Any competitor would be frustrated in that moment... but it certainly made sense what Coach Kubiak did for the playoff run. I got replaced by Peyton Manning... I think we all know who is going to play in the game.
— Brock Osweiler
My belief is whether I'm the starter, whether I'm the backup, I'm going to show up the same exact way. I'm going to prepare the same exact way, and I'll always be ready to go.
When there's pressure, I believe people will break under it or a diamond will be created.
Bottom line, I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning... He was always a great teammate to me; he's still a great friend to this day.
A lot of people say, 'Oh, playing backup quarterback, that's the best position in the world.' Well, what they don't understand is when we leave the building at 5 o'clock on Wednesday or Thursday when practice wraps up, we still need to go home and study and prepare just like you're the starter.
My wife will act as the offensive coordinator at times during the evening. I'll have her read the full play to me. I'll sit there and try to picture it, spit it back out to her, make sure I'm verbalizing it the right way so that when I step into the huddle the next day in practice, things are coming out clear.
If you stay present and don't look too far ahead - or in the rearview mirror - everything will work out.
Whenever you are in a new system, and you go on summer break and come back for training camp Day 1, you don't know how much is really going to stick.
It's very exciting... what DeAndre brings to the game is truly special. To have the opportunity to play with a football player like that, that's what gets a quarterback out of bed in the morning.
Obviously it happens very fast on the field during the game; if anything, it's more of a feel. You feel when the pocket is collapsing around you. You feel when someone is close to you. It is a split-second decision.
I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.
As a competitor, you want to be out there in the fire with your teammates.
Any coach, any team in the NFL, if they had Peyton Manning healthy and ready to play, I think we all know who is going to play in the game.
I think any time an offense struggles with developing a rhythm, struggles with scoring points, I think the first thing you have to examine is the quarterback.
Anytime you play New England, you know it's going to be a challenge.
When we're not on the practice field, I'm watching tape, and when I'm not watching tape, I'm doing body work or something like that.
Through the learning experiences, I've been trying to eliminate mistakes. I don't want the same mistake to happen twice.
I'm very thankful; I'm very appreciative for everything that the Denver Broncos organization has done for me.
If I am ever the starter of the Denver Broncos, I want it to be because I earned it.
If you are going to be a starter in the NFL or a major-college program, you are going to have to beat out other great quarterbacks.
I love working with Coach O'Brien, Coach Godsey, and they are terrific football coaches.
You can't take a single day for granted in the National Football League. Every single day, you need to earn your spot on the roster.
There's nothing that can replace learning on the field.
What I'm trying to do is maximize every day.
Bottom line is I always want what's best for the team, and as long as the football team is winning games, I'm happy.
I will always do what's best for the football team.
I think one thing as far as my learning curve and what I'm learning - there is a time to take a sack, and then there is also a time to try to find a way to maybe throw the ball at a receiver's feet.
For Mr. Elway to take me in the second round and show that trust that he has in me and the upside he thinks I have, I want to go out and there and prove him right. I want to be able to have him look back 10 years from now, 15 years from now, and have him be very proud about that selection and let him know that he did make the right selection.
The bottom line is we need to score points, and we need to score a lot of them.
My job is to protect the football and score points and lead this offense on drives to score points.
When you play a great team like the Patriots, you can only kick so many field goals and stay in the game.
As long as we're winning football games, I'm happy.
I've always had visions of being a starting quarterback. That's why I come to work every day.
I have always been the tallest guy in my class, going back to first grade. Announcers have always had fun with it.
I'm just concerned with winning, not individual accolades.
Competition brings out the best.
Everybody wants to be on the field and show what they're capable of and help their football team win games.
I love coming to work every single day.
I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.
I had to wait my turn. I had to learn that even when you're sitting behind somebody, you still have a chance to learn something every single day.
Training camp is a grind, and it truly is all about embracing that grind and coming out here and forgetting about the heat and working to get better every single day.
Guys get... benched, replaced. They get injured; another guy comes in and becomes the starter. That happens all the time.
When Peyton went into the game and remained the starter, it was OK with me because our team was winning games. We won a championship.
I think anytime that you can eliminate the big hit, it's obviously not only going to be good for your team, but it's going to be good for yourself.
You want to have your hand on the ball every single play.
I feel like I get better every week.
Any time a team doesn't score points, it's on me.
It starts with me. I have to get the team in the right play and throw the ball where it's supposed to go.
I'm going to show up and do my job to the best of my abilities every day, every week.
If you come in this league, and you're comfortable with being a backup, something's wrong.
