Torry Holt
Torry Holt
Torry Jabar Holtis a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football Leaguefor eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football at North Carolina State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and spent...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 June 1976
CityGreensboro, NC
It was good, it was like old times. It was definitely a good sight for all of us to be out there participating.
Things are still bubbly here. It's Week 2. That's (Week 1 game against the 49ers) a game we felt we should have won.
The schemes that they run are very disciplined... very sound, very confident...We know we have to be very focused and very disciplined in all facets of our game if we want to be able to move the football against this bunch.
I've never seen a running back play at the level he plays at. I remember my rookie season, there were times I was supposed to be blocking my guy on the outside and I was watching him.
They're familiar with our offensive line, and they're familiar with some of the schemes we like to do offensively. That gives them a little edge. They know where our offensive linemen were weak at, they know where they're strong at. So they're going to play that to their advantage when they line up against them on Sunday.
That's the feeling we have to recapture. We have to get out of the gate early this season, and if we do that and have fun together, everything will be OK. I'm not really concerned about the message we send out to the league. It's the message we send to each other. Because it's not about what anybody else does; it's about the Rams.
It really has been an adjustment because ever since I came in, we've been going to the playoffs and Super Bowls. As a player, as a coach, as an organization, it's a challenge to come in every day and show a great deal of poise and professionalism.
The more and more I get used to it, the more and more comfortable I feel with it,
He brings the power. He's a hard, tough back. He's like Eddie George with more speed and burst. He brings another air of toughness to our side of the ball.
He put his cape on and went into another mode. It was a Marshall of the past.
He always thinks good things, so I'm sure he's thinking positive and hopefully he'll be ready to go, too, on Sunday. He looked real good, he looked crisp. It's a good sign.
The guys understand how critical this is; how critical this game is.