DONTE WHITNER
Practice- 8/16/07
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On his goals with the team…
Everything I do is going toward winning the championship.Why not us? We played the Saints last week, and the Saints came up on one of those runs. I think they had a 2-14 season the year before and then go all the way to the NFC Championship. It's just something you do on the football field- the little things- hustling to the football and playing as a team that can get you to that spot.
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On JP Losman…
Well JP is a more experienced quarterback this year. He knows all his stuff. He knows the defenses he's going to see. He's preparing well, and I'm looking for a big year out of him. It's about leading by example, and naturally what comes along with the quarterback position on a football team is a leadership role. So naturally the guys are looking at him to lead.
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On the home preseason game…
I think we want to come out and make a statement. And that's with any game we play. That was with the Saints last week - by not letting them get in the end zone, by playing a tough defense. And we want to build on last week. We want to come out strong and show people that we're going to be contenders this week.
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On not playing in the Saints game…
I was disappointed because anytime you have the opportunity to go out there with your teammates, you want to go out there and play with them. I thought I was going to play up until 40 minutes before the game. Then coach Jauron told me they weren't going to play me. I had a small hip strain, so it's all good now. So I'm going to go out there this week.
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On looking forward to the upcoming game…
I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait to get out there on the field.