CARDINALS WR ANQUAN BOLDIN

Sunday, February 1

CARDINALS WR ANQUAN BOLDIN

(on the Cardinals offensive comeback) “Yeah, I thought we made plays at times, but unfortunately we fell short and we didn’t get the job accomplished that we came here to do. We played against a good team, they played well. You can’t take anything from them. That’s that.”


(on making adjustments in the second half) “We just felt there were some things we could do, as far as going no-huddle offense. We felt like there were some zones we could exploit. I think you guys saw, in the second half, we were able to move the ball up and down the field.”


(on what those specific adjustments were) “We just went to our no-huddle package – combination packages, letting Kurt [Warner] come up to the line and see what defense they were in and go from there.”


(on the play that James Harrison intercepted) “It was a route where we should have had a pick on it. I think Kurt saw blitz zero, but they ended up dropping James Harrison out at the last second.”


(on what he was feeling during Harrison’s pick and return) “I mean, it’s tough. We felt like we gave them points right at the end of the half. That put us down ten (instead of at least tying the game). They played well. You can’t take anything away from them. There’s a reason why they’re here.”


(on if there is any satisfaction in having come close) “The only satisfaction you get is winning a football game. There is no consolation prize. We came here for one reason and one reason only, and that was to win a football game, and we didn’t get that accomplished.”


(on his big catch in the first half to set up the touchdown) “It was something we saw on film. It was actually a post, me running a crossing route and sticking my foot in the ground and coming back out the backside. We felt like the corner was going to play over top, which they did and I came out open.”


(on his injury in the second quarter) “Just a shoulder sprain, nothing serious, nothing to keep me out of the game.”


(on what he takes from this experience) “There’s a lot we can take from it. Like I said, there’s no consolation prize. We came here to win a football game, and become World Champions. We fell short of that goal but I would like to say that I’m proud of every guy in our locker room. Through all of the adversity that we had this year, guys fought, stuck together and believed in one another and I think that’s the reason we got to this point.”


(on what he thought after Larry Fitzgerald’s touchdown) “I just felt like we were supposed to become a World Champ. We made some plays, but unfortunately, we didn’t make enough to win the game. They are a good team. There is a reason they are here.”


(on having to watch the Steelers take the lead) “It’s tough, especially when you are not on the field in the last seconds of the game. Like I always say, I feel more comfortable with us (offense) being on the field at the end of the game as opposed to being on the sideline watching.”


(on if Kurt Warner said anything to keep guys calm and focused) “It was just everybody on the team, knowing that we had been in that situation before – down – and in the past we’ve been able to come back and make plays. We did that today. We (just) didn’t make enough plays, but we never got down on ourselves.”


(on if coming so close to winning the Super Bowl makes him want to return to Arizona) “I’m not even thinking about that. That’s not a relevant question at this point.”


(on the great punt and the safety) “We just felt like things were starting to go our way, and we were starting to gain momentum and we were starting to play good football. We felt like we were on a roll at that point and we knew that we could move the ball up and down the field.”


(on staying patient after a slow first half of offense) “We felt like we just had to stick to our game plan. I don’t think that at any point we panicked or got impatient. I think the main thing for us was just to stick to what we did well, and I think we came out in the second half and did that.”