Hey, I copied every play I ever learned from guys who are a lot smarter than I am.

I think coordinators have always done the same stuff. Every play I've run, I've copied. ... Maybe it's just more notoriety. Maybe it's easier to blame somebody else.

The game goes so fast. We essentially had the ball eight times. In college, you're looking at 12, 14, 16 times. Here, you absolutely cannot waste a play.

There will be some things that are different that all college coaches go through when they get to the NFL. Spurrier comes to mind, and some of the adjustments he was forced to make and was reluctant to make at various times,'' Aikman said.

This guy's a little bit special. This guy's a little different.

The guy's one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. To tie him up and say he just has to do what we expect him to do, hey, the defense may not be cooperating and there may be something better . . . why not? He's out there, he's a good athlete, and he understands what we're trying to get done.