Drew Bledsoe takes stock of himself and the Cowboys
In his own words
By MAC ENGEL
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
IRVING - Drew Bledsoe's favorite chick flick is The Cutting Edge. "Is that the one where the hockey player figure-skates with the girl? Yeah. That one is my favorite," Bledsoe said. "That always cracks me up." He admits having cried during Dances with Wolves. "I don't think you're human if you don't tear up a little at that," he said. The Cowboys quarterback has his manly-man's streak, too. The Godfather is his favorite movie. Dumb and Dumber ties Caddyshack for his favorite comedies. These are some vital tidbits you don't know about Drew Bledsoe. Entering his 14th NFL season and second as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, here is the 34-year-old Bledsoe ... in his own words.
I am able to objectively look at my play. I wouldn't have been able to had I not been forced to sit and watch [Tom] Brady in New England. I was able to see something objectively without being critical of my own play.
My most memorable touchdown pass was in college. It was the rivalry game between Washington State and Washington. It was in a blizzard and snowing sideways. I threw a pass way downfield for a touchdown. There were two receivers, and we met at the same time in the end zone [to celebrate] and crashed into a snowbank and threw snowballs at each other.
The only commitment I've made is that this is my last stop. I'm not playing for another team after the Cowboys. I hope my time here still has some years on it, but I'm not moving on from here.
My kids play [the NFL video game] Madden, and they wear me out with it. They are the Cowboys, and I throw an interception on the game and it's my fault.
I think this team is going to work fine. The reason I say that is Terrell [Owens] wants the ball and [to] score touchdowns, and wants to win. When he's at work, he doesn't go about it in a way that's abrasive in any way.
The hold-onto-the-ball-too-long thing is a ridiculous statement. I'd like someone to go back three, four or five years and find a time when someone is open and I don't throw it. I'm not waiting to get hit. If someone has even a little separation, the ball is out of my hands.
At some point, are people going to recognize what I accomplished? Maybe they will, or maybe they won't. It's not something I worry about.
I'm at a point where I still feel physically and mentally that I can go out and be the best quarterback on the field, whoever we play.
The hardest I've been hit was by [the New York Jets'] Mo Lewis. That one ended my career in New England. There was internal bleeding, and, had I not gone to the hospital right away, I would have died. I was bleeding at about one liter per hour.
By MAC ENGEL
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
IRVING - Drew Bledsoe's favorite chick flick is The Cutting Edge. "Is that the one where the hockey player figure-skates with the girl? Yeah. That one is my favorite," Bledsoe said. "That always cracks me up." He admits having cried during Dances with Wolves. "I don't think you're human if you don't tear up a little at that," he said. The Cowboys quarterback has his manly-man's streak, too. The Godfather is his favorite movie. Dumb and Dumber ties Caddyshack for his favorite comedies. These are some vital tidbits you don't know about Drew Bledsoe. Entering his 14th NFL season and second as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, here is the 34-year-old Bledsoe ... in his own words.
I am able to objectively look at my play. I wouldn't have been able to had I not been forced to sit and watch [Tom] Brady in New England. I was able to see something objectively without being critical of my own play.
My most memorable touchdown pass was in college. It was the rivalry game between Washington State and Washington. It was in a blizzard and snowing sideways. I threw a pass way downfield for a touchdown. There were two receivers, and we met at the same time in the end zone [to celebrate] and crashed into a snowbank and threw snowballs at each other.
The only commitment I've made is that this is my last stop. I'm not playing for another team after the Cowboys. I hope my time here still has some years on it, but I'm not moving on from here.
My kids play [the NFL video game] Madden, and they wear me out with it. They are the Cowboys, and I throw an interception on the game and it's my fault.
I think this team is going to work fine. The reason I say that is Terrell [Owens] wants the ball and [to] score touchdowns, and wants to win. When he's at work, he doesn't go about it in a way that's abrasive in any way.
The hold-onto-the-ball-too-long thing is a ridiculous statement. I'd like someone to go back three, four or five years and find a time when someone is open and I don't throw it. I'm not waiting to get hit. If someone has even a little separation, the ball is out of my hands.
At some point, are people going to recognize what I accomplished? Maybe they will, or maybe they won't. It's not something I worry about.
I'm at a point where I still feel physically and mentally that I can go out and be the best quarterback on the field, whoever we play.
The hardest I've been hit was by [the New York Jets'] Mo Lewis. That one ended my career in New England. There was internal bleeding, and, had I not gone to the hospital right away, I would have died. I was bleeding at about one liter per hour.
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