Rookie Mistakes Quotes

First year in the league, I tried to block everything. And I'd foul out. I averaged the most fouls per minute.

When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake.

Everyone knows with a rookie, you're going to take lumps. Even with a first-, second-, third-year guy, you're going to take lumps until you gain that experience. But for me, it was nice to get out there and get the experience and do it. I'm a guy that has to do it.

I didn't expect myself to be perfect my first season because no one ever pulled me aside and said "This is how you walk."

When I first got into the league, I just used to run. Just run the route. Really no technique to it. I really couldn't separate myself from the defender.

It's unfortunate to lose guys in their rookie year.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I was such a screwup when I got to the big leagues. I was a total idiot.

When you are a rookie you are going through everything for the first time, your first DNP, your first not seeing eye to eye with a coach, first understanding trades happen, guys making more money play more. I was overwhelmed. I had a lot of maturing to do.

My first year, I was really a kind of a wild guy. But I had a very difficult car to drive and I was very young. I think I was maybe too young to have started straight away.

Case (Keenum) is going to be the quarterback. We’re going to give him a chance to see how he can perform. I think the jury is still out. He’s got a lot of ability. He’s shown some flashes of brilliance and then he’s shown some rookie mistakes. We’ve got to see if we can improve, eliminate those mistakes, minimize those mistakes and continue some of the outstanding play that (we’ve) seen and see whether we think that he can be a starting quarterback in the NFL. At this point, we really don’t know.

It's hard to win with rookie quarterbacks, as I know.

When you start out in the wrestling business, you make a lot of mistakes, tripping over your own feet and looking like a fool.