Sean McDermott Quotes

The receivers are an integral part of the passing game.

I'm a great pass catcher. I'm excellent in pass protection, which is the most important thing. You can't play, you can't get on the field if you don't protect that franchise quarterback.

Like most tight ends I was a pass-receiving tight end coming into the league.

Usually, you have one blocking, one catching tight end.

There are a lot of good tight ends.

If you give Brett Favre time to throw the ball and single coverage, you're making the offense that much better.

There is no defense against a perfect pass. I can throw the perfect pass.

As an offensive lineman, having spatial awareness is key: understanding where the quarterback is going to be and understanding what the defensive end might do depending on the play we're running.

I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.

The better quarterbacks are real consistent. Rookie quarterbacks are not.

Any time you get a new running back, whether it's a rookie or hasn't played a lot, that's the first thing you test, is their pass protection. That's big.

I was fascinated by Harry Gilmer and wanted to learn to throw the ball just like him.

When I'm watching any game, I watch the tight end.

I definitely like to throw a deep post or something over the top that gives a receiver time to run under it and score a touchdown.

Tight ends, third down, and the red zone is where you kind of need to stand out to be a very good tight end in this league.

Anytime we can get the running game going it is a plus for me and it makes my job a lot easier.

Receivers have always dropped a lot of balls.

At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL. That's when you have to be able to throw the ball.

You can work on routes all day in practice but in the game what it comes down to is if somebody is open or not. You kind of go through your progressions and go through it that way.

If you look at the great tight ends in this league, the first thing that stands out is touchdowns. Just like at fantasy football. That's where a lot of guys get the respect, with touchdowns... That's the 'fantasy points' that everyone points out.

Your job as a receiver is to get open and catch the ball and block in the run game.

Ideally, if you ask most tight ends, they would say we want the defender on us early. The reason for that is we feel like, for one, we know where we're going. Two, we can attack leverage, it declares itself if it's truly man coverage. We can work the release.

You have to have a deep passing game within your offense. It's got to be incorporated in some form or fashion.

It's definitely tough on the pass rushers when they say you're taking a quarterback down and you fall on top of them and it's roughing the passer. Ain't really much you can say, it's just tough.

I make plays in the passing game, blocking, doing everything.