Ike Taylor
Ike Taylor
Ivan "Ike" Tayloris a retired American football cornerback in the National Football league. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and spent his entire 12-year career in Pittsburgh. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 May 1980
CityGretna, LA
ball break hand saw tried
It was a two-deep coverage. I saw the ball come out of his hand and tried to break on the ball.
points
They put up a lot of points and they put up a lot of yards, ... We know they're going to be on the attack.
came felt flat offense plays second
We felt like we came out flat in the first half. The offense felt like they had opportunities to make plays in the second half, and that's what they did.
brought city describe home
We brought one home for the city of Pittsburgh. I can't even describe it right now.
coming fans heard talking
I heard them. I was talking to them. Man, those Steelers fans are everywhere. I don't know where they're coming from, but they're everywhere.
care heard noise quiet respect takes
I haven't heard much from him -- really, really quiet guy, ... We respect that, though. He does his thing, he takes care of business. He makes his noise on the field.
backs gets goes hungry lives plays talk wants
But he can back the talk up, ... He always backs it up. You can talk all you want, but at the same time, he lives up to it. He goes and gets the ball. He's always hungry for it. He comes out and plays hard. He wants to win.
game lost next
Yeah, but that's after the game, the game's over with and we have to get on to next week. It's over, it happened, we lost and we have to get better from it.
corners game room run support taking
Our corners have to be able to come up in run support or we're not going to get on the field, ... I feel like I did all right. There's a whole lot of room for improvement. I'm just taking it game by game. But I think I did all right.
tv watched
I watched TV for two days, and then after that I just couldn't watch any more.
confidence contain feet game great mobile move playing plays running task tough
He's a scrambling quarterback who can make plays with his feet and his arm. We have to try to contain him. He's playing with a lot of confidence right now. He's got a great running game to go with him. He's very mobile and can move out of the pocket. This will be another tough task for us.
bend came coach flat offense
We came out flat in the first half. Coach told us to bend but don't break. The offense had an opportunity, and they went out and made a play.
ready
Johnson's big time, we all know that, ... We better be ready for him.
I see it all the time. Hey, it happened. What can I say? It was a big play.