Grant Wistrom
Grant Wistrom
Grant Alden Wistromis a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football Leaguefor nine seasons. Wistrom played college football for the University of Nebraska and was a two-time All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL...
beginning felt great horrible john love moving ray season sick stepped took
Ray got sick at the beginning of the season and we all felt horrible for Ray because we all love him. But at the same time, you've just got to keep moving on, and John stepped up and took his place and has done a great job.
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These are the games that help build confidence. But also you look back at them later on down the line and they're the reason why you have home-field advantage or a first-round bye in the playoffs, because you win those close games.
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I've seen a lot of (stuff) in my time in the game, but ... .
defense finish game gone knows last lose step win
A game like this last year, who knows if we win it or lose it? We couldn't have gone 0-2, and to go out and have the defense finish a game for us, it's a step in the right direction.
crowd focusing
There's really no home-crowd feel to it. Not a lot of energy. But you're really not focusing on the crowd anyway.
believing pounding quiet rookies sort talk thinking work
A lot of rookies come in thinking they are the man, pounding their chest. He didn't do that. He didn't talk any sort of game. He just showed up to work every day believing he belonged. He had a quiet confidence.
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Anytime I took the field when I played at Nebraska, I felt like I was going to win the football game.
believed
This group, from day one, we believed in ourselves.
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We have a number of guys who have been cut by other teams we signed off the street. Guys who were not given a chance in other organizations to play. These guys come in and have been stars for us.
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We have a number of guys on this team that have been cut by other teams that really we picked up off the street, guys that weren't given a chance in other organizations to play, for whatever reason. The powers that be decided they didn't have the talent to play at this level, and these guys have come in and been starters for us.
We really don't know what it's all about. We haven't experienced it, the letdowns and heartbreaks.
above average believed belonged football guys owe practice sunday
Our new guys have come in and believed that they belonged from the first day. They practice like it and then they go out there on Sunday and show it. Without those guys, we are an average football team, a little above .500. I think we owe them a lot.
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I love playing for Ray. I just hope he gets better. I know he'll be better when he can. With Ray, they'll have to tie him down to keep him from being here right now.
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I know it affected him pretty deeply, and I felt bad for him. It was one of those things where I knew he was going to be important to us the rest of the season. I really tried to pick him up.