Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson
Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 as a Penn State quarterback. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2011 as a fullback for the Seattle Seahawks.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth6 February 1983
CityRichmond, VA
dying great tom
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, they're great quarterbacks, but they're going to be a dying breed. Defenses are getting too fast. You can't have quarterbacks who are statues.
bowl rose
No, it's not. But it's our Rose Bowl (this) week.
fall safety
And when we fall back into our safety zone, we become complacent.
complete control joe
Joe has complete control of this team, honestly.
throw
They're in my ear, 'Tell 'em to throw it deep, Mike, throw it deep. They want the ball, and they're going to make some plays.
company easy miss sign
A sign company told us that it is actually pretty easy to miss a sign when you are going that fast.
honest miss
That's probably what I'm going to miss the most, to be honest with you,
changed days eyes fortunate left playing prize since
Playing for Paterno is all good. Nothing has changed since the days we were losing. We never left our eyes off the prize and I'm just fortunate enough to be here as part of this team.
adjust defense field game gives offense press stretch teams
If teams come up and press us, we have to stretch the field a little bit. The versatility of this offense is that we're able to adjust on game day and take what the defense gives us.
coach
Sometimes I tell coach take it easy. You're 79 years old.
anyone deep good guys hurt pass patterns people running
He's one of those guys that people really don't think can hurt you, but he can. He's probably as good at running the deep pass patterns as anyone we got on the team. He's making the most of his opportunities.
coach mind respect senior
The senior class, we made up our mind in the off season. You know, Coach Paterno wasn't getting the respect he deserved.
class coach deserved knew minds respect senior team
This senior class made up our minds in the off-season that coach Paterno was not getting the respect he deserved. His team was not getting the respect it deserved and we always knew we were about a play or two away.
case court decision disagree forward respect taking
While we respect the court, we disagree with the court's decision and we look forward to taking our case to the Court of Appeals.