You want to be the best at your position. And if people think of me as one of the best ever, that's the ultimate compliment.

I love football in the rain. That is what it's all about.

How great a life is this? To get to knock guys' heads off for 60 minutes and not get thrown in jail?

People don't think I'm big enough to be mean. I don't look big enough, but I am.

I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

I like to think of myself as a regular guy, except I play football for a living. I try not to be an arrogant turd out there.

But I hate the way our identity has changed. We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we’d rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us. I hate to say it, but that’s the truth.