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I said, 'If the quarterback is a runner, it'll work.' But if your quarterback's not a runner, in my judgment and in the judgment of most of the people, it wouldn't work without the quarterback running the ball. By Frank Broyles Runner Quarterback Work Judgment People

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that. By Eli Manning Quarterback

Every guy has different strengths in the NFL. Receivers are different, running backs are different, but they all have that one thing that they do that's special: that thing that keeps them on the roster every year. By Larry Fitzgerald Nfl Guy Strengths Thing Receivers

My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me. By Tom Brady Quarterback Job Play Owe Teammates

He's that senior offensive lineman I told you about who's coming off the injured reserve list. Anyway, Coach is concerned that he won't be ready to play at full--"Mimi drops her head on the bar and starts to snore out loud. Very loud. So loud that a couple of patrons stop and stare at us."Mimi," I say in a low voice, "what the hell?"She pops her head back up and rubs her eyes as if she just woke up from a catnap. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry, Katy. I was just so bored I fell right to sleep while you were talking about sports. Again. For like the millionth time. By Barbie Bohrman Mimi List Loud Senior Offensive

In the NFL game today, there are a lot of better athletes than I am, and quarterbacks these days are faster than the quarterbacks have always been, they're running like crazy. But I kind of stick to my roots of the disciplined quarterback. You know, I'm doing the same routine every week, studying tapes and working hard, getting ready to play and making good decisions on Sundays. By Peyton Manning Nfl Today Crazy Quarterbacks Game

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence. By Terry Brennan Quarterback Worst Thing Happen Confidence

It's my job, first and foremost, to take care of the football. Guys work their tails off. That's Football 101. From the time you play youth ball to high school, college, pro, every level, that's the starting point for every quarterback. You have to take care of the ball. By Scott Tolzien Football Job Foremost Care Ball

My job is to throw passes and be a leader. By Brett Favre Leader Job Throw Passes

I'm definitely not a football player, but I can play one for a season. By Nikki Ziering Player Season Football Play

Football players win football games. By Chuck Knox Games Football Players Win

The way to stay popular as a quarterback in the NFL is never to play. By Cliff Stoudt Nfl Play Stay Popular Quarterback

I'm the best Manning. By Peyton Manning Manning

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure. By J. C. Watts Oklahoma Quarterback Pressure Learn Perform

Tom Brady is good, real good ... but he plays in same league as I do. By Cam Newton Good Brady Tom Real Plays

A running quarterback, to me, is safer. Because, once I got out [of the pocket], I didn?t run where there were a lot of people. I ran where there was nobody. By Steve Young Quarterback Safer Running Pocket Didn

Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It's about accountability. I hear stuff about the 'toughest quarterback in the league' and all that; what's that mean? By Peyton Manning Week Teammates Important Accountability Toughest

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school. By Jimmy Garoppolo School Started Playing Quarterback Junior

The quarterback's spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop. By Dennis Miller Boy Scout Troop Quarterback Spending

If I could play football, I'd play football. But not women's football - real football. Or I'd just date a quarterback. By Portia Doubleday Football Play Real Women Quarterback

Looking at the championship-winning quarterbacks, Edwards remembered their particular talents: Steve Young: Here's a guy that is really a talent. He's the best athlete we ever had. He could run, he developed into a good thrower. He's smart. He's intense. He could make it in the movies. Really, he's got it all. He was coachable, but he had his own ideas. He never let up, not even in practice. I'd take Steve Young every year. By Lavell Edwards Edwards Talents Talent Quarterbacks Steve

That's the key to defending any quarterback: to make them throw before they want to throw. By Tony Dungy Throw Quarterback Key Defending Make

Any defensive coordinator is worried about two things: a running quarterback and a deep ball. You know, don't get beat deep and don't let the quarterback run, because a big part of your defense can't account for the quarterback as a runner, so he gets a free run. By John Madden Quarterback Things Ball Deep Run

