Brian Griese

Brian Griese
Brian David Grieseis a former American football quarterback and former radio color commentator for the Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 March 1975
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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I've always had a lot of respect for Rod, and if they have interest in me, I would love to go up there and see what the interest is.
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Sometimes, when you don't win as much as you'd like, a lot of the blame goes to the quarterback, ... Right or wrong, that's just the way the game is. You don't really learn that until you have to go through it.
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Teams can't play man-to-man coverage as much because he's got so much speed, ... The presence of Joey Galloway has allowed us to get the type of looks that allow us to run the ball.
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Whoever stole the helmets obviously didn't know that the quarterback helmets were the most valuable because they have the speakers in the helmets. The other helmets are $150 to $200 but our helmets are like $3,000. So whoever stole them must not have known that.
I think I could have come up with a better one than that.
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We got the young kid Williams some touches, which was good, and I thought we ran the ball hard. But we need to put more points on the board.
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You know, for their first time out, I thought they did a great job ... in pass protection and also in the running game,
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I don't think any player worth his salt is content to be a backup, especially someone who has been a starter before. So I'm not going to resign myself to anything. I'm going to try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.
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Last year we didn't look to run the football first. We were a passing team. We have more balance now.
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It's not easy in that kind of environment. If they can do it there, they can do it anywhere.
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I've learned a lot over the years, ... Playing quarterback in the NFL is probably the hardest position on the field, mentally and physically, and from that standpoint, I have learned a lot. It takes a special individual to be able to do it.
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Oh, they're fans, ... Trust me, I wasn't happy with some of those plays, either. But during the whole year, you're going to have adversity. That's just a constant in football. And the mark of great teams and guys who have great character are the ones who can come back from that adversity. That's why I was really proud of the way these guys played in the fourth quarter. It's something we really wanted to work on coming into this year.
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It's hard sometimes. I would say the receivers and the tight ends have to be alert as to every word I say in the huddle. The offensive linemen are waiting to hear specific words, so it's a little easier for them.
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It's all tempered by the fact we weren't as successful a team as we should have been, ... We ended up 5-11 and it was a disappointing season.