He's one of those guys that people really don't think can hurt you, but he can. He's probably as good at running the deep pass patterns as anyone we got on the team. He's making the most of his opportunities.
Galen was very quiet last year. He did what he did, but he was very quiet. Now he?s more out there. He?s yelling, getting on people. That comes from him knowing his personnel a little bit more, knowing what he has and being able to do whatever he needs to do with it.
He said it was just supposed to be a scare tactic to wound him, not hurt him like he did.
He's a more patient runner now. Now, he lets things open up and then he hits them. Before he waited too long. Now, he hits them exactly when he's supposed to hit them. He has made great improvement, even from last year to this. He will be a big part of this offense this year.
It was just a little bit of miscommunication like that. It happens, ... It happens at all levels of football and hopefully we can get that corrected.
It wasn't always throwing to them. I'd put the ball down, put the receivers gloves on and go out there and run with them. And they responded to that. They soaked it all in. These kids, they all know how to win. And they brought that attitude to our football team.
I never would have thought my Senior Day was going to come,
After every game they've lost, the next game they've come out and blown teams out.
You can't really just key in on one receiver, because now we have three or four guys that can beat you deep. Sometimes I drop back and I don't know who to throw it to, because they can all get open.
You could see it in his demeanor that he wasn't used to this, ... He wasn't the same coach. A couple of times I had to ask him if he was having fun. He said, 'Mike, losing is never fun.'
You know, people see a guy who can run around and make things happen with his legs, and all of a sudden, he's not a quarterback. That's just the way people think. I can't be upset. Now, if Brett Favre was like that, those questions wouldn't even have arisen.
It's the Big Ten and anything can happen, ... But I never thought I'd be out of the game before the second quarter was over.
At least he has two years. I only had one.
It's not that much of a difference from the last couple years. We were just a couple players away from our record being totally different. Coach really hasn't changed much. It's just that the results have changed.
I told myself that, Mike, you can overcome adversity on the field, ... In the past when things didn't go right, I started to hang my head and it was like a snowball effect.
That's probably what I'm going to miss the most, to be honest with you,
That started everything. King coming in and making a big play like that started everything. He's a big-time player and big-time players show up in big-time situations. He's one of those guys we gotta get the ball to.
They didn't go to a traditional coverage after they blitzed, ... and our guys were really able to recognize that and get open.
They know all our plays, so when we do things it might not look that bad in a game, so you just don't know. And we know their plays, so we pick up some of their blitzes that another team might not pick up. It's hard to judge right now.
It was emotional, being our last home game. But what a way to go out.
It was emotional, but what a great way to go out, playing a great team like Wisconsin. It was hard-fought and they never quit. There were a lot of times in that game where they could have quit but they kept pushing.
It was emotional. It was really emotional, ... I never really knew it was going to be like this, but what a way to go out. Everybody got caught up in this game.
It's just repetition, going over it, seeing blitzes more, knowing how people are going to line up and attack us with certain blitzes.
It's just finally getting the opportunity to do what I like to do. This offense being so wide open, I can throw it to any receiver.
I told him he should have scored a touchdown. I told him he's got to get some lead in his butt a little bit and run some people over.
This team seems a bit different. Something about this team is different. I don?t know what it is. We always seem to stay focused when we have to.
It means a lot. Coach Paterno has gone through a lot of criticism. ... I can't believe people wanted him to leave. We definitely finished it like we wanted to finish it.
They're in my ear, 'Tell 'em to throw it deep, Mike, throw it deep. They want the ball, and they're going to make some plays.
I can¹t believe people wanted him to leave.
I definitely felt more comfortable in the pocket, ... The line did a great job. They kept everybody at the line of scrimmage, and I didn't really get rushed that much.
I don't see him leaving soon. Maybe he can coach my kid.
He always talks about 'I'm not going to put the team in somebody else's hands while we're at a low point. He definitely doesn't want to turn the team over and us not be good. I definitely feel he has an obligation to all the fans and the players who came before us. We feel the same way.
The line did a great job. The receivers got open. I had an easy job. All I had to do was put it out there and those guys ran underneath it.
