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
fourth game team understand
We just have to understand that that?s not who we are, ... Who we are is a team that?s usually into the game in the fourth quarter.
defense exactly hit jim knowing taken trying understand wants wrong
You have to have something a little wrong with you to play defense. You're going in there knowing you are going to have to hit somebody. So you do have to have the mind-set to want to do it. I think we have taken that mind-set to a different level. We understand exactly what Jim wants from us. I think we're trying to take this thing to another level. We are trying to be one of the best, if not the best, defense to play for this organization.
chasing gun next number throw time tired understand
He has a gun for an arm, but the things he can do with his legs. For one thing, he can fly. Number two, chasing him down is going to get you tired for the next play. So, you kind of would say you want him to throw the ball, but at the same time you understand that he has a gun for an arm.
sweep understand
Those are things you don't understand and can't sweep under the rug,
close credit locker means past room taken understand winning
By no means is this locker room downbeat. We understand what we should have done this past Monday. Give them credit for winning the game, but we understand what should've taken place and that shouldn't even have been a close game.
agree business goes guys leave might realize side time understand
You understand that there is a business side of things. You might not like the way it goes all the time or you may not agree with the way that it is handled, but there is a business side of things and when you see guys leave every year, you realize that it is a part of it.
pressure putting side
We've got to get back to putting pressure on the other side of the ball.
affect business happen side
There is a business side of the game. You may write about it, we may read about or see it on TV, but it does not affect what is going to happen between those lines.
ball certainly coming gets guy opened
Thornburg is coming up and making some big hits. He's a guy who hustles to the ball and is always around the ball when he gets in the game. He has certainly opened my eyes.
risk risking speaks stay team thinks toughness
To risk what he is potentially risking to want to stay out on the field, that's just the toughness that he has. That really speaks to what he thinks of this team and what he is as a player.
questions
The questions you have are the things we just have to go play through,
until wrecked
We used that until they wrecked one of theirs.
great jobs lightly saying shot
We go out and don't take game-planning lightly and we don't take our jobs lightly. In saying all of that, I really do feel like we have a great shot to get to where we need to be this year.
allow ball hold needs onto pocket rifle sit time
You have to get to him. You have to get into his face, harass him, and not allow him to sit in the pocket back there. You can say what you want to say about him. He may hold onto the ball, but he has a rifle to get the ball where it needs to be on time if you allow that to happen.