Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington Jr.is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his professional career. He played college football at Oregon...
absolutely committed god helping means ready team
I'm absolutely committed to helping this team win, and if it means that I've got to back up Jeff, then so be it, ... I'll be ready if, God forbid, anything happens. ... This is not going to be the end of me.
coming drive moral tired together
I'm tired of moral victories, ... I'm tired of coming close. We put a drive together at the end, and we didn't score.
coming stepping worry
I like that, ... I actually never thought of that, coming in not having to worry about stepping into somebody's shadow. That's kind of nice.
bit camp monday rest time
It's something that has kind of been nagging through camp a little bit and a little bit on Monday night, ... And now's the time to rest it.
everybody motivation playing pride team
Everybody on this team should be playing for pride. Everybody on this team should be playing because they're professionals. If you can't get up for that and need the motivation to be the spoiler, so be it.
mad pocket saw stuff
It was just a miscommunication on our part. What I saw in the pocket was different than what he saw down the field, and that stuff happens. ... I was never mad at him, and he was never mad at me.
bones broken fluke looking
It was a fluke deal. It was fixed. No sense in looking over your shoulder. Nothing but broken bones over there.
confidence guys lose stop throwing
I'm not going to stop throwing it. You can't ever lose confidence in the guys in your huddle.
drag football gonna good
I'm not gonna quit. They will have to drag me out of here. I know I'm still a good football player.
couple dictate happens months next obviously whether
I have no idea what is going to happen. What happens in the next couple of months will obviously dictate whether they want me back or not.
confident decision
I have no idea what's going to happen. It may not be in my hands, and the decision may be in my hands. ... I've never been through it before. Every off-season I've been confident that they want me back here, and so I don't know how this works.
confidence gives guy stuff
I had to look for the guy who's going to make a play for you. He went up and got it. That's the kind of stuff that gives you confidence in another guy.
approach blue build criticized football great insisted positive rip seeing starts steadily taken team throat tough trying work
It's tough because there are times when I just want to rip someone's throat out, but I've taken the approach of trying to steadily build something. The thing is -- and I've been criticized for it -- I've tended to take the positive out of every situation. I've insisted on it. They've called me 'Joey Blue Skies' and said that I'm not seeing what's actually going on here. Well, I am seeing what's really going on here: We're a young team trying to build something, and when it starts to work -- not if, but when -- we'll be a great football team.
competition fun team
It'll be fun again, ... That's part of football. That competition makes the team better.