Famous Quotes & Sayings

We dug ourselves too big a hole. We weren't able to score and played sloppy. Robert Morris is a very good defensive team.

We're always defensive, I guess I could say. We have a defensive mindset. That one play in the game represents what we do.

We really stepped it up on the defensive end. We took three or four charges. We hit the boards.

Brian Jones

We got down early, but we executed well on offense. We made defensive plays when we had to.

We finally started playing some defense. We got it down to two points, but then our offensive efficiency lacked. We couldn't get two things going at once. We played good defense, but we couldn't get it going on offense. If our offense clicked, we struggled on the defensive end.

We figure he's a good defensive lineman with the potential to be a great offensive lineman. He's lost half the time. Everything is new to him.

Paul Goodwin

We have some stuff to work on still. Defensive compactness and set pieces will be key for us.

Kevin Stallings

I was not happy at halftime. Our defensive play was sloppy, and I thought we did much better in the second half.

I wasn't 100 percent and I didn't feel I could move laterally well enough to give a strong defensive effort. But I'm definitely going to play Saturday.

Will did a great job tonight of really leading our break. He got a lot of defensive rebounds and just started going down the floor. ... Just great looks down the floor and if Will gets us out and going in transition like that, we're tough to beat.

We have one of the better defensive outfields I've ever seen. These guys can go get it.

Don Cooper

We haven't utilized it yet, because we just don't have the personnel right now. We play our six most talented people. Most of the elite teams are using them, because it gives a smaller player who has good defensive skills an opportunity to play the back row more often than just three rotations.

We jumped out on them and got a few steals. I think our overall defensive pressure had them struggling them a bit. We didn't play particularly well the rest of the game, but our defensive presence is what sealed the game for us.

We just couldn't get it going. We're a pretty good defensive team, just not today.

You can get more negative plays just by penetrating gaps. You can also be gashed for more big runs. That's the fear we have as a defensive staff.

You limit a team to one shot on goal, that's a great defensive effort. I just think everybody is playing well back there (on defense). Everybody is playing solid.

That was the key play right there. He's a very good defensive pitcher, a very good all-around player.

Charlie Villanueva

That was the turning point in the game. That's definitely huge. I was struggling on the offensive end and a big defensive play made up for the offence.

That was the difference. Our defensive intensity was there in the first half and non-existent in the second half. They just about scored at will. When somebody comes into your home floor and scores 48 points (in the second half), that's an embarrassment.

That was the difference in the game, we picked up the defensive intensity in the second half.

That would be a mistake (to play), a big mistake, but like I said, if it's a necessity, I'd do it, ... It would be if there were no defensive tackles (available). That would be the reason.

That was a huge thing, the defensive intensity. But I really feel like that experience with Highland the first time has matured us in a lot of ways. One thing about our season, we've had some 'necessary' failures.

That was our worst defensive performance all year. There's no excuse for it. You have to make the plays.

That was just a great defensive play. Sometimes great players have to make great plays, and that is exactly what Robert did right there.

Lindsey Hunter

That's the type of game the playoffs are. It's a defensive struggle, and every game and every possession means a lot. As the season winds down, we're going to have to establish that as our identity.

That's the quickest defensive team I've ever played . . .the quickest team we've played all year.

I was really pleased with our defensive effort, and we also rebounded well offensively and defensively.

Billy Taylor

I was really impressed with our effort on the defensive end, understanding (that) is a tremendous team with outstanding athletes.

I was proud of our defensive effort in the second half. Luke played great, and I'm proud of his leadership. Basalt outplayed us for the first half, but games are won at the end.

I was pretty happy with a good solid effort for four quarters. There are things we have to keep working on and keep improving. We could do better on the defensive end but overall I'm happy with their performance.

We haven't had any success. We tried two or three different things. You just need to have incredible defensive players, more than one. You need two people that are 5-8 and 5-9 that you can just keep running at her. You just have to limit her because I don't think you're going to really stop her.

Mike Shanahan

We haven't faced a better defensive team this year.

Andrew Luck

I was lucky enough at Stanford to have Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator for a year, and then Jason Tarver.