Troy Vincent
Troy Vincent
Troy Darnell Vincentis a former American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins with the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football for Wisconsin, and has been named as a first-time nominee to the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame. On September 28, 2011, Vincent was named as one of the Preliminary Nominees for the NFL Hall Of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 June 1970
CountryUnited States of America
We missed a ton of tackles. I don't think we're pressing. But we didn't give the offense enough opportunities.
We felt there were many minorities that were worthy candidates. None went to minorities and that's an issue.
Even though most of them will never be professional athletes, they can always control who they are the rest of their lives.
There's no reason why I shouldn't. In 2005, I want to be the best safety in the game.
There's nothing like winning. At least you can go home for at least that week and feel half-decent about yourself.
We don't count Herman Edwards because that was a trade. None went to minorities and that's an issue. We felt like there were many minorities that were worthy candidates - Art Shell, Tim Lewis, Jimmy Raye. There were viable candidates who, for some reason or another, did not get the nod. We'll continue to keep pressing that envelope.
We have not been a good tackling team up front.
But that happens constantly, and then you get into a game and there are a thousand things going on and you have to make split-second decisions.
If we get to that uncapped year, ... guess where those franchise values are going to go? The arrow will be pointing straight down. You need a salary cap to keep the franchise values up.
If we're all honest with ourselves, we should expect change. When you're 5-11 with greater expectations, with enough talent on your team to win, you have to.
I don't have a selfish bone in my body. I understand that moving on is part of the nature of this business. My assignment was up in Philadelphia. I did exactly what I was supposed to do there. It's not bittersweet at all. I feel exactly the same way I have for my 13 years in the NFL. You don't like watching two other teams going to the Super Bowl. But I'm overjoyed for them.
On the second one I was a backside half-field player, but (Cory) Bradford never came off the ball so I'm keying him and he immediately took himself out of the route by not running, ... I was able to look back, just helping out and staying active in the play, and I just ran and came down with the ball.
You can't compete when one team has an open wallet and another team has both hands covering it up. It really can create disparity, not just at a club level, but at a player level as well.
We wanted to emphasize character, being able to be coached, and listening to others.