Mike Rucker
Mike Rucker
Michael Dean Ruckeris a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth28 February 1975
defensive plays ways
As a defensive lineman you have to find yourself other ways to make plays and get yourself in the game,
believe devastated heard
I was devastated when I heard the news. I just didn't want to believe it. We know he's in a better place.
anybody brings coach fox goes great guy listening player
I think each guy does a great job. Each guy brings his own personality to it. We haven't had anybody to where you're up there thinking, 'Wow, that was bad.' Because it comes from the heart, each man. And that's why I think Coach Fox does it. Because we play with each other, and a player listening to a player, that goes a long way.
guys last learn takes throw year
Last year I had to relearn that, and those new guys had to learn me. It takes time. We went through all that going 1-7 last year. But now, we throw them in, and we're already clicking.
mobile plays version younger
He's kind of like a younger version of Brett Favre. You don't see him as a mobile quarterback. He made some plays today.
version younger
He's kind of like a younger version of Brett Favre.
command single
He's going to command the double-team, ... and if you single him up, he's going to make you pay.
game might odds records saying stock underdog
Records and things like that are made to be broken. The odds can come out on a game and you might be the underdog. Is that saying that the underdog wins? No. I don't think we put a whole lot of stock in that.
mark
That day was tough. Because it was like the punctuation mark to that season.
basically close found francisco last losing playing point rode san streak took turnaround winning
There was a point where we were losing a lot of close games. We were right there, but we were losing a lot. The turnaround was the San Francisco game. We were basically playing for last place at the time, and we just found a way to win. It just kind of took off from there, and we just had a winning streak and rode the wave.
framework hands people roll rules schemes
In the framework of their schemes and the way the rules are, it's legal. You just have to roll with the punches, there are a lot of things people don't like. You've just got to play it better, put your hands down (on the blocker) and try not to get cut.
good home hyped love onto playing possible road special
I don't know if it's possible to feel more comfortable on the road because we love playing before our fans. But there's something special about going onto another guy's turf and silencing their fans. We get hyped up playing before someone else's home crowd, and that's good if you can put it in the right direction.
ball couple early running stop three yards
All those carries, you are going to get those yards one, two, three at a time. It's not like it was a couple big runs. He chipped away at us by running the ball over 30 times. If we stop him early this time, he won't be able to do that again.
stuck
You can't get stuck on one category, on just sacks,