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DENVER BRONCOS QUOTES (10/11/11)

CORNERBACK ANDRÉ GOODMAN

On the quarterback switch “At the end of the day, I think we’re all disappointed for [QB] Kyle [Orton] because it almost implicates him in a way, that the reason we’re 1-4 is it’s his fault. That’s not the case. It could have been me. It could have been anybody on this team. None of us are doing a good enough job to make plays and help us win. As disappointed as you are for Kyle, you’re kind of excited for [QB Tim] Tebow because he’s getting a chance. We’re just hoping that translates into wins.

“At the end of the day we’re 1-4 and that’s the reason why we’re not cheering. We’re 1-4 and we haven’t been playing good football. So there is no reason for this locker room to be excited at the end of the day. We have a long way to go to get ourselves close to being competitive and we’re not there. That’s the reason the locker room is kind of subdued. And again, the headline is probably Kyle and it could’ve been any of us, but the fact of the matter is that it’s Tim Tebow and he has such an aura about him and a following that’s such a big story.”

On quarterback being the most important position on the team “It is but the guys around him can help him play better whether it’s the guys on his side of the ball or the guys on the defensive side of the ball. If we’re able to make more plays and put him, put the offense, in better position, it can affect his performance as well as any quarterback. It’s not Kyle, it’s that position. At the end of the day it is the quarterback position—he is going to get a lot of the blame as he gets a lot of the praise when things go well. I think he understands it comes with the position. It’s not a fun transition in terms of any team when you have to deal with something like this so early on in the season. We’re five games in and we’re dealing with it. So it doesn’t feel good.”

On if he’s dealt with anything like this before “You always deal with quarterback changes. I’ve been on a couple of teams where there has always been quarterback competition, quarterback changes. At the end of the day, the big story is the 1-4 record.”

On Tebow “Tim has a presence about him that I’ve never been around before in terms of a guy in the locker room. I’ve played with some Hall of Fame players before, and it’s nowhere close to the aura that this guy has.”

On why he has that aura “I can’t explain; that’s not for me to explain.”

On the status of the team “I think what you have to be careful of is to make sure we’re not in a panic mode. I think that’s the big thing, to realize that when you’re 1-4 and you’re going into a bye, everything’s going to be evaluated. The quarterback position definitely has got to be evaluated but everybody else’s position will be evaluated as well. Who knows what the positions will be when we come back? I’m pretty sure the coaches are going to continue to evaluate every position during the bye.”

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