JEREMIAH TROTTER

            Q.  What is it like to chase Michael Vick for 60 minutes or however long you have to chase him?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  It’s not fun, but you do what you have to do.  Michael Vick is a very explosive player.  He's very fast. You need to get everybody running to the football.  When you do that, good things happen.

            Q.  What is it specific about his running style that make him dangerous?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  I would say his speed.  He's so much faster.  He has more speed than anyone else in the game.  When you have that type of speed at quarterback, most times on the defensive side of the ball, you don't really see the quarterback as a runner.  And this guy, he's definitely a guy that can change the game.  He has changed the game.  And he definitely can make plays when he has to.

            Q.  I know you guys are heavy on blitzing.  How disciplined do you have to be in that area with a guy like him because if he gets free, gets away, you know what can happen?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  We have to be disciplined.  Even when we're not blitzing, we have to be disciplined up front.  Our game plan has always been to put pressure on the quarterback.  So that's not going to change.  I don't think we have to change anything different from the defensive standpoint, we just have to be a little more disciplined up front.

            Q.  You probably know that teams with good team speed have been able to contain Michael.  How do you rate your team speed on that regard?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  I say we have great team speed.  Not only that, I think we played the Michael as a team.  We're a very athletic team.  We put a lot of guys into the Pro Bowl.  We have a lot of players on this team that can make plays all over the field.

            The most important thing is going out, executing the defense, executing the game plan, and we'll be successful.

            Q.  Can you talk about what led to your return to Philadelphia, your thoughts when you first came back?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  It's been a long, long road, long story.  The most important thing, is I'm back.  I'm excited that I'm back.  Everything has worked out very well for me.

            Q. With the history there, obviously this week I know Donovan McNabb said he felt the pressure was on Atlanta.  It has to be on your team, considering the history, the fact that you've all been to this level before, you haven't been able to get past it.

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  There's no pressure.  I don't think there's any pressure on either side.

            We want to win the football game very bad.  We've had a successful season.  I don't think there's any pressure on either side.  We're going to go out and play hard on our side, try to execute the game plan and go from there.

            Q.  Do you feel the weight of the city somewhat, though, because of the fans, how much I guess they want to get past this next game?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  Not at all.  No, we're not worried about the past.  The past is behind us.  Before the season started, we set goals for ourselves.  We accomplished all those goals thus far.

            Q.  How have you seen Donovan McNabb grow as a leader?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  Just in experience.  He's more comfortable.  The older he got, he's just become a better leader.  I think his accuracy has been outstanding the last few years.  Like say, he's become a better quarterback with time.  I think with him, that was the most important thing.

            Q.  Can you talk about the personality of Eagles fans?  How would you describe to somebody if they knew nothing about Eagles fans?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  Man, they’re just crazy.  The Eagles fans are crazy. They got the playoff fever, Super Bowl fever, and they're excited about everything that's going on.

            Q.  Have you heard anything from any fans this week, giving you congratulations at all?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  Yeah.  They were congratulating us on the game last week and looking forward to this week, too.

            Q.  How about Warrick Dunn?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  Warrick Dunn is definitely a guy that can take the ball the distance on you, he can take the big run, he can blow up a game.  He's a tough runner.  He's small but he's a very tough runner.  Has to get a lot of guys around him who can tackle very well.

            You just got to try to contain him.  He's one of the few backs in the NFL that can cut the ball all the way backside on you, so you got to be disciplined on the backside as well as the front side.

            Q.  The Falcons put up 47 points against the Rams.  You guys were pretty aggressive against Minnesota.   What do you have to do to try to stop the Falcons?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  That's what we want.  We want those guys to try to line up.  Myself, I look forward to teams trying to run straight at us.  We'll be ready.  We know those guys are a great running team, but we have a great defense also.  We'll be ready come Sunday.

            Q.  Was Daunte Culpepper a dry run for Michael?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  I think playing against Culpepper kind of helped us a little bit.  He's pretty fast, too.  I mean, obviously he's not the athlete and has the speed of Michael Vick.

            As far as game plan‑wise, I think playing Daunte will help us a little bit.

            Q.  How do you think Michael would fare as a runningback?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  You know what, he would be an outstanding running back if he could get his weight up.  He would definitely have to put on some more muscle.

            You know, it's a different beast when you're at running back. At running back, you take a lot of shots.  So I don't know if he could take that many shots right now.

            Q.  When you were with the Redskins and you were looking at the Eagles championship games, did you look at them and ask yourself or figure out what they were missing, what was the missing ingredient to win in those games?

            JEREMIAH TROTTER:  No, I really wasn't thinking about it.  I was just watching the game, being a fan.

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