Pete Kendall Quotations

They didn't have to put me in a room without a balcony or anything. I have a little bit of perspective. It's tremendously disappointing. It's hard for me to be in the locker room knowing what I cost these guys Monday night. Everybody at some point or another is going to go through something similar to this. I hope it's not as well broadcast as my failures were, but I think the other guys in here recognize on any given night that could be them.

The quarterback, since it's his -- -- , can always change the way I set the protection,

I didn't sense any doom and gloom. I don't think anybody is pie in the sky. This is less than an ideal situation, but I don't sense anybody packing it in.

So we have to be better this week, bottom line. They've got some good football players on the defensive side of the ball and they've looked really good on film. ... It seems more and more, this league is turning into a defensive league. Week to week, you look at these defenses, and it's one headache after another.

My only comment is that I'm shocked and that I'll be moving forward.

I think one hand washes the other. The protection was good, but we were able to complete passes on short drops.

It doesn't surprise me to see him doing what he's doing. I think everybody recognizes that he's a talented guy who's a balanced tight end. He's a guy who can run and catch the ball, but he can also block pretty well.

I think I have the same concerns that every center has, that you're going to wind up on 'NFL Follies,' that you'll dribble one back or throw one over his head, ... I don't think it'll be difficult. Now that's probably the kiss of death right there.

It was hard enough already, and my guess is that it's going to get a lot harder to run the ball in the immediate future. If they stack the box, and make up their mind that you're not going to run the ball, I don't care who you are, you're not going to run the ball.

Curtis is a special player in the history of this league. But like everybody else, we all are replaceable parts. You don't necessarily get equal value. But the beat goes on. We've had to replace a whole bunch of people. At some point, everybody gets injured.