Larry Tripplett
Larry Tripplett
Larry Christopher Jermaine Tripplettis a former American football defensive tackle. He was originally drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington...
against change played seemed stuff teams
Teams schemed us different. The stuff we'd see on film, it seemed like they'd completely change when they played against us.
coach hard loves
We really try and play hard for coach Dungy. Everyone loves him.
defense everybody game great leave looking
We wanted to go out there and tell everybody that we have this great offense, but the defense can play, too. We went into the game looking for a 'W.' We'll leave the gauging to you guys.
benefits helped hurt step
I feel really comfortable, ... The benefits of preseason really helped me out. Montae (Reagor) was out (hurt). I had to step up and be a leader.
coaches football growing playing ready type
I feel like I'm still growing as a player. The coaches here see me playing the type of football that I like to play. I'm just ready to get started.
defense good guys job trying
The defense was trying to get after the quarterback like we always do. We had a lot of guys rotate in like we always do. I think we did a good job up front.
gets loud sound train
It's like a loud train that never stops, and it's just right in your ear. The thing with the helmet, the sound kind of gets in there and rattles around. It's like an echo. You're so excited, you don't really feel it, but when you get to the sidelines, it hurts.
football
That's our M.O., that's what we do. That's Colts football.
character couple everybody few handled himself loves past people team type
Everybody on this team loves (coach Dungy). To see how he's handled himself over the past couple weeks, the type of character he has and the type of person he is, it's something. Few people are like that.
coach good hard loves
It made me feel good because we really try and play hard for coach Dungy. Everyone loves him.
fights-and-fighting heart matter shows
It just shows the heart of this team. No matter what, we're going to keep fighting.
coming gave goal ground line offensive pass sudden surprised tried
It kind of surprised me because the offensive line gave us a pass read and all of a sudden the quarterback was coming at me so I just tried to get him to the ground before he got to the goal line.
few good home next showing sure
It was important for us to come out here and get a win. We wanted to get the win, especially at home. We are going to be at home for the next few weeks, so we wanted to make sure we had a good showing at home.
deal grieving happened however process took tough
I think it uplifts everybody's spirits. It's a tough situation, what he's having to deal with. But however long it took him to get the grieving process going, it was up to him. If something like that happened to me, I don't know what I would have done.