Steve McNair
Steve McNair
Stephen LaTreal McNair, nicknamed Air McNair, was an American football quarterback in the National Football League. He spent a majority of his career with the Houston/Tennessee Oilers – Tennessee Titans and also played for the Baltimore Ravens...
football increase minimize offense penalties protect red slowing
We just have to protect the football a little more in the red zone, and also we need to straighten out and focus, ... The penalties increase the situation, and I think those are the only two things slowing this offense down. We're making too many penalties in third-and-short and third-and-long to keep this offense going. If we can minimize the penalties in those different situations, we'll be fine.
until
We're going to try to keep him out until we really need him.
becoming great player
Vince is becoming a man, ... It's great to see how much he's matured, not just as a player but more importantly as a person.
collins lost mount national olive people suffered towns tremendous
Towns like Mount Olive and Collins suffered tremendous damage, and you don't see that on the national news. A lot of people around here lost a lot and need help.
ball couple defense forces forcing inside lock missed outside playing small sudden throw yards
When they are playing the cover-two and all of a sudden it's 3rd-and-2 and they play cover-two and they lock you man-to-man with the outside receivers, it forces you to throw the ball inside and forces you to take small yards at a time. We had opportunities to get the ball to the receivers. I think I missed a couple with Brandon Jones. We are doing what the defense is forcing us to do.
fields unstoppable feels
When I get on the field, I feel unstoppable.
somewhere-else people proud
I'm proud of where I come from. A lot of people leave Mississippi, and their claim to fame is somewhere else. But I have so many moral values that made me the person I am now.
nfl able today
The tide has changed. You have to be able to improvise in today's NFL.
play pressure harder
Pressure is what you make of it. It makes me play harder.
people pressure great-things
I've never believed anyone could put more pressure on me than I put on myself. People expect great things from me. I expect great things from myself.
pain fire giving
I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.
football running play
I really find myself doing a lot better when I'm injured, so sometimes I look forward to it. This is the style that I play-being physical, running the football, making adjustments on the pass, avoiding the rush. Those sorts of things go with the total package of a quarterback.
names tradition family-tradition
It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.
country simple guy
I'm a country guy from Mississippi who keeps it simple.