Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's about as frustrating as it can get. We held them to one offensive touchdown in the second half. You take away the two defensive touchdowns they scored and we end up winning the game.

Luiz Scolari

It is up to us to find a way through this defensive system. It is up to us to find a way through this.

Al Harrington

It's a good trade for everybody now, until they start playing with these guys. Indiana gets some much-needed scoring punch, and the Kings get that much-needed defensive presence. ... Right now it looks real good. But if Ron-Ron is right, Sacramento will get the better end of that deal.

It's a good feeling out there right now from a defensive responsibility (standpoint). Good teams are able to turn good defensive situations into good offensive situations, and that's what's happened in the last several weeks.

I told him I think he's the most valuable player for the day. I knew Marcus is one of the most energetic and good defensive players you ever wanna see.

Larry Coker

It sets you back a lot. When you don't practice, you don't get better. Willie has a lot of ability. He needs to get schooled in the defensive scheme.

It's a rotation from technology. There's money from technology going into the defensive stocks.

It's a tribute to the girls. We just played hard, especially on the defensive end.

Carmelo Anthony

It's a big loss. In my eyes, he's the Defensive Player of the Year.

It was one of those things where we just kind of got away from what we usually do on the defensive end with helping and picking up for one another. It was one of those things where we had to have a gut-check there and see what we were really made of and I think we all did a pretty good job of getting back on the road again.

It wasn't just Polka, but their defensive strength. They were able to wear us down.

Jay Wright

It was crazy. We are a defensive team. We take pride in that. We just couldn't stop them. I just never had the feeling that you can't stop anybody.

It lifted our spirits, honestly. You see all the great passes, people passing the ball, sharing and defensive stops.

Phil Garner

It's happened because we had great pitching, great defensive plays and we managed to come up with a run when we needed it sometimes. The glass is half full, not half empty.

Terry Stotts

It seemed like when they wanted to turn up their defensive pressure they did.

It was a big win for us. It was a great defensive battle. Jake pitched a good game and we got enough timely hits.

It was another good defensive effort and I thought we played pretty well as a team. We made some switches defensively and didn't let them shoot the 3-pointer as much as they like to do.

It was an incredible defensive effort by Josh Payne.

It was nice to see to Mitch do that. Their defensive game plan just didn't work because of what Mitch did.

It was kind of like a microcosm of our season. I thought we played hard, I thought we competed hard on the defensive end. We just couldn't make a play when we needed to.

It was mainly those three, with a lot of help from others. To hold a player like that to 11 points, it takes a team effort. Our defensive pressure all night was phenomenal.

It was lunch-bucket, blue-collar, nothing fancy. They're a good defensive team. I thought we played well defensively, and we were a little more patient and knocked down a few more shots.

It was like we were extended guards. It wasn't too much fun. It was pretty boring. The only playbook I studied was the defensive playbook.

It was more just making defensive mistakes. We'll watch the film and just hit ourselves over the head, where we're supposed to be and breakdowns.

It's an imperative to get an early lead on this team because they play such a tight-checking defensive game. It's nice to score the way we did and to take them out of their game plan. We haven't seen the end of them, I know we haven't. I know they're going to come out and play a lot harder (Saturday) so we have to be prepared for them.

A.J. Hawk

It's a position where a lot of times they say they don't want to draft people too high because they think 'How much impact can a linebacker have?' I guess it's understandable. Obviously we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. But all I want's a chance, regardless of where I'm taken.

It's going to take a big defensive effort. We're going to spend a week preparing, and if we work all week I think we should be very ready come Friday.

Norv Turner

It's going to be important, no question about it,'' Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said of the pass rush.

It's frustrating to come out and not play very well and then have a not real smart defensive play and let the other team get an easy one.

It's hard to shoot 67 percent when you're in the gym by yourself. So that tells me we didn't play well on defense. We didn't show any defensive intensity.

Scott Skiles

It's been a good impression; he's a very good offensive player. He's got a lot to learn on the defensive end, as all rookies do. I'm not sure, yet, what his future holds here. But he's definitely on the verge of being an NBA player.

Brian Dawkins

That's something special, to have the type of quarterback that Donovan is and to have the type or receiver that Terrell is. For those guys to keep hooking up game after game, and to go into every game knowing that is potentially a touchdown waiting to happen at any given point, as a defensive player you love that. I'm definitely excited for those guys and the way they've been able to click.

That's a big part of our offense, but it doesn't define us. We're going to look to get it done on the defensive end because that's where it starts.