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
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.
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.
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,
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.
monday needed work
They needed a roster spot. If things work out, I'll be back Monday morning.
obviously second super time ways win year
Are there ways to get better? Yes, absolutely. He's going to try to fine-tune those and obviously you want to win the Super Bowl, so his expectations in his second year are kind of like what Marino's were. It's kind of like, all of a sudden, 'OK, you're there. It's time to win the big one now.'
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.
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.
guess move question
I guess his question is, how do you move forward?
came feeling guy practice preparing ready today
I'm ready, ... I'm ready to start. I came in today preparing that way. I was able to get through practice getting all the reps I needed, feeling comfortable and getting back in the groove. Right now, I'm the guy preparing to play this week.
came feeling groove guy preparing ready today unless
I'm ready. I'm ready to start. I came in today preparing that way. I'm feeling comfortable, getting back into the groove of things ... and, unless that changes, I'm the guy preparing to play.