary Kubiak. I love that guy.
I have great respect for Greg Knapp, who was my quarterbacks coach in Denver for three years. He taught me so much about playing quarterback in the NFL and made me a better football player.
I could probably stand up and have a press conference and thank 100 guys within that Denver organization, along with all those teammates I played with.
I have nothing but love for my time I spent in Denver, and appreciation, and gratitude.
I have a mentality of not worrying about what people say about me, good or bad. That's not what I'm putting my energy into.
My mentality is that no matter how good or bad the previous play was, move on to the next one.
I'm always going to try to win with a positive mindset.
I've always been a leader. If someone was getting picked on in school, I'd try to deflate that situation by inviting that kid to eat lunch with me. I've always tried to be a uniter.
Coming to Houston was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up.
I had a tremendous four seasons there in Denver, and you know, those are four years that I'll always hold very close to my heart.
My biggest deal is I just want to do my job.
Coach Godsey is a brilliant mind, a great teacher, and it's been fun learning from him so far.
What quarterback doesn't like some speed on the outside?
As coaches say, it's about finding your role. We're coming together as a team.
The whole key about the no-huddle is getting first downs because if you're getting three-and-out, it kind of defeats the purpose.
No-huddle is something that I'm very comfortable with.
Coach Knapp is a tremendous quarterbacks coach.
With all due respect to Coach O'Brien and Coach Godsey, I've told them I'm going to be me.
I'm going to be who I am and believe in what I bring to the table every day.
I'm not here to be a puppet, if you will.
As someone who loves being on the field with his teammates, it's hard to hear that you're not going to be the one playing.
If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.
It's a basketball thing, I think. I said I was just over 6'7," and they made it 6'8", and it's always kind of been that way.
Decisions need to be made in milliseconds out on the field, and you need to almost know what the other guy is thinking and exactly what he's going to do.
There's not a lot of time to have conversations on the field during the game. That's where the trust and the practice comes into play, through practice, through off-site throwing sessions; that's where you build that trust and build that cohesion with a wide receiver.
I have tremendous respect for both John Elway and Peyton Manning as people and as quarterbacks in the NFL, but I was not concerned one bit with playing in their shadow.
I feel like too many guys get wrapped up in this image that a quarterback is supposed to have, and I've never bought into that.
Football is a game you're supposed to have fun in.
I get too hyped before games.
I play very, very emotional. That's just my style.
I've always approached the game, going back to when I got drafted in 2012 to Denver, like I was going to be the starter. That's how you have to prepare, whether you are first string, second string or third string, because you never know when something is going to happen to the guy in front of you.
I had a tremendous one season playing for Coach Kubiak, and I have nothing but great things to say about him as a person and a coach.
Every quarterback feels like he has something to prove.
I have always been the tallest guy in my class, going back to first grade. Announcers have always had fun with it.
Through the learning experiences, I've been trying to eliminate mistakes. I don't want the same mistake to happen twice.
If you come in this league, and you're comfortable with being a backup, something's wrong.
I've always had visions of being a starting quarterback. That's why I come to work every day.
When we're not on the practice field, I'm watching tape, and when I'm not watching tape, I'm doing body work or something like that.
I'm going to show up and do my job to the best of my abilities every day, every week.
As long as we're winning football games, I'm happy.
Anytime you play New England, you know it's going to be a challenge.