Rex Ryan Quotes

The way Michael Vick uses his legs and is able to throw out of the pocket really changes games. The way that Aaron Rodgers is able to sit in the pocket and make throws that not a lot of people can make - I hope I can be half what those guys are and emulate it into my game.

My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game.

I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height.

Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism.

Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.

When people talk about me, they talk about just the arm and that I have a big arm. I want to be able to change that mindset to, 'He's a great quarterback who just happens to have a great arm.'

Carson Wentz, he's always continuing to improve.

I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.

The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.

I like to win, I like to compete and I like to sack the quarterback. I imagine there's a team out there looking for that.

I like to think I'm pretty close in comparison to Aaron Rodgers. He's very athletic and gets the ball out quickly. He's very knowledgeable of the game, controls the offense totally, and that's something I try to do. Just know the offense inside and out.

I believe in my God-given athletic ability and the coaches that have been blessed around me. I believe I can do the job as a quarterback in the NFL.

Great quarterbacks, good quarterbacks, make plays.

To go to the next level, you have to be special, and I look for those special qualities in those players, those qualities that I think will translate to the NFL.

This quarterback Weeden can drive the ball down field. He's a thing of beauty on throwing a football. His passing motion and his arm, frankly, you won't see a more gifted passer, power, accuracy, the entire aspect of it.

Alex Smith is - I think he is a winner, and he's a smart quarterback, and I'm a fan of his.

I've never played, on the field, any other position besides quarterback. Never been on a special team. Never been on defense.

I was an average student. Not a dunce. Used to play for the school football team.

Pedro has special qualities. He adds a lot, dribbling, scoring, keeping the pitch wide. He's always ready to compete.

I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.

The NFL is changing a little bit. The prototypical quarterback seems to be a little bit more mobile now. At the same time, if you can't throw the ball with the best of them, then you won't get an opportunity.

Mariota is special in a lot of ways. He's a dynamic dual threat on the field, and he is humble - no-nonsense, full of character - off the field.

Donovan McNabb has great, fast feet and has learned to lock them in to run the Eagles' offense effectively.

I've said for many, many years, as long as I can ever remember, when I'm asked, 'Hey, what do you look for first in a quarterback?' The first thing I look for is accuracy, because the rest of it doesn't matter.

Obviously, you have to have some physical ability to play quarterback in the NFL.