Being an NFL quarterback there's a lot of advantages that come with it. There are a lot of doors that open when you're a quarterback but at the same time there's a lot of scrutiny. There are a lot of things you can't do as well. By Colin Kaepernick Lot Nfl Quarterback Advantages Scrutiny

I don't want people to say I'm a solid quarterback. I want to be the best, and I'll continually work until I get there. By Robert Griffin Iii Quarterback People Solid Continually Work

Quarterbacks need to make their team better. If it's a bad team, they can even make a bad team better. By Fran Tarkenton Team Quarterbacks Make Bad

My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game. By Paul Pierce Donovan Mcnabb Quarterback Favorite Complete

The quarterback of the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann, turns and hands the ball to running back John Riggins. He watches Riggins run two steps forward, turn, and flip the ball back to him. It's what most people know as a "flea-flicker," but the Redskins call it a "throw back special." Two Mississippi: Theismann searches for a receiver but instead sees Harry Carson coming By Michael Lewis Joe Washington John Riggins Redskins

The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball. By Joe Namath Game Kill Quarterback Ball Football

Players get a window of opportunity. Quarterbacks, specifically, usually get one. By Drew Henson Players Opportunity Quarterbacks Specifically Window

I'm on my high school football team and MUST show how much I know. By Jimmy Breslin High School Football Team Show

When we played against Dan Marino, the best defense was to keep him on the sideline. By keeping him on the sideline, you made him frustrated. You made him anxious. When he came on the field, he felt like he had to score every time. I think that is where Peyton Manning is. By Boomer Esiason Marino Dan Sideline Made Played

You can find the intangibles of being a quarterback in almost every profession in the world. There's nothing like it. By Brady Quinn World Find Intangibles Quarterback Profession

As a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off - the whole traditional football game - as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air. By Joe Montana Quarterback Love Game Air Turn

For me, a quarterback's best friend, especially a young quarterback's best friend, is a coach who believes in him. By Robert Griffin Iii Friend Quarterback Young Coach

I played a lot of football when I was younger. I'm a good receiver, actually. By Shania Twain Younger Played Lot Football Receiver

Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often. By Tom Brady Fortunately Quarterback Play Long Time

The quarterback has to get rid of the ball quickly, so there's not a lot of time to make moves to gain separation. By John Madden Quickly Separation Quarterback Rid Ball

I like to think I'm pretty close in comparison to Aaron Rodgers. He's very athletic and gets the ball out quickly. He's very knowledgeable of the game, controls the offense totally, and that's something I try to do. Just know the offense inside and out. By Jimmy Garoppolo Rodgers Aaron Pretty Close Comparison

You'd have a list of notes of things that the player did and they'd want you to do it that way in practice. So they'd say, 'He's a guy who bites really hard on play action, so every time you see this play, do it that way. You want to give the quarterback a good look. You're not reading it as you, you're reading it as them. Play how they play and not how you play.' Now, you've got to learn all your stuff, too, because you want to be on the team. So you're watching film of you being him and you being you."- Matt Chatham By Michael Holley Play Practice List Notes Things

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics. By Fran Tarkenton Quarterback Judge Make Plays Mechanics

Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain. By Joe Greene Mountain Playing King Top

I can be a receiver, a cornerback, a safety and quarterback-I can play everything. By Clinton Portis Receiver Cornerback Safety Quarterbacki Play

In middle school, I played quarterback. I was at a tiny school, so you played offense and defense - I played linebacker, and in high school I stopped playing around my sophomore year because of my acting stuff. By Jesse Plemons Played School Quarterback Middle Defense

At the highest level in the NFL, the pass game is as complex as you can imagine. By Pete Carroll Nfl Imagine Highest Level Pass

Brett Favre likes to tell stories. By Stephen Rodrick Favre Brett Stories

I see myself as a quarterback who had the run the option for the offense to be successful. By Colin Kaepernick Successful Quarterback Run Option Offense

