Three downs with Steve McNair
1. On playing at Arrowhead Stadium: “Well, if you like looking at red, you’ll like it. But it’s one of the loudest stadiums in the league. I had the luxury of playing there when I was in my younger years. I think it’s all about shutting them down early. We just have to have ball-control offensively and move the ball. I think it’s mainly just concentration.â€
2. On executing: “I think we need to be on top of our game. We need to come out firm. We have to come out and not have any hesitation. Last week, we came out and there was a little hesitation with the false starts and stuff like that. But we have to just come out and minimize all the things that we normally would do and just go out and play football. With the crowd noise, we kind of hesitated a little bit jumping off the ball. We have to make sure we make up for it, but we didn’t do that.â€
3. On the Ravens’ veteran leadership: “It’s good because you have a lot of veterans who are bringing these young guys along. Nobody is too selfish for anybody here. If we all play together and all play for each other. That’s a good sign. It’s the mark of a championship team.â€
Three downs with Trent Green
1. On if he feels like he’s over his concussion:
“I’ve felt like that since a couple of weeks before they let me come back. Once I was symptom-free and all the tests they had given me were pretty normal, they contined to put me through tests from a neurological standpoint. Once I got on the field, I felt pretty good about where I was mentally.â€
2. On if he has seen the hit: “It’s hard. I thought I was doing the right thing by sliding and trying to get down and obviously the officials didn’t rule it was illegal and the league didn’t rule it was illegal. It’s frustrating because from the video I think it was avoidable. Sometimes, there’s too much criticism for protecting the quarterback, but we’re pretty vulnerable.â€
3. On if no contact should be allowed on a feet-first slide: “I think so. My understanding of the rule is if you begin your slide, you are giving yourself up. What I have recently learned is that it’s not the word of the law. You have to actually be on the ground to be protected. So, it’s up to the runner to begin his slide at the appropriate time.â€
Aaron Wilson covers the Baltimore Ravens for the Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland
