Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber
Steven "Tiki" Barberis a former American football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football Leaguefor ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for them...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth7 April 1975
CityBlacksburg, VA
CountryUnited States of America
We got away from doing what we do best. We didn't run the ball consistently enough.
It's a play we run all the time. We have a lot of confidence. I'm just playing good right now, and I know it.
Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.
I think at halftime we realized we were probably putting a little bit too much on Eli and we went back to running the ball and doing basic things.
Marshall was a pioneering player. As a threat in so many different aspects of football, he revolutionized the way in which the running back position was played. He was the player that I wanted to emulate.
If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.
It was a horrible game. We played terrible.
Eli was a bit more consistent out there; he made some great decisions and was a good leader in the huddle.
At this point, it's just a football game. Obviously, there are a lot of things surrounding it, but it's still just a game. I think everyone in this locker room and in their locker room probably feels the same way.
There's no strife in this locker room, nothing that's going to provide any distractions. And that's the most important thing right now.
That's the thing about Elisha. He's a very calm player. He doesn't get too up, and he doesn't get too down. I think that's what you want from your quarterback. You want a guy who is going to stay cool when things get crazy around him.
He obviously has the talent. But taking care of his body, staying healthy, being able to play because the team needs you, is paramount. Jeremy needs to learn to take care of himself so he can be on the field consistently.
O'Brien added. ''And it still came down to a last-second stop on the 1-inch line. That just shows you the talent that they have and the capabilities they have.
We knew coming into this one it was the biggest game of our season. We needed this one. We didn't play great. It wasn't always pretty. But we did enough. Our defense held together.