Quotes about defense
defense emphasized great ground job offense practice scoring twice
The offense put it on the ground twice and we can't have that, but the defense did a great job of scooping and scoring when they did, which is big for us. That's something we've emphasized in practice every day.
defense easy expected giving helped offense scoring several special teams
The offense has not helped the defense much at all. Our special teams has fumbled several kickoffs giving the other team easy scoring chances. I think our defense has done about as well as could be expected under those conditions, Tom Hall
defense friday night offense
The offense didn't play as well Friday as it had been. That's a night when you want the defense to come through, and it did.
defense great offense overall team
The offense did a great job, the defense did a great job. It was an overall great team effort. Elvis Dumervil
defense everybody gotten played run strong
Everybody has their strong points, and that's an important one for him. He's done everything. He's gotten big hits, he's played defense well, he has run the bases.
defense everybody fear shameful victims
Everybody has had not their day in court, they've had their years in court, ... It's shameful that the victims of this state, in fact, have to not fear the courts, not the defense lawyers, not the defendants, but they have to fear their very own governor.
defense early offense pieces playing running seemed trying
Even when we got the early lead, it seemed like we were playing catch-up. Our defense isn't there. Our offense is slow, we're not running and we're not getting as many possessions. I don't know if it's because we're trying to put new pieces (Tim Thomas) in right now or what, but we have to find a way. Shawn Marion
defense shot
That's pretty much our staple, our philosophy. Even when our shot isn't going in, our defense is still there.
defense extra face further guess helmets left offense rolling sean since stone taylor wear
That's right. Our offense leans further left than Rolling Stone magazine. We know that defense is the Redskins' strength. And they know our offense is our strength. We'll have to strap our helmets on extra tight, and I guess we should wear our face shields since Sean Taylor will be playing. Mike Holmgren
defense effort final picked understood
That's part of our defense. We picked up our effort and rebounding is the final part of defense and (the players) understood that. John Gay
defense finest might points strength string
That's our strength right there. Our first string (defense) has yet to give up any points this year. This might be our finest defense ever.
defense defensive effort good hard legs second shots team ties tire tired wear year
That's our story all year long. We come out and we play good defense in the first half. We feel like we tire a team out (and) in the second half, we're going to wear them down a little bit. I think their legs were a little tired in the second half. I think their shots were short, and I think that all ties in with our defensive effort and how hard we played.
defense downs force goal stop teams third type
That's our goal this year, to force teams into third and long, ... Stop the run, stop the run, then attack. Because we've got the type of defense on third downs that can force turnovers.
defense extend good guys run stayed talk time
That's something we talk to the guys about over and over in practice. When you get on a good run, you want to try to extend it as much as you can. We got on a good run there and stayed on it and most of the time our defense was fueling that.
defense
That's something that can't happen. Basically, our defense has been slipping.
defense people pitchers pressure rarely situation strike taking
That's taking the pressure off the pitching. If the defense makes plays, the pitchers are rarely in a situation where they need to strike people out, but it's a tandem.
defense offense sure
That's only one-third of the game. I'm pretty sure their offense and our defense are pretty important, too. Tom Zbikowski
defense generate offense particular run sets trademark work
(The balance) has been our trademark all year. We don't really run any sets for one particular player. We'd like to think our defense will generate some opportunities and then, of course, we have to work on offense and get what we can.
defense good hold matter points seen team
That first-quarter defense probably was as good as I've seen in a long time. No matter who you do it to, when you hold a team to 10 points in a quarter, that's pretty special. Avery Johnson
defense goes hurt offense
That hurt us tremendously. All of our offense and defense goes through her. Joe Turner
defense hurt
That hurt us on defense and on the boards.
defense paint playing points
That is unforgivable. If you give 50 points in the paint to a team, you are not playing very much defense and that is the most disappointing thing of all. Dwane Casey
defense group phrase talk
Talk about a no-name group. I know that phrase has been coined before, but we are kind of that group on defense right now.
defense field holes hoping jobs leave offense parts
It's just about everyone doing their jobs individually and as a whole. There's 11 parts on the field working together. That's what defense is. When you have 10 out of the 11, you're going to leave holes and, when that happens, you're hoping the offense doesn't find it. Unfortunately, they usually do.
defense page people
It's just about all 11 people getting on the same page in the same book. It comes with time. The defense can be very good.
defense definitely focal point role
It's definitely frustrating, because I know what I can do. When you're a focal point of a team's defense it's tough. It's a different role from what you're used to.
defense definitely easy four good minutes playing pressure run third until
It's definitely a whole different world than playing without two starters. After the first four minutes of the first half, we had a really good run there until the third quarter. We used our pressure defense and got some easy baskets.
defense games good high hold next scoring teams wins
It's defense that wins big games and the next games aren't going to be high scoring. They're going to be battles, ... If you can hold teams down in that scoring range, you're going to be in a good situation.
defense direction hard hopefully pride step taking
It's been hard for us taking pride in our defense, and hopefully we were able to take a step in the right direction today.
defense fast hard playing rush seemed win
It's been hard for me because I still believe, if you're going to win the big games, you have to rush the football. They scored so fast tonight, it seemed like we were playing defense all the time.
defense good offense players points pressure six
It's been there all year. We have six players averaging between 8 and 12 points a game. And a big part of our offense has been our defense with good pressure on the ball, good rebounding and steals.
defense depending matter night offensive pride score showing team
It's a matter of us showing up and having that pride that we are not going to let the other team score. We have so many offensive weapons, who can all score 20-25 on any night depending on who's hot. But defense is going to get us to the championship.
defense formulate last needs plan playing run
It's an attitude. You're doing what needs to be done to get the run in. The last thing you want is a strikeout. Then nothing can happen. You have to see where the defense is playing you, formulate a plan and go to work. Ned Yost