Ian Gold Quotations

We did not complete the mission and it's frustrating. They deserved to win. They came out and totally dominated every facet of the game. They got some turnovers and were able to move the ball on offense. Their defense shut our offense down.

We did not complete the mission and it's frustrating. But anytime you make it to the AFC championship game and you lose, you hope to lose to a team like that.

We did not complete the mission and it's frustrating.

I don't know a whole lot about them, but I'm looking forward to getting to know the guys and the coaching staff, along with getting a feel for the system itself and where I will fit in,

Going into this game, we knew somebody was going to be 0-2. We just didn't want it to be us.

This was one of those, round-for- round, punch-for-punch deals,

Just the simple fact that he still goes out there and encourages me and Al, it tells me a lot.

You kind of wish it was a game that counted - Indianapolis Colts. Hopefully, the tables will turn and we can come out and play hard and get a win.

You kind of wish it was a game that counted - Indianapolis Colts,

We didn't execute our defense even close to what we wanted to.

We didn't execute on defense. We didn't play anywhere close to how we wanted to. Unfortunately it happened that way and we lost.

When a team plays that, they've got to nickel and dime and pick (their) way down the field, ... And one thing we pride ourselves on is we try not to get frustrated. If the plays aren't coming, somebody will say - John Lynch, Al Wilson, Trevor Pryce, myself - one of the leaders will say, 'Hey, just calm down, we'll get off the field here, just keep on playing hard.'

To be, I would say, lacking in those two areas and still go out and compete at the level he does is amazing to me, ... It's just a credit to his character, the confidence that he goes out on the field with.

Unfortunately for us, he was able to get back in the pocket, take his time and pretty much pick us apart.

We expected them to come in and run the football, to try to play their bruising style. (But) they found they were able to hit some passes on us and they took advantage of it.

You get a win like this, you learn from it. You learn from your mistakes and you realize you made some mistakes, but you can still win.

There's going to be a new champ wearing the crown this season.

The whole plan was to take away their best player. We took away the run. It's strange to see Kansas City unable to run.

The surgery went great. I had it with a highly recommended doctor. He used the word excellent after the surgery was over, so that gave me a lot of confidence. ... I have been rehabbing the last 6 1/2 months and I still feel like I am ahead of schedule,

A new champ will be crowned this year. It's up for grabs.

That's what we're about right now. Everybody in that huddle wants to be the guy to make the play that wins it. We all want to be that guy. That's a good way to feel.

You never want to lose. I don't know any guy out here who says, 'I want to go out and lose a game.' They beat us in the playoffs, and I look forward to getting out there and trying to get a win.

They're going to have to. With the pressure that front four is getting, some teams are going to say it's a necessity. Washington stuck to it; they did a good job.

The offense is always going to get all the credit and the glory, ... We pride ourselves on getting the job done and staying behind the scenes. Now that we're winning, people are saying, 'Hey, they can play defense, too.'

Even when a win is ugly, you find satisfaction in it because it's a win. If we were sitting here today at 3-2 after playing that way, I'm sure we'd be feeling a little different.

They came out and dominated. When the other team is hitting on all cylinders like that ... hats off to them.

I'm having a great time playing football. Did the new contract help? Of course. It puts you at peace and allows you to focus on football. But while in Tampa, there were things that just weren't right. And I wasn't comfortable or satisfied with where I was in my career.

If you don't stand up for your own within, things can become pretty destructive. My hat's off to Tom.

I just threw my arm up and deflected the ball. It wasn't really a play that I was trying to make. It just inadvertently happened. I'm glad I was there in the right place at the right time.

I don't know if I've ever faced an athlete that dominant in Little League, college or the pros.

Champ set the tempo with that interception touchdown. From there, it was all she wrote.

He's hungry. That's a part of his character. For him to come in here as a rookie? He's definitely not playing like a rookie.

I'd love to go through the history of some of the ugliest games ever and see who's won them. Great teams win a lot of ugly games.

You can say you've always been focused and all that, but honestly, I think this is the most focused football team I've been around as far as week in and week out realizing that it's a new week, a new game and a new set of circumstances to deal with.

You win one like that and it builds our morale, builds our confidence, ... We know there are things we need to get done. But the important thing always is you win. And we did.

And I'm just glad to have been in the right place at the right time.