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DENVER BRONCOS QUOTES (10/11/11)
QUARTERBACK TIM TEBOW
On his reaction to being named starting quarterback “I’m just very honored to get this opportunity. I’m very excited. I’m just blessed to be a Denver Bronco, and to go out there and play for this organization is truly a privilege.”
On his understanding of how long he will be the starting quarterback “I just know that every day I will come out here and practice as hard as I can, and try to go to Miami and compete, and do my best, and take it one day at a time, one game at a time.”
On if he had a feeling he would be the starting quarterback after the San Diego game “I honestly tried not to think about it and just focus on coming in here, looking at the film and seeing how I could improve--what I needed to get better—and help the team.”
On living up to fans’ expectations “That’s something that I never have tried to do is live up to everyone’s expectations of myself. I set high expectations for myself, and I try to live by them. That’s why I put pressure on myself every day. That’s why I work hard. That’s why I try to improve every day because I have expectations for things that I want to accomplish.”
On his expectations “Every single day get better, understand the game plan, understand what we are trying to do against the defense, and go out here and practice and execute it and translate that over to the game.”
On if he felt he earned the starting position “I felt like we did some good things. I felt like there were some things that we need to work on and I need to work on and improve. We came right in and got to work on those things, and hopefully we will improve by the time Miami comes around.”
On reactions in the locker room “Me and [QB] Kyle [Orton] have a great relationship. I feel like I have a great relationship with everybody out there in the locker room. We had some great talks today [and] spent a while together out there at practice. That’s something that is going really well is our relationship.”
On if he is prepared “I feel like these reps are really going to help. I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job of studying. It is hard to share those reps as a quarterback, but I know with some work after practice—me and [QB] Brady [Quinn] were able to get some reps after practice and improve that way as well—not only just watching.”
©2011 Denver Broncos Football Club. All rights reserved. The individual quotes cited in this document may be used for the purpose of news reporting and other fair uses as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Duplication or posting of this quote sheet, in its entirety, or any other use of this material which is not a fair use as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act is strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of the Denver Broncos Football Club. On the bye week “I don’t think there are any rules against watching film or throwing on my own or continuing to work on things. I’ll probably try to do that.”
On taking film home “That’s a great thing about iPads. You can put all the film on there now. So, it’s good.”
On starting in Miami “I’m very excited about it—not that it’s in Miami or in Florida—just the opportunity to start for the Denver Broncos and that truly is an honor and a privilege.”
On the Dolphins honoring 2008 national-champion Florida Gators during the game against Denver “Honestly, I haven’t really thought about it. It is extremely nice of them. [They are] great memories, but on that day I will be focused on being a Denver Bronco and trying to go out there and compete to the best of my ability.”
On players’ reactions “Just very supportive things, very encouraging. I was very grateful of their support, and now it’s just my job to go out there and compete to the best of my ability and give it everything I have.”
On whether he talked to Orton or Quinn “Yes. We were in meetings together all morning, practiced together, so we’ve been together all day. We’ve had some great time together and some great talks.”
On what he needs to improve “I think it’s, one, engraining yourself in a lot of film. It’s not just in the ‘what it’—what if I’m in there for this, we get this look— you have to plan for it because it’s going to happen. Just really try and visualize it and be ready for practices so we can have sharp, crisp practices all next week and really improve, one, to give coaches confidence in me, the players confidence in me, and two, to go out there and practice and do it right.”
On studying the Dolphins defense “I’d say the biggest thing is understanding what they are going to do and executing against our scout team. That will probably be my No. 1 goal this week.”
On having mobility as a quarterback “Honestly I’ve heard that a lot, heard it my whole life, and I’ve seen a lot of really good quarterbacks that ran the ball pretty effectively from [QB] Steve Young all the way down. I’m going to try to do everything they ask me to do and if that’s to hand the ball off, drop back, run around, I’ll do whatever I can do to help this team win football games.”
On playing under center with C J.D. Walton “I think that’s something in, honestly, just one practice today we got better at because before that game I probably took a handful of snaps with him this year. Just working, getting our here early with him. He’s a great center. It’s just me getting used to him. I think that will be fixed.”
On starting three games last year helping him this year “I think that’s invaluable experience. That opportunity to learn, to feel the speed of the game, to make those reads, to go through it, and also to have the preparations, that’s huge as well. I think that gives me that much more confidence going into this Miami game.”
On his differences as a player since last year “I feel like I’m improved as a player just with my knowledge of the offense, understanding defenses, how we’re trying to attack them and what we’re trying to do to exploit defenses that they have and also with my fundamentals—with accuracy, with footwork, with getting the ball out of my hand.”
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