Torry Holt
Torry Holt
Torry Jabar Holtis a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football Leaguefor eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football at North Carolina State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and spent...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 June 1976
CityGreensboro, NC
He brings the power. He's a hard, tough back. He's like Eddie George with more speed and burst. He brings another air of toughness to our side of the ball.
He put his cape on and went into another mode. It was a Marshall of the past.
That's the feeling we have to recapture. We have to get out of the gate early this season, and if we do that and have fun together, everything will be OK. I'm not really concerned about the message we send out to the league. It's the message we send to each other. Because it's not about what anybody else does; it's about the Rams.
It really has been an adjustment because ever since I came in, we've been going to the playoffs and Super Bowls. As a player, as a coach, as an organization, it's a challenge to come in every day and show a great deal of poise and professionalism.
It's been different. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mike and what he can do. His creativity is something we'll miss. But I think coach Fairchild has a good handle on things.
It was good, it was like old times. It was definitely a good sight for all of us to be out there participating.
They're familiar with our offensive line, and they're familiar with some of the schemes we like to do offensively. That gives them a little edge. They know where our offensive linemen were weak at, they know where they're strong at. So they're going to play that to their advantage when they line up against them on Sunday.
The guys understand how critical this is; how critical this game is.
I'm going to need some heart pills soon. At some point in time we have to say enough is enough and let's finish a ballclub out early, and let's get out of here with a clean victory.
I'm glad that I went to North Carolina State because we didn't win a lot of ballgames, we didn't win any national championships. We lost three or four straight, but you still had to come out and work and play and believe in your teammates. The same approach I took in college is the same approach that I have taken now.
It goes to show that the best team doesn't always win. I think that we were the better team at times today, and the stats showed that we were the better team.
But I think this is a football team that's together, we understand what we didn't do to win that ballgame, and we have another opportunity against another divisional opponent on the road to redeem ourselves, ... It'll be up to us as players to go out there and do that.