Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought our defensive intensity was very good, especially in the first half. I was really proud of our defensive effort tonight.

I thought our defensive intensity was the key. I thought early on, we took them out of the flow and took some things away from them.

I thought our defensive intensity was solid the first half, so I knew we would come back.

I thought our defensive ends were going to be our strength this year,

I thought once we were able to rebound, and get the first defensive rebound, that we'd be able to get some opportunities to run in transition. And I think that's what got us going in the second quarter.

Larry Hughes

We're not going to be that team that's a defensive stopper,

We had some great defensive stands ... but we kept giving them good field position. The thing I go back to, though, is in the first quarter. We score, we've got momentum, we can put it away in the first half, and we let them run back a kickoff.

We addressed our needs on the line, especially at defensive tackle, and that's good because it's a tough position to recruit.

Dick Vermeil

To me, there seems to be more good defensive football teams right now. I can't prove it, but it seems that way. . . . And there are more games being played on defense.

Rodney Harrison

We understand that they are talented on the offensive side, that they have some good physical defensive players. It should be a physical, hard-hitting game and some points should be put up on the board. Hopefully, by us moreso than them. It should be a great kick-off to the 2005 season.

When you don't shoot well, it magnifies any defensive flaw.

Mehmet Okur

We were taking outside shots, but we couldn't make them and it was tough getting offensive rebounds. They're really rolling right now. They're a better defensive team and they play unselfish basketball.

We've got to come out with a better defensive attitude. Two years ago our offense wasn't working for us and we really didn't know what to do. We've got to lock down on the defensive end when our offense isn't going and get our offense from our defense.

Derek Roy

We've got the line combinations down pat. We've got great goaltending and good defensive pairings. Hopefully we can finish off the season strong.

Pat Summitt

We've just been a very poor defensive team in a lot of games.

Vince Wilfork

Without Richard, that put a toll on us. Teams started scheming us differently. They didn't have that X factor to worry about. Teams try to run away from him, double him and everything, and that allows the other defensive linemen to make a lot of plays.

We need to come out aggressive, not only on the defensive end but on the offensive end as well. If we don't, our season will simply come to an end.

Lawrence Frank

When we play at a high level, it starts on the defensive end.

We've only got six kids on our roster, so we don't have a lot of depth, ... But these kids play their tails off, especially at the defensive end of the floor, and we haven't had a problem scoring points, which makes for a pretty good combination.

Donte Whitner

We wanted to get after Tate and take him out of the game. The key was our defensive line. They put pressure on Tate and we stopped the run.

Chris Quinn

We wanted to focus on the defensive end of the floor. When you hold a team to 49 points, that's always pretty good. The thing we really talked about at halftime was even though we were up 12, in past games, the 12 went to 10 and 8, and we let those teams hang around. We wanted to push that 12-point lead to 15 and 18, and concentrate on attacking.

We had some really positive things. The offensive line did very well. The defensive line, when we were lined up correctly, played extremely well.

We learned a painful lesson here today. If you lose focus on the defensive end of the floor, teams can get you. They only had eight steals but all eight of them led to shots we couldn't defend.

We learned a lot about pressure, pressure that other teams were putting on us and how we've got to play with defensive pressure. Everything is faster. It kind of shows you the extremes that are out there. When you play a good team like Bridgewater, you're not going to be shell-shocked.

We have completely stepped up our defensive level. We're much better than what we were earlier in the season. It's kind of what I've been preaching all year long. We're starting to mesh and play together a lot more than we were early in the season.

When you look at this group, you have to play well to have success. We played Noblesville in our (preseason) scrimmage, so we know it is a good team. We'll prepare for them like we do every team with offensive keys and defensive keys.

We're totally about team. It was our defensive line, linebackers and secondary. We all did it. Together we shut down Steve Smith. That's how this team wins. Together.

We knew it was going to be a grinding game. We knew it was going to be a possession-by-possession game. We picked up the defensive intensity in the second half and that made a big difference.

Willie Randolph

We thought he was a defensive guy. Then in spring training, we saw he had some thunder in his hands. We'll take it.

We think we're a very good defensive team. We've got a lot of guys who go out and put pressure on people, and we pride ourselves on that.

To be quite honest, I don't think they knew what to expect from us. We were getting defensive pressure, getting open looks and hitting shots. I don't think they realized how quick we were.

Scott Erickson

This year's team is full of potential. Our skill positions look very solid, as does our defensive secondary.

We didn't handle their pressure on the defensive end like I thought we would after working on it all week. They did a good job of stretching us out on the offensive end, too, to get our big guys on the perimeter.