It's the playoffs. Everything kind of amps up a little bit.
It's part of my role to push the guys around me to be the best they can be. I think that's part of being a leader.
I want to be a great player someday.
I definitely wanted to be playing the quarterback position.
To see my name on the back of an NFL jersey for an organization like the Miami Dolphins, I couldn't be more excited. It's the moment of a lifetime.
I wasn't a huge pro fan growing up; I wasn't loyal to any one team. Don't really know the divisions, even really the conferences. I know most of the conferences, but some of those, I really have no clue.
I'm going to go out and compete every day.
We just have to move forward and learn from past experiences.
It feels good to go out and execute the game plan, have some fun, have some long sustained drives and convert third downs.
I'm my own player.
That's kind of a classless move to celebrate when a guy is injured.
It's a fast game, and you've got to play fast.
Quarterbacks are the leaders of the team, and I want to try to get guys going. That's a job of a leader. That's a job of a quarterback.
It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.
That's the nature of the business. If you're not doing the job good enough then they're looking to replace you.
Guys are going to get dinged and banged up.
I want the ball in my hands.
In those long-yardage situations, the percentages are low.
It's fun, being able to study the game the entire day.
I can't say I've always been a Miami Heat fan, but ever since I got down to Miami, I'm a fan of many Miami teams.
That's the big thing - having the other guys' respect in the locker room. You can't come in with no respect and try to own the place.
I'm going to play the quarterback position the way coaches install the plays; I'm going to go through the reads just like they install it.
Some throws we're just trying to make in practice to see if it's something we want to move with on during the season.
It's fun to go out and play and not think about it.
Obviously, you have to play well to keep your spot.
You can't go out there and play scared.
If you play scared, your decision making slows down and that's when you run into more trouble.
Don't try to anticipate or worry about something you can't control.
You never know what can happen.
I've seen how this thing goes, the waves, the ins and outs of the season.
When you're the starter, there are certain things that you're able to do as far as leading and stuff like that. So, really having to kind of take a step back in a leadership role I would say is the toughest role for me.
That's what we're here for as quarterbacks is to help our team win, lead the offense down the field and put points on the board.
I have a lot of belief in myself.
I know what I can bring to the table wherever it is.
Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.
I think the tone that the head coach sets transcends to the team.
Whether it's third down, man vs. man or red zone, a lot of the game comes down to one-on-one matchups.
When you get down, your game plan changes a lot and what you're trying to do is eliminated.
We have to be able to execute early in games, whether it's a block, whether it's a throw, whether it's a catch, we have to be able to make plays.
It's a tough situation as a defender to be put in. I understand what they're doing trying to protect quarterbacks. I've been on the receiving end of a few of those where you appreciate them trying to take care of you a little bit, but I do see the conflict that it puts a defender in.
You see receivers getting open, the O-line blocking, and when that's happening, playing quarterback is a lot of fun, man. You get to sit back, and deliver the football, and let your guys make plays.
It kind of sucks being the guy taking the knees at the end, because everyone wants to see some action - no one wants to see you taking knees in the Pro Bowl.
I love going out and competing.
Game days are a lot of fun, especially when you win.
I love practicing with the guys.
I think there's a lot that goes into an offense, obviously.
I'm confident.