Every quarterback can be rattled. There's no guy who can't be. By Jason Pierre-Paul Rattled Quarterback Guy

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler. By Bob Seger Quarterback Runner Thirdstring Failed Track

So many QBs throw the ball down the field, that's wrong. Watch Aaron Rodger throw it up the field By Phil Simms Field Wrong Throw Qbs Ball

Young quarterbacks do well because they have a great defense. By Steve Mariucci Young Defense Quarterbacks Great

I want to be one who has to throw the big game. By Mark Mulder Game Throw Big

Amarillio, just turn to the left and 500 yards down By Peter Kay Amarillio Yards Turn Left

Quarterbacks are always ready. By Jack Kemp Quarterbacks Ready

Easy to be a critic; hard to be a quarterback. By T. Scott Mcleod Easy Critic Hard Quarterback

My job is to evaluate the field, pick the guy that I think is most open and make a good throw. By Tom Brady Field Pick Throw Job Evaluate

There's a lot of letters in Ladanian Tomlinson By John Madden Tomlinson Ladanian Lot Letters

It's hard not to follow other careers of NFL quarterbacks in the 24/7 news-at-your-fingertips society we live in. By Andrew Luck Nfl Society Hard Follow Careers

I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader. By Cam Newton Position Leadership Plays Unspoken Word

As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job. By Robert Griffin Iii Quarterback Job Put Forefront

When you think of Peyton Manning, you think 'ambassador.' The game has grown exponentially during his career because of him and what he means to our game, not only as a football player but as a humanitarian. By Larry Fitzgerald Ambassador Manning Peyton Game Humanitarian

The wide receiver position is such a complex position. By Keyshawn Johnson Position Wide Receiver Complex

I was a quarterback in college. I hoped to go to the NFL, and I didn't get drafted. I then became a free agent. I could sign with whoever I wanted to, and I ended up going to Pittsburgh. By Tony Dungy College Quarterback Nfl Pittsburgh Drafted

Russell Wilson." Eric sighed dreamily then pointed a fork in my direction. "He's better than Tom Brady. By Rachel Van Dyken Wilson Russell Brady Eric Direction

I like to win; I like to compete; I like to sack the quarterback. By Jason Babin Win Compete Quarterback Sack

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it. By John Madden Receiver Catch Ball Quarterback Throw

You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better. By Fran Tarkenton Team Quarterbacks Greatness Taking Great

A quarterback that goes out and performs for you and is a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a player playing another position, but there's a lot more risk there. It's a more difficult position to play, and there are lot more failures. By Bob Mcnair Quarterback Lot Position Performs Franchise

Now comes the hard part. Peyton, Peyton, Peyton. Just say Peyton. By S.a. Tawks Peyton Part Hard

I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best. By Cam Newton Job Unbelievable Trust Offensive Line

I think that's another misconception, [that] our quarterbacks run all the time. Quarterbacks can help you in the run game, they complement what you do, but it's a running back-driven run game. By Chip Kelly Run Game Misconception Time Quarterbacks

Back in the '80s and '90s, you could hit the quarterback low, you could hit the quarterback high. You could hit him pretty much late. By Vinny Testaverde Hit Quarterback Back Low High

I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make. By Emmitt Smith Important Upright Quarterback Standing Make

Whoever controls the line of scrimmage and wins up front is going to be the winner. By Carson Palmer Winner Controls Line Scrimmage Wins

Case (Keenum) is going to be the quarterback. We're going to give him a chance to see how he can perform. I think the jury is still out. He's got a lot of ability. He's shown some flashes of brilliance and then he's shown some rookie mistakes. We've got to see if we can improve, eliminate those mistakes, minimize those mistakes and continue some of the outstanding play that (we've) seen and see whether we think that he can be a starting quarterback in the NFL. At this point, we really don't know. By Bob Mcnair Keenum Case Mistakes Shown Quarterback

