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
week
I don't know. You just have to take it week by week, day by day at this point. All I can do is just be ready.
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.
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.
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.
itself opportunity presented seize
The opportunity hasn't presented itself for me, but, now that it has, I have to seize the moment,
becomes game guy natural plan prepare preparing sure timing
Right now, I'm the guy preparing to play this week. I'll go out and prepare that way and get the timing down with the receivers and make sure I get the verbiage called with the plays. Once you get the game plan down, everything just becomes natural at that point.
game knew leaving opportunity start
Leaving the game on Monday, I had no idea (who would start this Sunday), but I knew there was an opportunity to play (against Jacksonville),
defense objective substitute
That's the objective -- to get the play off before they can substitute on defense,
I thought I was going to be there a long time,
ben exactly expect game manage
I expect to manage the game and do exactly what Ben would do if he was in there.
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.
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.
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.