Ricky Proehl
Ricky Proehl
Richard Scott Proehlis a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts. He played in four Super Bowls and won two: Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams and Super Bowl XLI with the Colts...
carry far fighting football gives great mean proud rest talented team wins
I told them I'm proud to be a part of this team. I've been on some great football teams. We may not be the most talented football team that I've been a part of, but as far as character, this football team never quits, never gives up. To me, those are the things that mean more than just wins and losses. Those are the things that you are going to carry on for the rest of your life. If you keep fighting and never quit, you can come back. It's all in how you respond. This football team has always responded, and that's what they did today.
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It's exciting to see Drew. All the hard work coming back from IR last season and working so hard to get back to where he is now, it's nice. It's great to see all the hard work paying off for him. He's a great kid. He's going to get better, and he works hard at it.
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I just told them how honored and proud I am to be a part of this football team. I've been on some great football teams and this may not be the most talented team, but as far as character and heart and never-die mentality, this is as good as it gets.
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If I do decide to walk away, I'll be able to say, ?Hey, we had a great football team, it was a great experience. 'We played well, we made it to the playoffs and hopefully we make it to the Super Bowl.
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You could just see it when he came in the huddle. He took control. It's the first time I've really seen him do that. At that point, it became his offense. He took control of it and had a great deal of confidence in himself.
coming feeling orleans playing sorry
We were playing to win. We weren't coming in here feeling sorry for the New Orleans Saints. We just didn't get it done.
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... I use that stuff now even more than ever. A lot of times when you first come in, you're getting by on your speed or your athletic ability. When you start to lose that, that's when you start going to that kind of stuff. At that time, those guys were using that stuff and I was lucky to pick it up at a young age.
earlier
Earlier in my career, I would have scored.
beat found position
Sometimes it isn't pretty, but we've found a way to get it done and we've found a way to be in the position we're in right now. So if we beat Atlanta, we're 11-5 and we get in the playoffs. Anything can happen.
age-and-aging expect sleep
At my age, I think they sleep on me a little bit. They don't expect me to go deep.
finish locker message
That's the message in this locker room, that we need to finish what we started.
finish front locker message
If we don't get in, it's going to be very disappointing. And that's the message in this locker room: let's finish what we started. 'We've got everything we wanted in front of us.
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Obviously the division (title) may not happen, but the opportunity to get into the playoffs is there, and that's what we want. We don't have to wish on any other teams to win or lose. If we win, we're in -- and that's all we can ask for.
atlanta trying win worried
Right now, I'm just worried about Atlanta and trying to get a win and getting into the playoffs.