Tyler Palko
Tyler Palko
Tyler Palkois a former American football quarterback. He does weekly broadcasts for Pittsburgh Panthers Television on Comcast and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona...
almost guy last playing remember rookie settle starting three year
You have to remember, I'm almost like a rookie after playing three years in a different system. I'm starting to settle in, though, so it won't be long before that guy you remember from last year is back.
far forward last looking pads since spring year
We're looking forward to getting back into it. It's been far too long since we've had the pads on. We need to be hungry. Last year was disappointing and we're looking forward to getting back after it for spring ball.
bit button everybody expects good guys happen hit last learn panic quick time year
We were 5-6, so we'd better have changes. But everybody expects quick results, and it doesn't happen all the time the way you want it to be. ... We kind of hit the panic button a little bit last year and guys started questioning how good we were. But it happened, and you learn from adversity.
game thinking
I never come out of a game thinking all is well. We got a win, which is great. But we need to get better in a lot of areas.
bad playing
I'm not playing very well, ... I've made some bad decisions.
badly days excuse guys locker people room
I let a lot of people down tonight. I feel very badly that I let all of those guys in that locker room down. I had one of those days and there's no excuse for it.
aware ball bowls comparing great growing guy hall hands means super tradition western won
I wanted to play quarterback because I wanted to be the guy who had the ball in his hands all the time. But growing up, I was well aware of all the great quarterbacks and the tradition of Western Pennsylvania, and it was important for me to try and become a part of that. ... By no means am I comparing myself to the Hall of Famers who won Super Bowls because I still have a long, long way to go.
ability believe challenge confident cover defense tough
They believe in their secondary, and they're confident in their cover ability. So, they challenge you on defense and will make it very tough for our offense.
along ball believe coming game missed pass running
We just missed on some big pass plays, but those will come, ... We need to be able to pass the ball well because I think our running game is coming along well. Once we're able to do both, we'll be very dangerous, and I really believe we are very close.
break games three
Those three games will make or break us,
Those sacks and fumbles were all on me,
confidence guys head hear help starts
To hear that from the head guy, it is a trickle-down, everything starts with him and having him say that is going to help because some of the guys need that confidence as well.
guys likes possible quick spend talk time tried type
I've tried to spend as much time with those guys as possible to find out their likes and dislikes. Are they a put-your-arm-around-them type of guy or do you need to get on their tails or do you just need to talk to them? Hopefully, I'll find that out pretty quick here.
hard pick run ways
This isn't calculus, this isn't aeronautical engineering, there's only so many ways you can run a play. The terminology may be different, but it's not that hard to pick up. We'll be fine.