More - Herman Edwards Quotes

You do what's best for your team, ... throw passes and get (the quarterback) killed. Are you kidding me? For what? That's ridiculous.

Herman Edwards

 

Ray Lewis has done it, been in the Super Bowl, been in some Pro Bowls, so I think Jonathan Vilma kind of looks at him as a former Miami player and understands he has some attributes like Ray. Now it's just a matter of him playing to that level. As he progresses and becomes better, he has that potential.

Herman Edwards

 

He did OK. It happens. It didn't just happen with James Reed. It happened with a lot of guys.

Herman Edwards

 

Gosh, I haven't seen that many fumbles by a Jets' quarterback since Joe Namath tried to kiss Suzy Kolber on an ESPN Sunday night game a couple years ago, ... The Chiefs played defense about as well as Suzy did — Joe didn't get to first base, and neither did we. But we've got Chad on a strenuous hand-strengthening regimen: he's squeezing Charmin toilet paper 500 times a day.

Herman Edwards

 

I'm not a panic guy. I don't do that. Can't, ... When you're a leader, you can never panic, no matter what's happening. The building could be falling down. Fire could be going all places. Somebody has to make a decision on how to get out.

Herman Edwards

 

[The Jets' downfall started with injuries to Pennington and Fiedler in the third game and snowballed from there.] Your trigger man is your trigger man, ... When you lose guys like that, it's tough to function.

Herman Edwards

 

He just wants to make sure he's going to be OK, and I can understand that. That's something you don't deal with lightly. I anticipate he'll be back. That's my gut feeling.

Herman Edwards

 

He's a big guy, runs OK ? real good in the red area because he has the size and he's a good athlete that can jump. He's a tough guy that will block you, and it's good to have a guy like that.

Herman Edwards

 

The player didn't mean to say we quit. We quit throwing the ball, that's what he meant. John's on the phone with me for 20 minutes trying to explain to me what the kid was trying to say and that he said it the wrong way ... . I don't worry about stuff like that. I'm fine with it.

Herman Edwards

 

He's a quick learner and he's confident.

Herman Edwards