Famous Quotes & Sayings

Julian Peterson

I never played that much defensive end. But I'll do anything.

Sam Smith

I'm very happy it's New England. They have a good defensive scheme and a great coach.

I'm very excited with what we have going on the defensive side, ... We have a special group of players, and we're getting better.

Andy Reid

I need to do a better job of putting my players in position to make plays on the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side, I saw some good things.

In a tough defensive game, if there is a free throw disparity, that is going to be the difference.

I'm back into my defensive mode. I'm trying to stop guys, especially this time of year. We've got a lot of guys that are scoring now. Somebody has to be a leader defensively, and I'm just trying to take that role.

Kevin Stallings

I really thought our guys played hard and played well on the defensive end. We just didn't make shots in the second half, and shooting will come and go on you, but I really thought our guys competed hard.

Joe Gibbs

I know he's disappointed not making more of an impact, not playing more, ... It's something we just have to work our way through. I think our defensive schemes are trying to use all of our people. In this case, I could see people saying, 'Hey, I don't understand that.' But I think it's just something we're working our way through as we scheme it up. It's just one of those things.

I haven't seen too many guys spend their summers in a defensive stance.

Santonio Holmes

I haven't seen (Ginn) run any real routes,'' said senior defensive back Cedric Griffin.

I haven't like our defensive effort in the second half at all lately. We knew (Brown) would be fresh in the second half. We felt like they'd got right to them. They did, and he was effective.

I haven't had one day with my entire offensive or defensive line. I've yet to have my whole line together. So it'll be interesting.

I really don't know what went wrong. We had a few defensive breakdowns, especially toward the end. But I really thought our kids did a great job tonight. That was a very good team we played.

Jim Calhoun

Hilton we lost for about two weeks. He got to the Big East tournament, was the defensive player of the year and he had a little letdown. I don't know what it was. He's such an emotional kid. But we've got him back and thank God we got him back tonight.

He's so quick that he can put a move on someone, and you can't even see what he did. I think he is the top defensive player in the state.

He's stronger than most guards. He's quicker. Guys like him are special to play next to. They make a defensive end's life easier.

He's just a really good athlete. We had holes we needed to fill on the defensive line and we felt like he could do the job for us and he did.

Randy Carlyle

He's our guy. He plays major minutes, he's our captain. He plays on all situations on the defensive side and the offensive side of the puck. He makes it look so easy night in and night out. He's very efficient in how he goes about his business.

He's one of the top defensive players in the state I think. He's also a very good outside shooter, so he can help in that regard as well.

I don't know if we got (our) heads down because our shots weren't falling or what. Seems like that lack of effort transferred over to the defensive end as well. The first half was just awful.

I don't know if he's dysfunctional or (if it's because) defensive linemen take a lot of shots to the head,

It was really a solid effort at the defensive end. We were able to get a workable lead by halftime.

Phil Jackson

It was a real disappointing defensive effort by our team. So we talked a lot about that.

It was a real defensive game. Their goalie was unbelievable.

It was a tough game and it was a great defensive game.

It was a win that was sweet because how we were able to win it. We struggled with our defensive intensity in the second half. It helps with our momentum going into the (league) tournament.

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.

It was a barn-burner right until the very end, and we managed to come out on top. That was the hardest defensive game that I have ever seen us play, and you could tell that we were really up to the challenge.

It was a combination of defensive lapses, and they made some plays down the stretch.