It's not a talent issue. He's got a damn rocket for an arm. He throws the hardest ball I've ever caught.

Our offense was horrible. I don't care if Brett Favre was back there, it was going to be tough. We couldn't block anybody. ... We had no offensive identity.

You think about the guys who have been there the whole time and really defined the Miami Dolphins' defense... you think about Zach (Thomas), you think about Jason (Taylor) and you think about Sam. Sam was such a perfect fit under the press-and-go system under Jimmy. He was a guy that, just by his presence, made quarterbacks throw the other way.