Charlie Batch
Charlie Batch
Charles D'Donte Batchis a former American NFL quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons in the NFL, most of it as a backup with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Eastern Michigan. Batch earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 December 1974
CityHomestead, PA
ate family run sat whatever
We were always on the run and just ate whatever was there. We never sat down as a family because we were always on different schedules.
sacrifice giving community
The parents pull you aside and say, `I have to give credit where credit is due, you really are sacrificing a lot for the community, and giving,' .. But I'm from here and committed to Homestead and the Steel Valley, and it's a no-brainer to me.
mistake made
I made a lot of mistakes but they were correctable mistakes.
preparation poor-planning performances
Proper preparation prevents poor performance.
I thought I was going to be there a long time,
defense objective substitute
That's the objective -- to get the play off before they can substitute on defense,
concerned game good last practice regroup weeks work
We had a lot of opportunities but we didn't do very much with them. We have to regroup and get back to practice and work on it. The good thing is we still have two more weeks left; if this were the last game you'd be a lot more concerned about it.
capable played practice prove routes since throw
It's been a while since I've started, but I have played in this league. You still have to go out there and practice every week, you still throw your routes and you still have to prove you're capable of making the team.
ben change exactly game manage offense run
You try to manage the game and do exactly what you would do as if Ben was in there, ... The offense isn't going to change at all, we're going to do what we do and that's run the ball.
becomes calling game plan plays running scout sure team timing
You have to get the timing down with the receivers, and make sure I get the verbiage calling the plays - you don't have to do that running the scout team - and everything has to come back to you. But once you get the game plan down, everything just becomes natural.
itself opportunity presented seize
The opportunity hasn't presented itself for me, but, now that it has, I have to seize the moment,
next preparing ready stayed
When it happened, he stayed in the next play. After that he went off to the side. But I'm still preparing the same way. You have to be ready for everything.
monday needed work
They needed a roster spot. If things work out, I'll be back Monday morning.
guys itself presents situation top
It's just the situation that presents itself ? the top two guys are down, so, if you look at it, yeah, it's my opportunity,