Last week, we took ProFootballTalk Live on the road to Dallas, where we conducted roughly 25 interviews in five days. Many of you watched the videos, which remain available at the PFT Live home page.
For those of you who can’t or won’t watch online video, we’ve put together a list of the money quotes from several of the guests.
For those of you who don’t want it cluttering up the Rumor Mill, we’ve parked the quotes after the jump.
Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, on whether quarterback Donovan McNabb will return for the 2011 season: “I hope so.”
Falcons owner Arthur Blank, on the labor situation: “I can speak for the league and the owners that, you know, there’s a great sense of urgency about getting a deal done by March 4th or sooner. . . . We don’t want a great deal for the owners. We want a deal that’s going to be a win-win for the players and the owners and for the NFL and for the fans.”
Saints quarterback Drew Brees, on the league’s unwillingness to disclose financial information: “The fact that they wouldn’t willingly give [the financial numbers pertaining to costs] to us to prove their point makes you feel like it’s not all true.”
Hall of Fame coach John Madden, on the labor situation: “It’s too good right now to screw it up.
Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, on what he’ll do if the team wins a Super Bowl: “I think I’m gone. I am gone. In the sunset, [drinking] Pina Coladas and having a good time.”
Former Packers linebacker Dave Robinson, on his wife’s belief during the mid-1960s that the Super Bowl someday will be as big as the World Series: “I said, ‘Naw, nothing can be as big as the World Series.’”
Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, on his future with the team: “If Cincinnati doesn’t bring me back, I’m gonna have to whoop somebody’s ass.”
Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, on the 2011 season: "“I know I’ll be the starting quarterback, that’s where we’re going, that’s where we’re headed. [I] finished the season that way and [I’m] moving on.”
Ravens running back Ray Rice, on the possibility of an 18-game regular season: “You know, lessen the offseason, not too many hits in training camp. You know, I’m young, so I’m not going to complain about anything right now.”
Cowboys running back Felix Jones, on the possibility of an 18-game regular season: “It’s a hard, hard season right now. You know, 16 games is very tough on a lot of people -- especially for me as a running back.”
Broncos executive V.P. of football operations John Elway, on the possibility of an 18-game season: “From the management side, I understand it and it’s great for the fans. From the players’ side of it, having been a player, I can’t imagine playing 18 games and only really having two preseason games to get ready for the regular season.”
Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC, on Commissioner Roger Goodell’s effort to resolve the labor situation: “He always has known in his life -- he’s not the smartest guy in the room -- but he’s always also figured that if he works hard and works harder than the other guys in the room, he’ll be better than the other guys in the room and that is how I believe he’s going to attack this labor deal.”
ESPN’s Adam Schefter, on the status of the labor talks: “I don’t like what I hear.”
FOX’s Jay Glazer, on his new workout product, Jay Glazer’s Perfect Punch: “It’s not the Shake Weight, if you know what I mean.”
