Famous Quotes & Sayings

They had all this hype, 11 defensive starters returning this year, and all their papers said they had the best defensive backs in the land. So now I guess we have the best D-backs in the land.

They are probably a little favored over us. We put a challenge to our kids that someone needs to step up and win a match they're not supposed to. Someone needs to pin where they weren't expected, and we need to stay off of our backs as much as possible.

Tony Dungy

They are playing the way they played three years ago in terms of just pressuring the passer and playing a lot more man coverage. I think once those young defensive backs get in a flow in things and get a feel for how fast the ball is coming out, they are going to be even better,

John Edward

This president is shifting the tax burden right on the backs of working, middle-class Americans, ... If he spent some time out here with these middle-class families, he'd understand they can't take it.

I don't think he'll just go out there just to practice. But I think he would be real good for our defensive backs and receivers alike.

I don't see myself having any pressure at all, ... There are still 10 other guys out there. And we have other great running backs that can do just as well as I do.

I don't think any dialogue taking place behind the Iraqis' and Arabs' backs can be fruitful.

Mack Brown

Duane started as our defensive backs coach and has become more and more involved with the defense each year. Since he moved into the co-coordinator spot last year, he has played a key role in developing game plans and preparing one of the most successful defenses in the country.

Florida State has a long tradition of producing great defensive backs like Samari Rolle (no relation) and Deion Sanders,

Every year we are counted out. Our backs have been to the wall every year.

Anita Dunn

Bill Thomas turned his backs on America's working people to go home and raise money.

Everything seemed like it was clicking. The whole line was blocking, the receivers were blocking downfield and the backs were blocking. Everything was just going right.

Everything seemed like it was clicking, ... The whole line was blocking, the receivers were blocking downfield and the backs were blocking. Everything was just going right.

Everybody has to take a bit more pride and effort that the No. 1 job of the offensive line and running backs is pass protection. You don't want that quarterback to be touched. You have to work to do that. Regardless of how many first-year guys we have in the offensive line, they're playing and that's the job they're expected to do.

Everything else looks to be very solid. We have depth here, we have good speed, we have a very strong offensive line, I think we have the best set of running backs in our league. I'm really pleased with our linebackers, our secondary and our ends. But those question marks are big question marks. It's an older team with some question marks because of inexperience at just a few spots. I think it's a hard team to figure. How good can we be?

Every show is a mess at its first preview. No one's had enough time to rehearse in costumes, traffic patterns backstage haven't been worked out, machinery weighing thousands of pounds is being operated for the first time. And, also, it's the first time all the material you've written is before the public.

We did a lot of good things tonight. Our backs ran hard and (junior quarterback) Gavin (Johnston) did a good job of running the offense. And our defense shut them down in the second half.

We didn't know what they were going to play on defense, and we had trouble in the first half. We made some adjustments, and we were able to keep our backs running in and out so they stayed fresh.

Michael Huff

I started wearing them this summer. A lot of our defensive backs and receivers have them too. They've really helped me on the field as far as seeing things better.

Dave Wannstedt

I've been involved in springs where, the last week, you're going backward -- you go out for the spring game and the quarterback throws three interceptions, the running backs fumble and the offense doesn't score a touchdown. Then you start making excuses. But we played well enough today and did enough good things.

Steven Jackson

The way he used Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, and the running backs from Minnesota before that, he's shown that he likes to run. I'm pretty sure I'll get a lot of touches. I'm expecting a lot more touches than I've been getting the last couple of years. I think we'll have more balance.

What they are after is attention. They want to cause conflict. They want to cause division. They want people to react to them. The mayor believes the best way to react is to turn our backs on them.

We tell our backs to just get on the back hip of that guy on those pulling plays and just ride it out. Randy does an excellent job of that. There were a couple of times where he's actually been looking back over his shoulder to say, 'Hey, where are you, baby? Come on! Come on!' We love to see that and we love to execute those kinds of plays.

We were prepared for the blitzes they had, we worked on it all week. We all have rules. Running backs have rules. The linemen have rules. We have rules as far as protection. If we had stuck to the game plan, stuck to the rules we had, I think we would have been fine. But they did run some twists that were really fast and caused some hits on Bones. ... The game speed was a little bit faster than what we're used to seeing.

We lost a couple of key running backs and that kind of left me here in the position that I'm at. I'm happy to get the chance to take over. I've waited the last couple of years to kind of be in the mix and get the chance to hold the rock.

We missed the holes as running backs at times, but there were also a lot of missed assignments and not great effort. There wasn't a lot of fight. Every man has to realize it's a dog-eat-dog world. You have to want it very badly.

We didn't feel it was appropriate for him to be playing for the league minimum. This shows that if a player comes in and performs better than expected, we're willing to tear up the contract and pay him what he's worth. This puts him up there with the good starting running backs in the league.

We had a chance to be at the top of the Big Ten if we had come in here and won. ...Our backs are to the wall right now and we have to rely on other teams losing. From here on out every game is do or die.

Without, the sun shines bright and the birds are singing amid the ivy on the drooping beeches. Their choice is made, and they turn away hand-in-hand, with their backs to the darkness and their faces to the light.

Mike Sherman

Without the services of Davenport, we have to be able to count on our other two backs as well. Tony Fisher has been a role player for us in the past and has been an excellent player for us, particularly on third down, and has converted many of those on draws, screens and catches he has made.

You can look at the performance of our backs but our forward won us the game. Our forwards gave us the platform.

Robbie Williams

We've had our clothes ripped off us, jackets going missing, scratches all down our backs -- and then we go home to our mums.

David Wright

We've had our backs to the wall and bounced back all season. But it hurts more when you're in a pennant race.