The thing you realize as you get older and you play, that you don't really understand when you're a backup the first few offseasons, how important that mental rest is. It's a grind physically during the season, dealing with the hits and the physical pain that goes with playing in this game. But mentally it's probably more taxing, so you need that ability to find that escape.

Yeah, I want to be liked, obviously. Everybody does.

Leadership can't be forced or contrived. It has to be your personality.

The QB is going to be judged, fair or unfair, on success in the playoffs. You remember QBs who have won 3 or 4 Super Bowls

He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan.

I want us to be a connected team-on and off the field.

I think very highly of myself. I think I'm capable of a lot of things on the field.