Ryan Longwell
Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwellis a retired American football kicker. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise. He then played for the Green Bay Packers from 1997 to 2005. He played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2006 to 2011. He also played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks during the 2012 playoffs...
acquainted coach everybody expect good great head honored owner people quick special teams today
When I started to get acquainted with the people here today in this organization, they're incredible. From the head coach to the special teams coach to the owner to everybody involved, they're just great people that this organization has in there. We were honored that they wanted us to come and be a part of it and be a part of the transition. We expect good things pretty quick here.
came chance wore
I wore No. 4 at Cal. Obviously, I didn't have a chance when I came here.
anybody causes deal decision everybody key lose player screw soon sort stupid tension
You just don't want anybody to screw it up, ... If you lose a key player to a stupid decision ... as soon as anybody that causes any sort of stir, then everybody has to deal with it. It just causes tension that you don't need.
felt fresh last second time year
I think last year with everything that happened, it was time for a fresh start. The second we got here this morning, it felt like the right place to be.
best fun locker overcome remember room rooms win
Man, it was a big win for us. I remember that locker room after the game, and it was one of the best locker rooms I've ever been in. It was fun to overcome something as a team.
break figure league players replace team year
Yeah, things happen. It's one of those things where you just kind of figure out what you need that year and go with it. Sometimes you can replace players with better players, sometimes you break even and sometimes you don't. You look around with any team in the league and that's the way it goes.
extra few games pressure worry
I didn't want to put any extra pressure on him the first few games punting-wise where he would worry about holding, but we have had enough botches where it's necessary,
certainly division dust gives hard left team
No one's left us in the dust in our division. There could be a 4-1, 5-0 team in the division who would be hard to catch. But we certainly have not been left in the dust, and it gives us a shot.
field game giving guys looks passion separate stopping sure
There are times we look like the Packers of old, motoring down the field and stopping them on defense. And then there are more times where it just looks like guys are going in separate directions. You've got to play the game with passion and fervor, and I'm not sure we're giving it all we've got.
came finger happened none owe people seem tradition
It's perplexing, ... None of us seem to be able to put our finger on what has happened here. There is so much tradition in this organization, and we feel like we owe it to the people who came before us to win.
I've done it enough to be comfortable with it.
adrenaline ball feels games quicker rob seems smooth snaps
It seems like in games with the adrenaline you have going, Rob (Davis) snaps it quicker and I come to the ball a little faster, so I think he feels he has to get it down a little faster, which isn't the case. He can be smooth and put it down.
bearing behind came clock far lose rush seconds shot snap spot trying
We had no shot of making that one. You have 1.26 seconds and (holder) B.J. (Sander) has a clock in his head, as do I, and the snap came back way behind him. He was trying to rush to get it around and when it's that far off, you kind of lose the bearing on where the spot is.
shot
We had no shot of making that one. It was just out of sequence.