Quotes about defense
defense except game good played shots whatever
It was not like they played good defense. We had wide-open shots all game long. We could do whatever we wanted on offense, except our shots just did not go in.
defense practice realistic resource team versatile
It makes us a lot more versatile in practice and makes team defense easier. It's more of a realistic bounce. It's a big resource that we have.
defense game gets goals offense periods season second third
It's kind of something that's been going on the whole season with us. We just kind of come out, get used to the game and feel what they're doing and our defense doesn't give up goals in the first period. Then in the second and third periods our offense gets going. Ryan McDonagh
defense explain government playing raise stronger
It's like the government is playing games. The defense could raise these issues. The government is going to have to explain why they aren't going after much stronger charges.
defense hold
It's going to be tough. I told our defense to hold it down for us. Leon Washington
defense game good great offense prepare pride purpose speaks weapons week
It's going to be interesting. They have a great team. Some great weapons on offense and their defense speaks for itself. We're going to have to prepare this week with the same sense of pride and purpose that we had this week to play a good game in New York.
defense everybody good guys pick picked presence
It's good to be back. I thought that just my presence out there would pick guys up, and everybody really picked it up on defense tonight. Defense was the key.
defense point seemed session watch
It's going to be a long film session for the defense to watch, ... I don't have to watch 101 plays. There was a point where it seemed like, 'Man, we haven't been out there in a while.'
defense game good hard mentally physically points shoot
It's going to be a hard game for us. We've got to be mentally and physically ready. We're just going to do our thing. We're going to try to play better defense and shoot good and put some points on the board.
defense lose
It's frustrating to lose like that. The defense wasn't there at all tonight. Chris Kaman
defense easy fast football game protect smart thrives
It's easy to say to protect the football and be smart with it, but you've got to go out and do it. I think that's going to be an important part of the game for us because it's a fast defense that thrives off getting turnovers. Ken Dorsey
defense good guy hard head played rest scores scoring somebody sure
It's hard to say you played good defense when somebody scores 37 points, but I thought we did. I'm sure I'll see that guy scoring in my head the rest of the night. The guy made some unbelievable shots. Jamie Dixon
defense fastest hard played ready test whether
It's hard to say whether he's ready for this test or not. I think he is. This will be the fastest defense we've played all year.
defense offensive says scoring shows
It shows that we can get it done on the offensive end, but they're also scoring 88 and that says our defense is questionable.
defense effect games half second
It's having an effect on us in the second half of games, especially on defense. There's some games we've done well in the first half, and in the second half the floodgates opened.
defense defensive forth guys hard hurt lazy lead lose past playing problem scoring
It's hard work, basically. Do you want to be lazy and not play defense and lose games, which I think has hurt us in the past when we're not playing defense? When we play hard and play defense, you guys see what happens. Scoring is not really a problem for us. It's the defensive end. If we go back and forth the whole game, that doesn't lead to anything.
defense tough
It's been a long, tough road. But it's big for me that (the Colts) want me to be a part of what's going on there. The defense is getting better and better, and I want to be a part of that.
defense great half hung quarter since snaps tough won
It's been a while since our defense won a game. We were on the ropes. They probably had 35 snaps the first quarter and a half and our defense just hung in there, tough as nails. They had a great game.
defense depends everybody figure issues trying
It's been a combination of issues for us. A lot of it depends on how we do in the circle, but we also have to play defense and hit. I really don't like (losing) because it's frustrating. But I do think everybody is trying to figure it out.
defense great playing win
It's great for us. We've just got to keep playing defense and play even better if we want to win the whole thing. I think we can do it.
defense improving playing pleased progress rewarding solid start
It's rewarding to see them start to come around and play the way we have. I've been pleased with our progress offensively. We have been playing solid defense but we are improving with our attacking.
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 heart loss soul
That is a very costly loss for this team. He is the heart and soul -- not just our defense -- but our team. Tyrone Willingham
defense intensity offensive picked pushed rest run
That run really pushed us for the rest of the game, and really set the tone. We just picked up our intensity on defense and that really did a lot for us on the offensive end.