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
known
That's what the Falcons are known for. They all do it.
bowl foot guy happens miss problem seen shocking since super time
Since I've been here, I've never really seen him miss any time. He had that foot problem around the time of the Super Bowl (in 2003), but the guy is durable. It is kind of shocking to see him get nicked a little bit, but sometimes that happens in this game.
feeling messing training
We'll still be messing with him in the training room. We need to keep (him) feeling connected.
best defensive hands
The defensive backs, they will do what they have to do. But the best thing for us to do is get our hands up.
distracted fact game lack monday night played short week
We said, 'Hey, we're not going to be distracted by the lack of people. We're not going to be distracted by their record. We're not going to be distracted by the fact that we just played a Monday night game and had a short week of practice,'
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.
carry line weight
But at the end of the day, we're going to carry more weight because we're the line and we're the foundation.
experience field good help mixture people
I feel like we've got a good mixture of guys. We don't try to overpower each other, but have enough experience on field to let people know what's up and help people get better.
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.
framework roll rules schemes
In the framework of their schemes and the way the rules are, it's legal. I just kind of got caught. I'll roll with it.
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.