Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Michael Bollingeris a former American football quarterback and current coach. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 November 1979
good indication week
This week will be a real good indication of who he is,
blow shoulder
At least I didn't blow my shoulder out.
help obviously short since starting win won
It's just disappointing, ... You just want a win so bad, obviously since I've been starting I haven't won one so I really wanted to help us win a game. To come up short again, it's tough.
last outside people realize tough victory
This is so tough, ... People on the outside don't realize how tough it is to get to the playoffs. Last year, we were one victory away from a championship game.
tough
It's tough to come up short. Big guys.
football great team
They're a great football team and they showed it tonight. Obviously, we're disappointed in the way we played.
coach gotten head period quick time
It's the head coach and he's right. Period. Who am I to say what we need to do? Things had in a quick period of time gotten pretty bad.
good league routes starter straight taken
A lot of good quarterbacks in this league have taken different routes to be a starter in the NFL, ... It's not always a straight line.
gets harder
They all hurt. And when you've had as many as we have, it gets harder and harder.
kids needed point program question
No question about it, this program needed this so bad. Especially for the young kids to point this program in the right direction.
best coaches found good guys league learned system systems time
I've learned that you best know the system you're in, ... I've found out that guys who play a long time in this league are good and smart, guys who learn different systems and who coaches are able to trust.
expected fortunate growing might nfl
Some might look down at you for being the No. 3 quarterback on the team, ... but shoot, I'm still on an NFL roster. I never expected growing up to be an NFL quarterback, and I'm fortunate to have this chance.
according best case fulfill job mean ready role
My job is to fulfill the role that they give me. That doesn't mean I always like it, but again, if they tell me I'm going in, if they tell me I'm not, I'm going to be the best No. 2 and be ready to go in case something does happen. I'm going to do my job according to what they tell me what my job is for that week.
central chart depth league learn opening quickly season starting treat
Naturally, it's not same opening the season No. 3 on the depth chart as it was starting for Central or Wisconsin, ... But you have to treat it the same, because you never know what will happen. One thing you learn very quickly in this league is that anything can happen, especially with quarterbacks.