Michael Boulware
Michael Boulware
Michael Boulwareis a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft and also played for the Houston Texans. He played college football at Florida State...
attribute coach game helping knows last learning loves safety study success talking year
Marquand is like a coach out there on the field. I attribute a lot of my success and a lot of my learning as a safety to him because he's been right by my side, helping me out the whole way. Last year it was just me and him on the sideline, talking the game when we weren't playing. He knows the game very, very well and loves to study it.
people talking
People have been talking down about us all year.
exciting game hurt played realize
The possibility to play this game is very exciting and very motivating. The play I got hurt on, I played a little tentative, and I think it made me realize that if you played tentative you're going to get hurt.
game glimpse good lucky motivation people picked super team year
It is motivation for us, but that's just a glimpse of our season. Every game we've been the underdogs, and people have not picked us to do well and have thought that we've been lucky the whole year and that we would never make it to the Super Bowl. Here we are, and we're here to show the world that we're a good team and that we're the best.
concerned exciting game maybe motivating possibly walk
I was very surprised. I was concerned about being able to walk again, and even possibly having to retire. And the possibility to maybe play in this game is very exciting and motivating for me.
surprise
It didn't surprise me at all, ... It really didn't.
aware beat definitely phase phases stop
We definitely are aware that we have to play a lot better on defense. Any phase of their offense, they can beat you in. We're going to have to stop all phases of their offense.
hear helps offense practice
We have the No. 1 offense in the NFL. We hear that a lot. That helps us to practice and play harder.
committed shows team tough willing
It shows you how tough he is and how committed he is to this team and what he's willing to go through.
amazing asset coming field figured gotten hit leadership locker role stepped team
It's been amazing how he's stepped up into the leadership role and made big plays. He's been a big asset to this team on the field and in the locker room. Coming in as a rookie, you didn't know if he was going to make the plays. Then he started making plays, so I figured he'd hit the wall. But that never happened. He's just gotten better and better.
corners effort good played team
It was a good effort by our defense. The D-line got a good rush, and the corners got a good jam, and we played over the top. So I think it was a team effort that got it done.
deserved deserves knew people saying smith steve
Steve Smith deserves that kind of credit, and you know you have to give him that kind of respect. But we wanted to show people that we deserved to be here, that we also deserved that kind of respect. We knew we were better than what people were saying about us.
attention focus game gets nice worry
The attention is nice at first, but it gets kind of old. You just want to focus on the game. Now we can really focus on game and not worry about what we have to say. It's going to be a relief.
affects belong football says somebody talk
Talk is talk. Football is football. If what somebody says affects the way you play on Sunday, you don't belong in the NFL.