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...
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.
against bigger defense detroit everybody good last losing saying scale year
I would say on a scale this is bigger than Detroit last year up there. Because this is against what everybody is saying is a really good defense and a good team, and they are. Losing can be habitual, and you don't want it to ever get that way.
forget guided hesitant last nfl swing though
I was a little hesitant (on the 50-yarder). I didn't swing away on that one and kind of guided it through. We'll be fine. You forget that even though he was around last year, this was his first NFL game.
came eats game great last people played saying stretch year
He's always played the game with so much emotion. When you have a game like the other day, when you put everything into it and come up short, it eats away at you. Last year at 1-4, people were saying that was it, but he came back with a great stretch run. I wouldn't write him off just yet.
aware definitely happened josh last satisfied
I don't think Josh would ever say he was satisfied with what happened here last year, but he definitely was well aware of it,
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.
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.