DAN QUINN

Each game we play, every game is a championship-game mindset.

The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that's moving forward.

You love for a quarterback to sometimes make the decision as the rush is coming and make the decision as the play, as opposed to where that computer is hitting it fast and he's knowing where to go with the ball at the right time.

I think, No. 1, I still have a long way to go.

One of my strengths is connecting with the players.

The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.

Going to the Super Bowl is not the reward. It's playing really well and winning.

The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode.

Forever, we all had a real clear understanding of what Parcells' teams looked like and played like: tough as hell and didn't beat themselves.

Adrian Clayborn is somebody that relentlessly brings that attitude, energy, and toughness.

We talk about toughness as a quarterback: it's not sometimes the physical part that you see; it's the mental toughness and the 'I'm going to stand in here, take this shot,' and 'I'm going to deliver it to my guy.'

I think different teams have different challenges as you go through.

I would never recommend losing on a bye, so that one definitely stays with you.

Winning the NFC championship affords you a chance at the next opportunity.

What we can control is our readiness.

For me, it was watching the New York Giants growing up, with Bill Parcells and Lawrence Taylor and that whole crew coming up through the '80s. And then, as I moved on to college, I thought I'd want to coach for sure.

It's that preparation that goes into each week. We have a term: 'Trust your training, trust your teammate, and trust yourself.'

I think it's important that we go through everything together as a team.

At the beginning of the week, when we do our game planning, we look at the opponent and all the unique things they do.

When you are hoping for a call or want something different, I think you lose your edge.

I've been around some really good guys from different teams.

Communication isn't just directing a guy on what to do: it's passing the information along to the guy that's next to you, and that's where we make the calls come to life.

We can learn from everybody, man.

Part of what we talk about is, toughness is a talent.

The most important thing to me is how hard we go after the ball and take care of it.