Will Allen
Will Allen
Will Allenis an American football safety who is currently a free agent. Allen played college football for Ohio State University, and received All-American honors. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth17 June 1982
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Obviously you want to start, but if I don't start I still have to prepare like I'm a starter because you never know what's going to happen, ... That's something I learned in college. During my junior year I was playing behind Mike Doss now with Indianapolis and Donnie Nickey now with Tennessee so I just had to stay focused and ready.
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Of course it's going to be surprising to me; I'm a starter and I feel I should be a starter.
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When you get an opportunity, you've got to take advantage of it no matter if you're a starter or you're second string. You just got to be ready.
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We have some depth in the secondary and the coaches preach to the backups to prepare like starters and I think you can see that on the field. When all of the guys, from the veterans to the rookies, are playing hard, it makes us a very difficult team to beat.
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Was I surprised? ... Of course I was surprised. Of course it was surprising. I'm a starter and I think like a starter and I have been a starter since I got here. But am I losing my job? It's news to me. I'm a player and I can only do what I can do on the field. I can't control the other stuff.
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But David is the starter for sure. He's done a great job to put himself in position to physically be able to play the position. So we know he can get the job done.
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I would be the first to tell you that if 50 percent of the guys I put on the Super Prep All-American team make it, I would be happy. About one out of every two guys is going to be a disappointment in some way. But what is success, a guy who starts two years, an all-conference player? He might even be a starter and still be a disappointment.
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If Brian's going to be injured, it's nice that it happened now. Because you're not going to be able to acquire somebody who went to training camp, who's been the starter this season in the NFL, someone you feel is a good fit for our offense after the trade deadline. In some ways, the timing of the injury was beneficial.
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If Brian's going to be injured, it's nice that it happened now, ... Because you're not going to be able to acquire somebody who went to training camp, who's been the starter this season in the NFL, someone you feel is a good fit for our offense after the trade deadline. In some ways, the timing of the injury was beneficial.
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We got a lot of guys in the mix at defensive tackle right now so we're not even 100 percent sure who the starters are going to be.
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We're not perfect, but we're looking OK. We lost two seniors last year, but we've got seven starters coming back.
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We're going to break it up so each side has 11 starters ? we could have a No. 1 right tackle next to a No. 2 right guard on the same team.
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Traditionally, our offensive line is depleted every year. Seniors usually dominate it so this is unusual for us. We normally have a starter or two back in the skill positions, but we have the opposite of that this year.
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This is what you want. You want the big contract, and you want the people to show how much they want you. That's what Billy did today with those guys. He accepted them. It's important, because have some chemistry with each other. Sam and Kyle, they're starters on the team. I like the look of our team, and I like the direction we're heading. I'm just looking forward to trying to win a championship with them.