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
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It's frustrating. I can't really put it into words. It's tough. I want to do well for these guys. I finally got an opportunity where I knew they were counting on me it was my time to make a contribution. And I didn't do enough for us to win today.
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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.
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Being a leader and a competitor is what made me successful in college. I know that doesn't get you any points in the NFL, but at the end of the day it's still about winning football games.
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All you can ask is to have the ball in your hands with a chance to win the game. I did, we did -- I just didn't get it done.
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They all hurt. And when you've had as many as we have, it gets harder and harder.
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Every time I can go out there and show those guys that I can function out there, it's going to breed confidence in them, and that's a big part of being a quarterback, ... They can't believe in you until you go do it.
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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.
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You are just kind of chasing, fighting against yourself, trying to get yourself better and not knowing if or when your time is going to come,
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We were moving the sticks. We were attacking them and staying in a rhythm as an offense.
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We've been down this road before, and it gets harder every time. Any time you lose a game in this league, you go back to a play here and a play there that made the difference in the game.
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Obviously I only have one head so I have to be careful,
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Right now, I'm doing everything the Jets ask me to do, and I'm part of this team, ... But in the grand scheme of things, you can only control what you can control, and I have no control over in the future, if the Jets want me, or someone else wants me.
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On the one deep touchdown by him, it was just a great job by him of recognizing the coverage and getting downfield and getting his head around. He made a tremendous play on that one.
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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.