Quotes about defense
defense middle playing pressure
I like playing defense and I know that I have to, ... If you don't, you put too much pressure on your middle back.
defense liked looked presence strong
I liked the way things looked today. Wilkins was a real strong presence in the midfield, and the whole defense was strong.
defense giving impressed last line offensive stepped total yards
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. Ryan Watson
defense jump pleased tone
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.
defense hunting playing
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.
defense good playing
I'm playing as well as anybody. Our defense is playing as good as -- if not better -- than anybody. Nathan Vasher
defense glad good people
I'm just glad we scored. Their defense really wasn't as good as people said it was.
defense defensive england played
I'm so proud. It was a sensational defensive effort. Make no mistake, England played pretty well today, but our defense was magnificent. Frank Hadden
defense giving
If my defense is weak, and giving up 2-3 runs, we're dead.
defense good
I have nothing but good things to say about the defense today.
defense either guys pleased several somebody tackling weeks
I haven't been pleased with the tackling on the perimeter of our defense for several weeks now. We are either going to get it out of the guys we have or we are going to get somebody who will do it, because that won't be tolerated. Nick Saban
defense few games helped incredible knew knowing last relax situations thrown today tough tried
I hadn't thrown that well the last few games but knew that I need to come up big today. There were some tough situations out there but I just tried to relax and breathe. And the defense was really incredible today and it helped me to relax knowing they would make the plays.
defense depending matter night offensive pride score showing team
It's a matter of us showing up and having that pride that we are not going to let the other team score. We have so many offensive weapons, who can all score 20-25 on any night depending on who's hot. But defense is going to get us to the championship.
defense formulate last needs plan playing run
It's an attitude. You're doing what needs to be done to get the run in. The last thing you want is a strikeout. Then nothing can happen. You have to see where the defense is playing you, formulate a plan and go to work. Ned Yost
defense easy figured hope looked nights pressure seems shoot since stuck team tough
It looked like we were stuck in mud. We just had to play through it. We figured since we couldn't shoot we'd make our defense our offense. We put the pressure on them, and we got some easy buckets that fell. You've got those nights where nothing seems to fall. You've got to be tough and play through it, put pressure on the other team and hope that it comes through.
defense execution feet fog looked move played team though time won
It looked as though we played in a fog for 32 minutes. The better team won tonight. Any time there isn't execution and (you) don't move your feet on defense you're going to get beat.
defense funny game hit pitching shows
It just shows you how funny this game is. You can not get a hit and still be in the game if your pitching and defense does well.
defense great guys picked played seemed trouble
It seemed like I was in trouble in every inning, but the guys picked me up and played great defense and scored some runs. Andy Pettitte
defense pride seemed
It seemed like we were a little lackluster defensively. We take pride in defense, and that just wasn't there tonight. Chris Jones
defense key limit
It's important to limit Arkansas' penetration and be there on the catch. The key to our defense is just being on the same page. Charles Lee
defense helped kevin nice step task
It was nice to see our defense step up like this and it helped that Kevin Donovan was up to the task in goal.
defense threw took
It was kind of like a sweep, ... I took the ball. The defense thought it was a sweep. I threw it down the field. Kevin Johnson
defense
It was more our defense than our offense.
defense minds suck team
It was now or never. We had to suck it up, toughen up and buckle down on defense or we were going to lose. We just made up our minds that we weren't going to be the team that was disappointed tonight.
defense except game good played shots whatever
It was not like they played good defense. We had wide-open shots all game long. We could do whatever we wanted on offense, except our shots just did not go in.
defense eight far playing replace seniors starters takes
I've got to replace eight starters and I'm playing some seniors for the first time. We'll go as far as our defense takes us.
defense definitely ground played
It was definitely a ground game. The linemen were excellent, defense played well. Without them it wouldn't have worked. Bob Johnson
defense great throwing
It was everything I expected, ... I could've done a little better throwing the ball. But they have a great defense. Marcus Vick
defense player pursuing scheme skill
It was the defense over pursuing to a play and a skill player making a play. It was more of individuals making a play than scheme or design.
defense fourth lose momentum playing quarter sitting straight surreal team won
It was really surreal when we were sitting in the fourth quarter and we were down by two scores, and you think you're going to win. You're playing a team that has won 34 straight games, and momentum is turning, and your defense is struggling. But we never thought we would lose the ballgame. Mack Brown
defense fourth gains physical tired turning
It was a very physical game, and you could see their defense was getting a little tired in the fourth quarter. A lot of 4-yard gains were turning into 10-yard gains.
defense exciting hold hopefully offensive plate step
It was a very exciting offensive game, ... Hopefully it won't get like that this year. I think our defense will be able to hold them back. If it does get into a shootout, we'll just have to step up to the plate as an offense.
defense defensive felt game good hard job needed offense playing second starts talked turned
It was a really good game and Taft has a good team. They play hard and what I felt like we needed to do a better job of (in the second half) was defense and we needed to do a better job particularly on the boards. Playing better defensively was what we talked about at halftime. And I thought we did. Our offense starts on defense. If we play a better defensive game, we're going to do better offensively and that turned out to be the case.