Backup Role Quotes

I don't want to sacrifice and be a backup to be a Charger. That's not something I want to do or I'm going to do.

Even if you're in a backup role, you've always got to prepare yourself.

It's definitely hard when you're putting in the work and the guy who's starting isn't, especially if he's overhyped or you're not winning. I can't imagine how hard it would be to be that guy's backup.

If you draft a player to be a backup, why did you draft him? You're drafting a guy because you think he's worthy of being drafted at that spot, but you're also drafting him because you think he can compete. If you're going to say, 'This guy's a backup,' - really? That doesn't make any sense to me.

Having been a stunt girl for so long, a big part of my job, when being a stunt double, was to not just make the other person look as cool as they could, but also to act as support.

Of all the years playing football, I have never felt like an undisputed starter - that would be an error.

If I was a marginal guy or a practice squad player or a career-long special teamer, you take a hell of a lot less hits in those roles.

I didn't want to be the lead guy. That's too much work. But I thought that it might be fun to be the lead guy's friend. I'd have days off, and still get a paycheck every week.

The situation at Buffalo was a rough situation, and I appreciate the opportunity, but going back to Seattle was a better situation, even though I'm not the starter. I've got a chance to get back with some familiar faces, back at a place I'm familiar with.

I was always in so much of a hurry when I was playing a backup role - just doing everything.

And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.

All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.