I've been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided - sometimes all in the span of a single week. That's life in the NFL.

Third-string quarterbacks, fourth-string quarterbacks - they get their opportunities, and they shine.

If you have to name me starting quarterback to go be a starting quarterback, then I probably have some issues I need to address.

From the moment you enter the league, everyone wants to slap a label on you - some tidy description of what they think you bring to the game. And more often than not, that tag sticks with you, regardless of whether it's accurate.

I guess my perfect day would be relaxing with my wife somewhere peaceful and secluded, or just lounging on the couch and watching TV.

Getting through the reads in an efficient manner. I don't want to stay on receivers too long to where a bad decision is made.

Everyone knows I'm sort of goofy. Some guys are really serious when they play. I'm not.

Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.

Now, to be a father, that changes everything.

You could ask yourself, 'Hey, when you were 20, are you the same person?' You're not. You may have the same values, you might look a little older, you might have some things that are the same, but your heart, everything about you, starts growing, changing - good or bad. It just depends on how you approach life.

I ran a high-tempo offense in college. You don't really get caught up in it.

I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome.

I want to be a pastor in a high school.

I think, as people, we deal with struggles.

I can't play football forever.

I've always held myself to high standards.

I've wanted to be a starter ever since I was a little kid, so I wasn't going to give up on that dream.

I grew up in the restaurant business, and that's always something I wanted to do.

You keep adding things to your game. You never want to stay the same. You want to be consistent.

When you are having a rough day... you think you are failing. But failure is a part of life. It's about building character and growing.

I have amazing teammates, amazing coaches around me, and all I have to do is go play as hard as I could and play for one another, play for those guys and not look at the scoreboard, not look at the time.

You just want to put the ball in play, whether I want to throw it downfield and it's not there, so I check it down, and it's a productive play and let the running back get a first down. Just keep the chains moving.

There's always going to be a lot of distractions in the NFL - that's just how it is; it's on the biggest stage - but really focusing on what I have to do now to help my team win, help me be at my best physically when I'm out there on the field and mentally, because that will ultimately help my team no matter what role I'm playing.

I think with experience and age, you gain knowledge and wisdom.

If something is going on and you are struggling, embrace it. You are growing.

Throughout my career, I've always loved hitting deep shots over the top. A lot of times, those plays just come to you. You don't want to force it.

I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions.

I've always tried to live in the moment.

James Spader is a good actor.

Really focusing on what I have to do right now... no matter what role I'm playing - it alleviates everything around me and makes everything a lot more simple.

When you're dropping back and everything's going on, part of you wants to force it, but you have to make the right decision and not force the ball and sometimes throw it away.