There were many highlights and down points in Week 3 of the 2015 NFL season, including some embarrassing losses and some comeback wins.
Given the extreme emotions that flow freely before, during and after games, there are always some interesting comments to be found. Here are some outrageous quotes that were made by coaches, players and owners that are too comical not to share.
John Fox has an epiphany about the Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears were dismantled by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and got shut out 26-0. Head coach John Fox’s ridiculous response to the shut-down was this:
“We need to generate more than zero points to win games.”
Ya think? The last time the Bears posted a big, fat egg was in December of 2002.
This is Fox’s first season with the Bears, and thus far the team’s three consecutive losses look quite embarrassing. It is fantastic to see though, that Fox realizes making points could actually win a game. Perhaps the Bears needed to be reminded about this tidbit of information.
Chip Kelly credits the Pope for Eagles winning
The Philadelphia Eagles finally earned their first win over the New York Jets, 24-27. So, what did head coach Chip Kelly think about that?
“That the Pope helped us? That’s one hundred percent true,” Kelly said Monday on the 94WIP Morning Show (h/t thacover2.com). “And if you were watched what we did in the second half, we were trying to get the game over quicker so we can come back and see him.”
For those who watched Philadelphia beat the Jets at MetLife Stadium, we’re pretty confident that we didn’t witness the Pope running around calling signals or tackling defenders for the Eagles. Kelly must really see it as a true miracle that the Eagles won and thinks it had nothing to do with his team actually outperforming the Jets.
We wonder if Kelly made the trip back on time to actually meet up with the Pope.
Eric Ebron baffled at why Lions keep losing
The Detroit Lions are one of only four teams who stand at 0-3 after losing at home to the Denver Broncos 24-12.
Even though they lost again, second year tight end Eric Ebron cannot believe it considering how “great” they are:
“I mean, I’m surprised, yeah, because of the players and how great we are, how good we look every day,” he said (via Detroit Free Press). “So I’m really surprised.”
At least we should give credit to Ebron for keeping the faith. However, much to his dismay, the Lions were awful in Sunday’s game. Their offense managed only 28 rushing yards and Matthew Stafford completed 31 of 45 passes for 282 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, achieving a 33.5 quarterback rating.
The Lions are going to really have to work on that “great” status to attempt to pull off a win against the Seattle Seahawks on the road in Week 4.
Steve Smith hates losing
“Losing isn’t frustrating, it p****s me off.”
Leave it to the veteran to be blunt and not mince words. The Ravens are 0-3 after losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 28-24. However, the losses are not for lack of effort on Smith’s part. He is currently ranked in the top 10 for wide receivers with 25 catches for 349 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately, the Ravens as a whole have simply been outplayed this season.
Brandon Weeden thinks he played efficiently
The Dallas Cowboys are now 2-1 losing their first game with backup quarterback Brandon Weeden under center.
Although, Weeden isn’t too sure what went wrong on his end:
“Overall I thought I was efficient,” Weeden said (via the Dallas Morning News). “The one I would like to have back was the one to [Jason] Witten on the seam. I don’t miss that throw. I couldn’t run down through it. I probably would have hit my hand on his helmet. I just barely missed that one and I’d like to have it back.”
Weeden wasn’t awful, however his inability to connect with any receivers for a score was concerning. The only points put on the board in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons were made by Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden, who scored a total of four touchdowns.
Weeden finished the day with an overall quarterback rating of 54.2 after completing 22 of 26 passes for 232 yards and an interception.
Tom Brady doesn’t know politics, but knows how to win
In a radio interview with WEEI, quarterback Tom Brady talked football and also backpedaled a little on his recent endorsement of Donald Trump for President.
“I don’t even know what the issues are. I haven’t paid attention to politics in a long time. It’s actually not something that I really even enjoy. It’s way off my radar (h/t csnne.com)”
Brady basically didn’t want to commit to who will get his vote because ever since he endorsed Trump he has received a bunch of trashy backlash.
Brady was absorbed with “Deflategate” for months, and now he is absorbed with winning. So let’s let Brady stick to what he knows best and not bother him with current world issues.
Michael Vick gets classified as the new “lead dog” in Pittsburgh
Wow. It didn’t take long for Michael Vick’s name to be used in the same sentence with the word “dog.”
Vick was called to duty when the Pittsburgh Steelers lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a knee injury in Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams. The team wound up winning in a low-scoring affair, 12-6. With Big Ben possibly sidelined up to six weeks, we’ll be seeing a lot more of Vick, whether fans like it or not.
Vick has a multitude of haters because of his past criminal offenses for running a dog-fighting ring. He has since served his jail time but will never live down his past actions in the eyes of many.
Patriots president calls Baltimore Ravens “sweethearts”
What NFL team wants to be called a girly term like “sweethearts?”
It is no secret that the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens are not exactly best friends after the Ravens lost to the Patriots in the AFC divisional playoff game. Now, the Ravens are 0-3 while the Patriots are 3-0. Patriots president Jonathan Kraft shared his sympathy, stating that he doesn’t think karma has anything to do with the Ravens losses:
“Oh, that has nothing to do with it,” Kraft said via baltimoreravens.com). “The Ravens are sweethearts. (Ravens Head Coach) John Harbaugh, he’s a sweetheart.”
This was surely Kraft’s attempt at taking a dig to kick a team that is already down. Way to keep it classy, Kraft. The Patriots and Ravens won’t meet up this season unless it is in the playoffs next January.