I want to be the Defensive Player of the Year and, if I have the chance, be MVP.
I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.
I want people to see me as a two-way player. A defensive player and an offensive player.
I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.
If you're a great defensive player, you're a great defensive player 100% of the time. You can't be a great defensive player half of the time because you didn't get the ball once or twice. That can't sidetrack you. It's got to be 'I live for my defense, and my offense I'll get. But I can't let it affect my defense. Nothing affects my defense.'
I'd take the Defensive Player of the Year any day over an All-Star selection. There's only one of these in the whole league every year.
Defensive player of the year is MVP in my book.
Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.
Mark my words: If Shaun Rogers is healthy, he'll be the NFL defensive player of the year.
One of my goals is to be Defensive Player of the Year. One of my goals is to be Rookie of the Year. And one of my long-term goals is to be walking across that stage with a jacket on and a nice little patch on it that says 'Hall of Fame.'
Al Gore won the popular vote and didn't get elected president, so I'm not going to sit here and kill myself over not winning Defensive Player of the Year.
Every year they are making the game harder and harder for a defensive player to play.
I want to be the defensive player to break the MVP barrier. I want to break barriers. I want to do things when people tell me I can't.
Obviously, teams are passing a lot more, and there are rules that... allow the offense to be more explosive, so you want to have as many defensive players and defensive playmakers and defensive backs that you can.
I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.