Famous Quotes & Sayings

How is our defensive line going to play? ... We have some guys on defense who have some experience, but what will our defense look like without Zak Keasey? We lost 127 tackles, quarterback pressures and big plays when we lost him. How they will play without him is one of the big question marks we face.

How this ended is how the season went all year. I think it's perfect it ends this way with the defense stepping up.

I couldn't be happier with our performance. It starts with defense and ours was superb tonight. I thought we were hurt off their dribble penetration, but we made adjustments at halftime and were ready for it in the second half. And we were great around the basket. I think we got to nearly every loose ball.

I love how the defense started the game for us.

I'm sure with the schedule they've played and everybody gunning for them, they've seen every junk defense possible. We're just going to stick to our style of play, which is pressing and running and trapping whenever possible.

In a playoff situation, you either elevate your game or you go home. You have to play good defense and you have to give a lot of second effort, and they showed a lot of that (Tuesday).

I know their defense and I've faced John Thornton before, ... I even faced him in college, too, when he was at West Virginia.

Isaac Bruce

I know the defense will be physical. They'll come out and want to hit. They'll come out and want to finish tackles.

I know that they like to run. They play a similar game to us, defense first, so it should be an interesting game.

Miguel Tejada

I know that I can't play defense and I've got to do something for the team, so I do it with my bat.

I know that people are going to say that our defense lost the game on that last drive, but it's our defense that kept us in this game. It's just unfortunate we weren't able to stop that last drive.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

I knew there was no way we were going to lose that game, ... You sort of get that feeling out there, of invincibility, with the way the offense was playing late and the way the defense really stepped up.

Jonathan Vilma

I'm a Saints guy, and I'm on the defensive side and I'm hearing the hell that the Saints fans are giving the opposing offenses and it's pretty tough. It's a huge challenge to manage the defense with that noise, but I'd rather them be loud and pumped up and going than quiet, because if they're quiet it means we're getting beat.

If our guys are hitting like they usually do, it stretches the defense ? it makes it a lot harder for their guys to help down on me. It gets our guys good looks if I'm scoring and if they're hitting outside it gets me good looks ? it's a hand-in-hand deal.

Ben Wallace

If our defense struggles a little bit, our whole game seems to struggle. It's good to know we're going out on this trip with our defense clicking.

If somebody was to watch us for the first time, they would say that defense is our strength and they would probably be correct.

If somebody comes back to me and says there's nothing wrong with the Department of Defense paying journalists, I'll say, 'Even if there's nothing wrong, does it make sense ?

Mike Shanahan

If you can't get drives going and the defense is out there continuously, someone's going to wear out sooner or later.

Troy Polamalu

If we want to go where we want to go, we can't play like that, ... We have high expectations of our defense and our organization.

Bobby Bowden

If you had told me that we would have hold them to seven points, I would have told you that we would win. What our defense did in this game is amazing, especially the defensive line. A few weeks ago, we didn't know who would be playing up there.

Ned Yost

If you give up just one run, the game's over if you don't score. When it's 11-0, it's everything, pitching, defense and hitting.

Jim Haslett

In this business, guys get hurt and I think everybody else has to elevate their game. The defense has to play better, the quarterbacks are going to have to play better, the linemen are going to have to play better.

I like the defense a lot. We were having trouble with their zone. They were patient on offense. It was just the kind of game that it was.

I like playing defense. I pride myself in it. I didn't think of myself as a stopper. It's just something I did.

I like playing defense and I know that I have to, ... If you don't, you put too much pressure on your middle back.

I liked the way things looked today. Wilkins was a real strong presence in the midfield, and the whole defense was strong.

Ryan Watson

I'm most impressed with our offensive line and the defense. The defense really stepped up after giving up over 300 yards last week. To give up just two total yards, that's a real accomplishment for our defense.

I'm pleased as I can be with our defense. We were able to jump out on them and keep up the pace. The defense really set the tone for the game.

I'm probably going to jinx myself but our defense is playing well right now. They are hunting in packs and getting after the football.

Nathan Vasher

I'm playing as well as anybody. Our defense is playing as good as -- if not better -- than anybody.

I'm just glad we scored. Their defense really wasn't as good as people said it was.

Frank Hadden

I'm so proud. It was a sensational defensive effort. Make no mistake, England played pretty well today, but our defense was magnificent.

If my defense is weak, and giving up 2-3 runs, we're dead.