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
You're talking about a guy who just doesn't do it from week to week. He gets the job done every day of the week. I hear people talk about this person or that person being the best safety in the league after they've had one or two good years, but Dawkins has been more consistent at that position than anybody.
We didn't play good, sound fundamental football. Jerry (Gray, the defensive coordinator) threw everything that was in our game plan, and obviously we didn't make plays. We have to be held accountable as players and make some plays.
When one of the NFL's superstars goes down, it can devastate your football team.
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.
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.
There has to be something in place. But what we may think is enough or not enough, likewise the men and women running those organizations may say it's enough or not enough. ... Where's that happy balance?
We missed a ton of tackles. I don't think we're pressing. But we didn't give the offense enough opportunities.
We can't think about someone getting better. But you go along with it. J.P., we believe in him and we respect his ability and we have to rally behind him.
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.
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.