Chris Simms
Chris Simms
Christopher David Simmsis a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas...
fast fastest field guy team threw vertical
We had a real fast team down at Texas, and he was the fastest guy on the field that day. He's very impressive. He got an interception off me where I thought I threw it over him, and he showed that 44-inch vertical and went up and got it.
beat confident guy miss team teams whether
You see some teams that are demoralized by injuries. We're one team ... that's confident we won't miss a beat whether it's the first-string guy or the second-string guy.
backup coach guy luke nfl people second system wants year
It's not a threat, if that's the word, ... All people need to know is that our backup quarterback, Luke McCown, is only in his second year in the NFL and second year in the system. Rattay has been in this system before and coach wants a guy who's been around the block.
beat confident depth guy happen injuries miss responds second string teams week whether
Injuries are going to happen week in and week out in the NFL; it's how your depth responds to that. You see some teams that are demoralized by injuries. I think we're one team that has depth at just about every position. We're confident we won't miss a beat whether it's the first string guy or the second string guy.
chris guy handle help jersey mind natural phil playing quality shown special texas type
The type of guy Chris Simms is, the person he is, is always going to help him. He's a natural leader. He's a quality guy. He's a special guy. Never mind playing quarterback at Texas, but playing quarterback at Texas being from New Jersey. And then playing quarterback at Texas, being from New Jersey and Phil Simms is your dad. He has already shown he can handle a lot.
easy refuse win
We just refuse to win one the easy way.
beat
We just got beat by a better team.
beat defensive football great line
We just got beat by a better football team. With a great defensive line like that, you get down, 34-7 or 24-7, it's going to be tough.
early few picked plays scared
Early in the game, they blitzed a few times and we picked it up. We made a few plays downfield and I think it scared them away for a little bit.
call game greatest history instant might performance player texas
Put him up there as the greatest player in Texas history right now. He might have been there, but to have that performance and that game - what do they call it, an instant classic? That was it.
hope jump maybe might pack
We wanted to jump out on them. You kind of hope maybe if we jump out on them, they might pack it in. But to their credit, they didn't.
again brian smart sure
I think right now it would probably be the smart thing to do, ... But again we don't know a thing for sure. I'm sure Brian is not going to do anything this week.
hit
I was scrambling and I hit (tight end) Anthony Becht as he was going out of bounds,
deal week
Let's not make too big of a deal of it. Let's just play football. This is just Week 18 in our minds.