C
Cr122
Guest
Tashard Choice on fumble: 'I could have laid down, I could have gone out of bounds, but that ain't me'
Posted at 5:37 PM on Mon., Sep. 13, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
If Tashard Choice had to do it all over again, he would make sure he kept both of his hands on the football.
"Our mentality right there was to go and try to score," Choice said. "I could have laid down, I could have gone out of bounds, but that ain't me. That's just not my style. That's not the type of player I am. I try to make something happen. And I shouldn't have. I have got to be smarter. But anytime I have to make sure I secure the ball. That's just my bad."
Tony Romo flipped the ball to Choice at the Dallas 37 on the final play of the half and instead of going down, he attempted to bury his way through some Washington defenders and fumbled. DeAngelo Hall picked up the loose ball and ran 32 yards for the touchdown.
Wade Phillips took the blame for the play even being called and Choice accepted responsibility for the fumble.
"Regardless of anything, man, I have always been taught to hold onto the ball," Choice said. "I don't fumble. It's something I don't do. I didn't do it in college and I hadn't done it into the pros until yesterday. That's something I am going to hold against myself. I have to make sure I regroup and come back from it."
What was said to him at halftime?
"The coaches talked to me, the players talked to me," Choice said. "And everybody told me, 'It's not your fault. And don't blame yourself.' They had to have my best effort in the second half to win the game. I knew that. So my teammates, they had my back, and I give my hats off to them. I really need it. I don't like to make mistakes. It ain't me. I don't like to be the first one to be known to make mistakes during the football game. I want to be a player who is known for producing."
Posted at 5:37 PM on Mon., Sep. 13, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
If Tashard Choice had to do it all over again, he would make sure he kept both of his hands on the football.
"Our mentality right there was to go and try to score," Choice said. "I could have laid down, I could have gone out of bounds, but that ain't me. That's just not my style. That's not the type of player I am. I try to make something happen. And I shouldn't have. I have got to be smarter. But anytime I have to make sure I secure the ball. That's just my bad."
Tony Romo flipped the ball to Choice at the Dallas 37 on the final play of the half and instead of going down, he attempted to bury his way through some Washington defenders and fumbled. DeAngelo Hall picked up the loose ball and ran 32 yards for the touchdown.
Wade Phillips took the blame for the play even being called and Choice accepted responsibility for the fumble.
"Regardless of anything, man, I have always been taught to hold onto the ball," Choice said. "I don't fumble. It's something I don't do. I didn't do it in college and I hadn't done it into the pros until yesterday. That's something I am going to hold against myself. I have to make sure I regroup and come back from it."
What was said to him at halftime?
"The coaches talked to me, the players talked to me," Choice said. "And everybody told me, 'It's not your fault. And don't blame yourself.' They had to have my best effort in the second half to win the game. I knew that. So my teammates, they had my back, and I give my hats off to them. I really need it. I don't like to make mistakes. It ain't me. I don't like to be the first one to be known to make mistakes during the football game. I want to be a player who is known for producing."
