Shelton Quarles
Shelton Quarles
Shelton Eugene Quarlesis a former linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team he played for in his ten-year career from 1997 to 2006. He formally served as the Director of Pro Scouting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but now serves as Director of Football Operations for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 September 1971
heard silent
I've never heard it so silent in here.
blow jeff losing moving practice problem ryan strong
Ryan's been doing real well over there in practice for us. I wouldn't have a problem with moving to the strong side, but with Ryan I think we'll be just fine. But losing Jeff is a blow to us.
happen sure trying wait
We were trying to wait and see what was going to happen with the CBA. If we do something, I'm pretty sure it will happen over the weekend.
definitely few great needs opportunity
He's a great player. He just needs the opportunity to shine. He definitely has the opportunity now for a few weeks, and I know he's up to the task,
bad forward lucky moving plays pound regardless rest
We can't rest on what we've done, ... It's in the past, and we have to keep moving forward and getting better. Regardless of the things we have been doing good, there are still some bad plays here and there. We've been lucky they haven't been exploited, and we just need to keep doing what we're doing and pound the rock.
definitely guys likes quicker stand
The quicker I get back, the better. I'm not one of those guys who likes to stand around on the sideline. I'm definitely a cheerleader for my guys when I'm not in there, but I definitely don't want to do that for a living.
experience happens head hopefully last learning man maybe purpose space time upstairs year
It's an unfortunate situation, but it's part of football. I'm probably in a better head space than I would have been this time last year or maybe the year before. Everything happens for a reason. The man upstairs has a purpose for everything. Hopefully this will be a learning experience I can learn from and hopefully get better from it.
believe starting
We're starting to believe in each other again.
last playing run start
We still have a lot to show. We didn't play the run particularly well last year, and tonight, we didn't start out playing the run well. We have to be better.
kids locker room
That's why the Buccaneers' locker room always had his kids around.
consistent feels good great regardless roll
This feels great regardless of what you make of it. We want to be consistent and get a little momentum. We have two good wins, with one on the road, so we're on a roll right now.
children encouraged home hug kids love married might sad saw special though took
I always saw him around his kids. Even though I wasn't married and didn't have children at the time, it encouraged me. He showed us what it took to be a special dad. This is a sad day. It made me want to go home and hug my kids and love them up. You never know when they might not be around or you might not be around for them.
certain grew taught tried
He taught me how to be a dad. I grew up without a father, so I leaned on certain things and certain characteristics and people, and he had a lot of characteristics that I tried to incorporate into my life.
kids
He couldn't be home, that's why he always had his kids around.