Super Bowl XLVI – Monday, January 30, 2012(on what lessons he learned from the playoff game against the Ravens) “The main lesson is just the game’s never over until it’s over and you’ve always got to go out there and compete. We’ve moved on from Baltimore and we try to learn from our mistakes in that game and just go on and get ready for the New York Giants.”
(on why the offense wasn’t as explosive in the game versus Baltimore) “It’s around that time. That’s football. There’s only four teams left at that time, but we’re not speaking on that. The thing we’re really focused on is the Giants.”
(on the challenge of the Giants run defense) “Speaking on their run defense, I mean just their defense period, they’ve been a good defense over the playoffs and the last half of the season. I mean really since they’ve played us they’ve really been playing good football over like the last four weeks of the season, five weeks of the season and on into the playoffs they just carried momentum and they picked up momentum and they are playing just about as well as anybody in the league right now.”
(on how social media has changed the way players interact with fans) “I think it’s good. It’s good because you can just reach out and just talk to someone quick and easy and fast. I think social media like the Facebooks and the Twitters and the MySpace, stuff like that is really good because you just really interact with your fans without actually being out in public or whatever.”
(on if he avoids social media after a bad game) No. Whenever you feel like picking that up and being on that is when you’re on that. Obviously, you wouldn’t want to be on that when you’re obviously upset. But, when it comes down to it, it’s not a problem.”
(on if he was surprised by QB Tom Brady’s comments at the pep rally about having a bigger celebration later) “What did he say?...I didn’t really hear what he said, so I don’t want to speak on it. I don’t know if he said hopefully or I don’t know.”
(on if he is surprised that at this point in the season media takes one thing Brady says and turns it into a big deal) “No, I think, you’ve got media from all around the country, all around the world, so everybody’s looking for something to make a story out of. I don’t make a big deal out of it, it’s just the job. That’s you all’s job.”
(on if not turning the ball over will be important in this game)”Yes, you know it’s always important. In any game that you play in, obviously, you want to win the turnover battle. That’s the number one thing that correlates to winning in this league, so that’s the thing we want to try to do.”
(on RB Danny Woodhead) “Woody, you know Woody comes to practice, he works hard. He’s extremely fast, quick. He does good things as a running back. He gets in and out of his cuts and breaks and whatever it is he does. He’s just a hard worker.”
(on how Boston’s sport franchises winning lots of titles in the past decade has brought the city together) “I think the city, not just the city of Boston, but all of the surrounding areas-the New England area-everyone is just excited. We’re always excited when the hockey team’s doing well. We just want to contribute.”
(on if that motivates him to want to win another for the city) “It’s motivation from the fans. You always have a lot of motivation, and we always, the heart is on ourselves, so we always want to go out there and be successful.”
(on if the Giants are a different team from when they last played them due to their injuries) “Yes. Over the last five weeks they’ve been playing extremely well as an offense and as a defense and on special teams. From our last game, that was all in the past. They’re playing well right now and the guys they have out there right now are playing extremely well. ”
(on if TE Aaron Hernandez will continue to line up in the backfield) “I’m not sure, whatever it takes for us to win. We have plans and things like that, but when we come out and we do whatever is working, and whatever it takes to win we’re going to do. Whether we’ve got to punt, kick, throw it or whatever we’ve got to do to come away with a ‘W’, that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
(on coming back to play in Indiana after playing in college here) “It’s important to me because this is where I actually started my career as far as college is concerned. It was the first time I was out of my element. With me being from New Orleans it what the first time I actually was out of New Orleans and out of the state of Louisiana. So coming here and actually getting a chance to come back here for the Super Bowl is great.”
(on how the first practice went today) “It’s always a little different when you’re on the road, but once you step on the field, the field is still 100 yards, 52 yards or 53 yards across. It felt like a practice field. I don’t care if we’re practicing in the back yard or wherever it’s at, I’m just excited to go out there and play ball.”
(on what he is going to do to get the MVP award) “I’m not even…we just want to go out there and perform as a team and win because any type of award you get is only because of the other 10 guys on the field with you at that particular time. It’s an award that whatever it is, it’s a team thing.”
(on why the organization does a good job with undrafted players) “I really can’t speak on any other organization because I haven’t been there, but for our organization I think our guys do a good job. The personnel department and our coaches, they find who they want for whatever they want them to be doing and we get them and we just go to work.”
(on if he had a lot of options as an undrafted free agent) “There were a lot of options out there, but at the time that was something that happened like what, four years ago, five years ago? It’s just kind of how I came to where I am right now. Just making a decision on where I want to go and my agent at the time, Roosevelt Barnes, made a decision and I trusted him and that’s where I ended up.”
(on how his job has changed over the last year with using two tight ends) “It really hasn’t changed too much. You’re asked to do the same things, but some games we might be in one thing more than we are the other, but that’s the way it works. We’re a game plan team. Whatever the game plan is for that week or whatever’s working or however we feel is best, we’re going to win. That’s what we’re going to do.”
(on how he has made it through his career without fumbling) “Just been blessed and fortunate, that’s about it. There’s no science to it because it’s something that happens. It’s a part of the game. You don’t want to have turnovers, but they happen. No one wants to go out there and fumble the ball. It’s something that just happens and I just have been blessed and fortunate. That’s the only thing I can kind of take it up to.”
(on if he feels overlooked because of how much the media makes of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski) “No, not at all. I think we have some of the best players in the league at their positions and I think we utilize them and whatever the best things they can do. They help us win a lot of football games and hopefully they can continue to do those things.”
(on the offensive line) “The offensive line’s been great all year. We’ve had different tackles in there. Guards, centers, all those guys work well together and they are a tight-knit bunch. I think that’s what kind of makes them who they are. They care about each other and they work well together.”
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