Willie McGinest
Willie McGinest
William Lee McGinest, Jr.is a retired American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots fourth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 December 1971
CityLong Beach, CA
allowing games stopping
We've been stopping the run, allowing us to make games more one-dimensional.
game ourselves plan ready stop trying
We are trying to get ourselves ready for our game plan and stop the run. If we can't do that, nothing else really matters.
aggressive hit people
We're going to be aggressive and go at people and hit people.
dirty eric great likes
Eric is aggressive. He likes to win. He likes to get after people. He understands football. He's been in a lot of great systems. He's been with Bill. He's done his dirty work, he's done his time.
eric great job positions putting
Eric did a great job of putting us in positions to be successful.
against best guys statements sunday teams voices win
Voices don't win games; playmakers do. If I want to make a statement, then this Sunday we'll be out there, all the guys that need to make statements will be out there making their statements against one of the best teams in the league. That's what we'll try to do. That's how we'll make our statement.
coming everybody guys hard hurt ourselves pride step trying win
We don't pride ourselves on getting guys hurt and still trying to win games. We need everybody we can (get). We just play hard and guys that are coming in have to just step up.
entire man richard
I was around Richard when he was going through it. We're close. ... He had to be the man for his entire family, not just the man of his own house. So there were a lot of responsibilities put on his shoulders.
road worried
We have a long road to go. We are not worried about any records. Right now we are just worried about getting better.
plug
Having him back helps. I don't know if he can plug all the holes, but it'll help.
family gives reason
He's a big reason why I came. He's like a father. He makes you feel comfortable and gives you that family atmosphere.
contract help sign team
I didn't want to go to a team to sign a contract and get some money. I wanted to be a part of a family. They made me feel like family. They made me feel needed, like I could come in and help them.
anyone cares goal happened locker matters nobody supposed
Nobody cares about what happened during the season. It's all irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what we do now. If we don't do what we're supposed to, we go home. And I don't think that's the goal of anyone in this locker room.
hard players spoken takes work
I have spoken to players who have been there before and they work hard and do all the things it takes to win. Same here.