Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's got a lot of qualities you need to become a great player. But it isn't good enough just to be great on the offensive end. You've got to be good on the defensive end as well.

Derek Smith

I'd love to get a shot on him. I'm sure every defensive player would love to get a shot on him, because he's a premier player. You get a shot on a premier player, it looks good.

He struggled early on as a sophomore offensively, but defensively he's been as smooth as any shortstop I've had. He's really a great defensive shortstop. Now, he's made himself into a better hitter, a better offensive player. He can do it all. He can run, he can throw, he can catch. He's very smart and he's a great hitter now.

Julian Peterson

The last five, six years, we've been pretty much drafting defensive players to run with the Rams offense, ... We match up very well. We're not really threatened by their skill positions.

All the girls played well. We had a real strong defensive game today.

The ideal scenario would be being the No. 1 tight end, ... It stinks to put in all the work and not play. When they told me they wanted to try me at defensive end, I said, 'If it'll get me on the field, I'll do it.'

The first two minutes of the second half we were a different team. We've been a good defensive team. That's who we are and who we've been.

Marty Schottenheimer

The first time I saw (Jackson) I wasn't sure if he was a tight end or a defensive end, and as it turned out he was neither.

The first time he stepped on a football field was last week. He is going to be an outstanding player. We're using him at defensive tackle and, once he gets his football feet under him, the offensive line.

The first series of the game I heard his name like eight times, ... I was like, 'OK, I'm just going to go out and play hard and hopefully things will happen for me.' The defensive line gave me opportunities to get my name out there, too.

The first half was our poorest defensive effort of the season.

You could see the difference right away. It was not just the things he can do that we didn't have any more. With Michael, the other team knows there is a guy they have to game-plan for. They have to devote resources to stop him on every play. Without that, the entire defensive unit is affected.

Rashard Lewis

You can tell they're a better defensive team. They took me out. I couldn't get anything rolling.

We had a good performance from our defensive line and our secondary played very well. We're getting better and I think that by game six or seven, we're going to be a legit small high school program, if we stay healthy. We're going to be good no matter how many games we win.

We had a good game. We tried to limit the turnovers we made and tried to play a good, sound defensive game.

We had a good defensive effort in the second half. We just need to put two halves together.

Antonio Pierce

We've got a lot of quality right now. Get us a defensive tackle and a little more depth, and we'll be fine. We just need a guy to hold two guys off of us. Just a guy who'll be unselfish.

Tommy Tuberville

We've got a lot of guys that have size, speed and quickness. I always judge our recruiting by linemen and this has been an exceptional year. We're always looking for guys at defensive line. We feel like all eight of these guys will have a chance. It will depend on them... and their work ethic.

We had tired legs (from Thursday) so we had to pick it up on the defensive end. We know how to stay aggressive.

This week, we'll work on improving our shot quality and reassuring our defensive responsibilities. We have some tough district matches right off the bat, too.

This team just figures out ways to win games. We made some big defensive plays to stop rallies by them.

This team has really stepped it up and they've become a very good defensive team.

This was probably the worst defensive game we've had this year; this was horrendous. We just had a hard time executing anything we wanted to do (on offense) and sometimes our kids do that; let me know if you find out how to get them to do what you ask.

This was a football decision. It's harder to find a defensive end than running backs. When we looked at our team, we've got to get better on offense, but we've got to get better on defense, too. In eight games, we lost the lead in the second half because we couldn't rush the passer.

This was a disappointing way to open our season. We didn't play to our potential and (Roanoke Rapids) played a great defensive game. Hopefully we'll learn from our mistakes and be ready for Friday.

They kept responding to our buckets. We just had to keep playing (hard). We got some defensive stops (late in the game).

They just went immediately into defensive mode. It could easily have jumped to numerous other buildings.

They just owned us with their defense. They smothered us with their defensive pressure.

Byron Scott

It was just a lack of defensive mentality tonight. We didn't do a good job keep guys in front of us.

Jim Dowd

It was just one of those things. You just keep going. This is a pressure-type team. They want to go without giving up on the defensive side.

It was a frustrating night. They play a defensive system, especially when they get the lead. You could see it. Guys were squeezing the sticks a little bit, and we couldn't get another one past their goalie.

Mark Richt

It was just a great field position game, a great defensive battle. We had to stay patient, as much as we hated it, and let our special teams do their job -- then knock it in when we needed to.

Gary Patterson

It was just a game with a lot of plays and a lot of football action. I think most people enjoyed it. I even did, and I'm a defensive guy.