“It's one of the most awesome stories in the history of pro football. The dude basically had one serious practice, and he went out and kicked ass and called signals in an offense that was totally new to him. The guy is like the ultimate warrior -- he rolls into town, performs his service and collects his bounty.”
“Everything just clicked; you could see it watching on TV. He was standing over the ball and calling out the (blocking assignments) on the linebackers, just like with the Saints.”
“Oh, I'm gonna pound those things. Our music is super heavy, super hard and super fast. It's bad-ass, man. And yeah, I've gotta take the shirt off, so I can show off my f---- abs.”
“With my intensity and athletic ability, I think that would be a natural switch, ... I'm just as fast as almost all those [defensive ends] out there, and as athletic, or more, than half of them. And my tenacity supersedes all of that. There are a lot of guys at that position who have gotten paid that are a bunch of slaps, and I know I could do better than them.”
“I don't buy the bonding thing, either. I mean, there are 80 guys up here, and a lot of them won't even be on the team. And it's not like we're going out and doing anything together; it's all football, all the time. It would be more valuable to wait until the final roster cuts and then have a big party for everyone who makes the team.”
“[Turley, known for his play-through-the-whistle approach in his five seasons in New Orleans, was put on the trading block after the Saints balked at his contract demands. The Rams acquired him for a second-round pick in 2004, then signed him to a six-year, $26.5 million deal.] I give Mike Martz a lot of credit, ... He was able to put aside all of that crap from the past and recognize the passion I bring to the game.”
“That wasn't a coincidence. Those are our playmakers, and we've got to get the ball to them. So they do what they do, we do what we do, and everybody makes out good. It's a great thing to have them, man. When you've got talent like that on your side, you can't do anything but have success for the most part.”
