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
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,
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.
monday needed work
They needed a roster spot. If things work out, I'll be back Monday morning.
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.
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.
pieces sure together
He's been able to put this together and make sure the right pieces are in place. And we were pieces of this team.
ben exactly expect game manage
I expect to manage the game and do exactly what Ben would do if he was in there.
I thought I was going to be there a long time,
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.
certain early football monday night point seen share situation talked time trying watched
We talked a lot. We watched Monday Night Football together. We'd just talk about certain situations. It was one of those deals, what I may have seen early on. I was in that situation one point in time and I was trying to share some of my insights.
defense objective substitute
That's the objective -- to get the play off before they can substitute on defense,