I prefer to play inside linebacker. By Lawrence Timmons Linebacker Prefer Play Inside

I give NFL quarterbacks a lot of leeway for a couple of years, By Steve Young Nfl Years Give Quarterbacks Lot

What position didn't I play last season? By Aaron Hill Season Position Play

You run the football for toughness. You run the ball to tell your opponent that you're as tough as they are. But you throw the ball to ring the bell. By Jerry Glanville Run Toughness Ball Football Opponent

I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. By Julian Castro Unitas Colts Quarterback Wanted Johnny

The biggest thing you need to be successful with it is a quarterback who wants to be involved in the decision-making process and not just merely want to execute plays sent in to him. By Tony Dungy Biggest Thing Successful Quarterback Involved

I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker. By Gaines Adams Guy Fourdown Run Rush Passer

I want to be known as a solid all-around receiver that's fast, not a fast guy that plays receiver. By Torrey Smith Receiver Fast Solid Allaround Guy

The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man. By Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl Movie Man Quarterback

I truly believe Colin Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, By Ron Jaworski Colin Kaepernick Greatest Quarterbacks

How good is Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel anyway? ... to me, Daniel's brilliance has nothing to do with the big numbers he puts up more or less every week. Howie Long once gave a great explanation of what it was like to get beat by quarterback legend Joe Montana. He said it was like getting knocked out in a pillow fight. You never felt the blow. And you were all kinds of mad afterward. That's as good as any description of Daniel ... So what does Daniel do? Something right. On every play. In chess, grandmasters will tell you that it's the most innocuous-looking moves that are deadliest. By Joe Posnanski Missouri Chase Daniel Quarterback Montana

I'm not the prototype wide receiver. But I like to think I'm one hell of a football player. By Hines Ward Receiver Prototype Wide Player Hell

Imagine yourself sitting on top of a great thoroughbred horse. You sit up there and you just feel that power. That's what it was like playing quarterback on that team [the Pittsburgh Steelers]. It was a great ride. By Terry Bradshaw Imagine Horse Sitting Top Thoroughbred

I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback. By Gaines Adams Quarterback Love Deal Sacking

Julian Edelman. He's the worst dancer. By Rob Gronkowski Edelman Julian Dancer Worst

I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field. By Ricky Williams Godfearing Honest Field Man Intensely

I'm going to listen to John Elway. He knows what he's talking about. By Tim Tebow Elway John Listen Talking

Russell [Wilson] plays really well in the pocket [and] outside the pocket. He's just a play waiting to happen. By Deion Sanders Wilson Pocket Russell Happen Plays

When you watch Tiger Woods, you're in awe of what he can do with a seven-iron. Watching Matthew Stafford from up here, he's head and shoulders above most college quarterbacks. By Gary Danielson Woods Tiger Seveniron Watch Awe

In the NFL, you know how people love going to fancy restaurants? I am not a fancy-restaurant guy. I am a good-tasting steak-and-potatoes guy. By Tim Tebow Nfl Restaurants Guy People Love

Some people wanted me to be the Latino quarterback. Some people wanted me to be the USC quarterback who happens to be Latino. By Mark Sanchez Latino People Wanted Quarterback Usc

Nobody, not even the head coach, would do anything to a football unilaterally, such as adjust the amount of pressure in a ball, without the quarterback not knowing. It would have to be the quarterback's idea. By John Madden Coach Unilaterally Ball Knowing Quarterback

I was a defensive lineman coming out of high school who was considered amongst the top ... maybe the top six guys, top five guys, and wanted to prove to my team that I was going to be a top guy going into college. By Ndamukong Suh Top Defensive Lineman Coming High

The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field. By Shaun Alexander Field Key Thing Football Player

To win those big games you're going to have to complete some third-down passes, you're going to have to be able to get some explosive games in the passing game. By Tony Dungy Games Passes Win Big Complete