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
game learn learning playing position prove time year
I am still learning and still have a lot to learn. I still have a lot to prove. Playing this game you learn something new every day. At my position I can never be satisfied. You have to prove yourself every year and at the same time you have to prove yourself every week. I am never satisfied, ever.
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.
aggressive change meant physical played rules
I know all about Mr. Blount -- and what he meant to this franchise, ... He played physical football. He made them change the rules with his aggressive style.
run starting tried
It's starting to click, ... I've just tried to run with it from there. As a corner, you have to play every down, every snap.
against atmosphere expected good playoff ready
We expected a playoff atmosphere in here, we got one, and we responded. It was a challenge, but I was ready for this. I go against some good receivers every day in practice.
motto
Bend, don't break. That was our motto today.
aggressive feeling game lucky stay talk tells time work
I've been lucky enough to talk to Mr. Blount from time to time, ... I just try to get his feeling on the game and what I need to work on. He always tells me to stay aggressive and be consistent, because that's what's going to keep you here.
cause defense mess none people trouble
Our defense went crazy. You don't mess with none of our players, but especially Troy, because he's one of those people who doesn't cause trouble to anybody.
honest
I don't know and to be honest with you, I don't really care.
ate
I had two big plates. I ate like a lineman and I shouldn't have done that.
football goes puts watching
If I'm watching a football game, he usually puts on his headset and goes to sleep. For some reason, he doesn't like watching football.
christmas complex guys shoes special team walk
At Christmas time, he got all the guys these therapeutic shoes to walk around the team complex in. That's what kind of special guy Troy is.
ask coach great job trying
They didn't explain, ... Everybody's trying to compete, everybody's trying to keep it competitive. That's all you can ask for, an opportunity. Coach is doing a great job of rotating us in and out with the first team.
coaches confidence honor
It's an honor that the coaches have that kind of confidence in me.