(on if it was frustrating looking at the Dallas film seeing plays that
could have been made)
“Certainly, it was disappointing and then when you watch the film, you
realize that Dallas certainly out-executed us in certain areas, but we helped
their cause at times as well. We’ve had some similar type plays in games that
we’ve won, but we either made the play to overcome it or it just didn’t come
back to haunt us. Some things we need to correct, and hopefully we do better
from the mistakes we made and learn from them and be a better team for it.”
(on if it is easier to learn after a loss)
“I think we have improved week to week. We talk about getting better every
week and the good teams and the professional players are the ones that, even in
a win, find the little things that they could have done even better. Obviously,
when you lose a game, it is disappointing and hopefully we can use it as kind of
a rallying point and get started on another winning streak. But we need to go
out there and have a good week of practice this week in order to do that.”
(on how he would describe the film session)
“It was on Monday when we came in. When you watch the film, you see some
things that you did well. On the drives that we scored on you saw some good
execution, you saw some good passes, good runs, and then the drives that we didn’t
score, Dallas made some plays, but we also did some things to kind of hurt
ourselves.”
(on if it is hard to play against a team that has lost their starting
quarterback)
“I think on the outside I guess people can analyze this game another way,
but for me and the offense, all we’re really concerned with is the defense.
Brian Dawkins and (Jeremiah) Trotter, those guys are plenty to think about. I
know Coach Dungy addresses it, whoever’s in there at quarterback, and (Jeff)
Garcia’s a guy who has made a ton of plays in his career and (A.J.) Feely won
four out of five games when he played three years ago. Donovan McNabb, it makes
me sick to my stomach that he’s out for the year. I called him and wished him
the best. That was sad news to hear. Our defense will still have plenty to get
ready for when you have (Brian) Westbrook and (Donte’) Stallworth and (Correll)
Buckhalter over there as well.”
(on if he spoke to QB-Donovan McNabb)
“I called and left him a voicemail. He sent me a text message back kind of
in his own way. He sounded pretty upbeat, the way that he always is, which is a
credit to Donovan. He’s always an upbeat guy and I know he’ll attack his
rehab with as much intensity as anybody and I expect him to be back full-go next
year.”
(on still playing for home-field advantage)
“Really the target this week is to try to get a win. We have a home game
against Philly and it’s one of our last three home games, and we’d like to
be able to go all season defending our home turf. That’s one thing we always
try to do. We’re glad to be at home and want to be able to come out and play
well and try to get a win against a good Philadelphia team.”
(on what he is thankful for)
“I’m just thankful for my family and good teammates and our coaches and our
health. I think everybody on this team is thankful for many things. Here in the
middle of the season, Thanksgiving comes, it’s a good time to kind of re-check
your priorities and realize what’s important and what you’re thankful for.
No question, there are many blessings to be thankful for.”