Excerpts of Kevin Glenn’s comments to the media on Sunday . . .
On what his role is now that it’s announced that Drew Tate will be sidelined for four months:
Just go out and win football games. It’s the same thing you always have to think. I’ve said it plenty of times and it’s been this way since I’ve been in the league — it doesn’t matter what position (on the depth chart) you’re in, you have to prepare as if you’re going to play because you never know what’s going to happen. This week, we’re going to come out and we’re going to pratise hard and get the game plan down and do the smart things and the right things that it takes to win a game.
On the empathy he feels for Tate:
You never want something like that. You never wish anything like that on a player whether he’s on your team or the opposing team. We all play the same game. It’s one of those things where it hurts because you can’t be out there to help your team. You want to do everything in your power to help the team so you know Drew will be coming to meetings and he’ll probably be on the sidelines helping me out and helping the other guys out and making sure that he’s still a team player. That’s the type of guy that Drew is.
On the current state of his game:
There are definitely things you can always work on. I don’t think anybody’s perfect. I think (what’s important is) protecting the ball, making good decisions in certain situations. The biggest thing is just managing the game and putting your guys in position to win the game. There are some passes in that game I wish I could have had back but at the same time, it’s football and you’ve got to move on. The good thing is you live to play another day. We’ve got Saskatchewan (coming up) so we’re not going to worry about the past, we’re going to worry about the future.
On the importance of using his experience to deal with adversity:
I would think so because I’ve been through so much, so many ups and downs that you learn how to get over it. When you’re younger and you haven’t experienced it enough, you don’t know how to handle it. You spend more time dwelling on it and worrying about it. We have to learn how to forget, especially playing quarterback. You just have to make sure you don’t make those same mistakes again.
On the importance of the upcoming game:
There’s always (pressure). We’re in the business of winning. There’s always that motivation to go out and win because we’re in the winning business. If you don’t win, you don’t stay.