Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna
Jon Kelly Kitnais an American football coach and former quarterback. After playing college football for Central Washington University, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1997. He led the Dragons to a World Bowl championship, and became the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in 1998 after spending the 1997 and most of the 1998 seasons as the backup to Warren Moon. Following a four-year stint with Seattle, Kitna...
handle inmates leadership nobody running strong structure ups
In this league, you've got to have strong leadership; you've got to be able to handle the ups and downs, ... Nobody had been through the ups here. We didn't have that structure set up to back the leadership that was in place. The inmates were running the asylum.
substitute
In this league, there's no substitute for getting experience.
challenge challenges likes love mentally minute
I'm one who likes a challenge mentally as well as physically. He challenges you with the system. I love every minute of it.
cincinnati
Cincinnati was worse. They said Cincinnati was the quarterback graveyard, and I'm still alive.
goes great opportunity sees
He's very detailed. There's nothing that goes by the wayside. He sees everything. But the great thing about it is he's going to give us every opportunity to be successful.
expected handed job
I never expected to come here and have the job handed to me.
bit interest quite
There's been quite a bit of interest. More than I expected.
chance game glad hardest timing
The hardest thing for me is getting the timing back. But I was glad I had the chance today. If I go into a game in the postseason, then I feel like I will be more prepared.
felt game hurry trying weird
It was a weird game. You felt like they were trying to hurry up and get the game over with, so they could get to (the playoffs).
along far rookie
I didn't really think that a rookie could be as far along as he is,
best drives football fun neither pool satisfied wants whether
He will never tell you this, but he wants to be really, really good, ... It drives him. He wants to be the best at everything he does, whether it be football or pool or golf. That's why it is fun being with him. Neither of us will concede anything. He's never going to be satisfied as a football player.
almost best brought chance consider felt seeing tears terrible
I felt terrible for him. The only chance I got to see him was at halftime, and that was briefly. It almost brought me tears going in there and seeing him. I consider him my best friend. I felt terrible for him, to have to go down that way.
best foot love
That was an invitation, to me, to put my best foot forward. That's who I am. I love competitive situations.