“It hasn't gotten to the point where it was like my rookie year, where we were getting booed every game, but it's definitely something we have to correct. It's just something we haven't done. We have to play a lot better on the home court -- that's the bottom line.”
Kirk Hinrich
“I gave it my best shot, tried to have the best rookie year I could.”
Sidney Crosby
“I think that was my rookie year. We won by a field goal. Yeah, I remember that game a lot.”
Mike Minter
“[Extra points Sherman said he was pleased with rookie Terrence Murphy on kickoff returns (27.0-yard average on two returns) and might give him the job permanently. Sherman also said defensive lineman Kenny Peterson might deserve more playing time. ... Sherman said in watching film and the TV copy of Sunday's game he still wasn't sure if Murphy caught a third-and-8 pass just before Ryan Longwell missed a 42-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. The pass was ruled incomplete, but while Sherman said he still would have kicked the field goal on fourth-and-1, the additional 7 yards might have made a difference because Longwell narrowly hooked the kick wide left.] I didn't think it was worth a challenge, didn't have enough information to take a chance on it, ... It (was) a makeable field goal where we were.”
Mike Sherman
“Kevin is only in his second year, and Francisco's a rookie, but if we're going to get more athletic, and bigger and longer and those things, and develop some younger players, it's got to start sometime, ... We have a lot of confidence in those guys.”
Geoff Petrie
“Igu should be my MVP. And he should win Rookie of the Year.”
Ozzie Guillen
“Adam has been making big kicks since his rookie year in '96. He's a pressure kicker. He's really consistent.”
Bill Belichick
