Brian Dawkins
Brian Dawkins
Brian Patrick Dawkins, nicknamed Weapon X, is a former American football safety who played in the National Football Leaguefor sixteen seasons. He played college football for Clemson University. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played thirteen seasons for Philadelphia. Dawkins played his final three seasons for the Denver Broncos...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1973
CityJacksonville, FL
consistent games lost stayed
We have been through so much as a team, all those big games that we have lost and the way that we have been able to rebound. The thing that has always been consistent with us is that we have always stayed hungry.
consistent defense everybody guys help plays team
That still irks me, ... But for the most part I think I have been able to be consistent and make plays for this team to help guys out and get everybody in the right place, as well as getting this defense in the right direction.
against consistent game gave instead letting mental mistakes plays point pressure step teams trying
There were a lot of things. We were not able to get that consistent pressure that we wanted to get; teams have been doing different things against us and we have not made plays either. We have made mental mistakes and I think it got to a point where we were trying to do things instead of letting the game come to us. We were trying to step up and make a play and then we gave up a play.
cant facing maybe mind mix past run tried
We tried to mix it up as much as possible, ... When hes facing that kind of coverage, maybe he doesnt go out and run like he usually would run. In his mind hes thinking, I cant get past the safety.
ready
We were ready to go from the jump,
facing maybe mixed run takes weapon
We mixed it up. When you're facing that kind of coverage, maybe (Moss) doesn't go out and run like he usually would run. In his mind, he's thinking, well, I can't get past. It takes a weapon away from that offense.
changes crystal mean rebuilding type
There will be some changes this off-season, but in no way does that mean that this is any type of a rebuilding thing. That is one thing I want to make crystal clear.
ask guy mirror
Each guy in here has to look in the mirror and ask themselves:
accept cause drive lose mistake playoffs pressure rise starts team
There's pressure that starts to rise in the playoffs because you know you can make a mistake that will cause your team to lose the game. You have to have that pressure drive you and accept that pressure.
enjoy minute point questions talking
Questions are questions. I made it a point that I'm going to enjoy every minute of this thing ... even talking to you guys.
needed
Did I do everything I needed to do?
deal handle move ready
You get ready to roll. There are things you have to deal with and as a professional. You handle it and move on.
lock road tough
This thing's not going to be easy. We can't just think that because we've went there two years in a row, it's a lock for us to get back. It's going to be a tough road to get back there again.
definitely lost overlook previous second win
There's no way you can overlook an opponent, first of all, but second of all, we lost the previous game, so we definitely have to come out and try to win this one.