Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert Theismannis an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He played quarterback in the National Football Leagueand Canadian Football League, achieving his most enduring fame in 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive appearances to Super Bowl XVIIand Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth9 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
For me, Monday night still is the big night for football in the NFL. It's the last football game of the week and it's a showcase for all the players.
He's away from the game for 12 years and we expect him literally to walk on water his first time back.
He's playing the best football now. Maybe he doesn't get the records, maybe he doesn't have the yards or have the most touchdown passes, but from a game operational standpoint, I think Tom Brady throws the ball as well as anybody in football, manages the game as well as anybody in football, and has three rings on his fingers in the last four years, and he's a winner.
I played one game, and one snap in the shotgun. I'm the only quarterback that ever did that for him. I tried to get him to incorporate it into our offense back then, so it took him eight more years and 12 years away from the game and one (year) back to realize maybe he should do it.
They went to the NFC Championship game without T.O., they went to the Super Bowl without T.O. - I don't know what makes him think he's so important,
The term 'genius' is inapplicable to anyone in this game. A genius is Norman Einstein.
Believe me, those 20-some minutes make a difference. It's the difference between you falling asleep in the fourth quarter or being awake for the end of the game.
Everybody knows it takes 49 players to make a team, but without Big John this would not be a championship squad.
Look, the magic age is not 35. It's all about your health. You first have to recognize what is so obvious this year was how unhealthy Mark was last year, and he never really said a lot about it. He was hurt, and he obviously compounded it by continuing to play. Now the legs are back, the arm strength is back.
When you can take a wide receiver and make him a nickel back, ... when you can take rookies and make them starters, when you can take free agents off the streets and win a world championship, that means the philosophy and the scheme is bigger than the players.
The Cowboys have to draft a quarterback. What happens if Bledsoe gets hurt?
This is a game, first and foremost. There was only one Vince Lombardi, and he died.
There are excellent football coaches out there, and excellent assistants that could do a good job. But it's going to take time. With Tice, you have an excellent football coach. I think he should be given a chance to come back and coach that football team.
Laveranues and Rod didn't want to be here and be a part of what was going on, but now Mark has two guys that want to be here and will do anything to help him. Plus, Mark can anticipate the speed of the receivers better than Patrick can. He'll be able to get the ball out where Santana can run to it.