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It's a good feeling out there right now from a defensive responsibility (standpoint). Good teams are able to turn good defensive situations into good offensive situations, and that's what's happened in the last several weeks.

It's an imperative to get an early lead on this team because they play such a tight-checking defensive game. It's nice to score the way we did and to take them out of their game plan. We haven't seen the end of them, I know we haven't. I know they're going to come out and play a lot harder (Saturday) so we have to be prepared for them.

A.J. Hawk

It's a position where a lot of times they say they don't want to draft people too high because they think 'How much impact can a linebacker have?' I guess it's understandable. Obviously we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. But all I want's a chance, regardless of where I'm taken.

It's going to take a big defensive effort. We're going to spend a week preparing, and if we work all week I think we should be very ready come Friday.

Norv Turner

It's going to be important, no question about it,'' Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said of the pass rush.

It's frustrating to come out and not play very well and then have a not real smart defensive play and let the other team get an easy one.

It's hard to shoot 67 percent when you're in the gym by yourself. So that tells me we didn't play well on defense. We didn't show any defensive intensity.

Scott Skiles

It's been a good impression; he's a very good offensive player. He's got a lot to learn on the defensive end, as all rookies do. I'm not sure, yet, what his future holds here. But he's definitely on the verge of being an NBA player.

Alan Davis

It's our time to come in and play and show what we can do. We have to show the defensive ends haven't lost anything.

It's surprising at home that you would miss free throws the way we did, but it's part of the game. We played a better defensive game this time around than we did the first time at Winchester. We just didn't shoot as well.

It's a lot different than my freshman year. I just had to play quarterback. This year I have to know the defensive and offensive plays, all the special teams; there's not room for error. I have to know a lot. It's kind of fun getting to play a lot of positions.

Brian Smith

It's always encouraging to see defensive linemen get to the quarterback. If you rush the quarterback well, good things will happen for you.

In the first three minutes we had some defensive breaks.

In the first quarter, we let them get a big lead. We didn't get one defensive rebound in the quarter and they had a lot of second and third chances.

In our last two games we had double-digit leads and lost because we quit playing defense. That was pretty much what we worked on in practice all week, and we had a lot better defensive effort (Friday).

Kevin Stallings

I really thought our guys played hard and played well on the defensive end. We just didn't make shots in the second half, and shooting will come and go on you, but I really thought our guys competed hard.

Sam Smith

I'm very happy it's New England. They have a good defensive scheme and a great coach.

I'm very excited with what we have going on the defensive side, ... We have a special group of players, and we're getting better.

Andy Reid

I need to do a better job of putting my players in position to make plays on the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side, I saw some good things.

In a tough defensive game, if there is a free throw disparity, that is going to be the difference.

Investors are likely to remain defensive for a while in regards to stocks. The second half was expected to be great in terms of earnings, but with oil prices at these levels and the hurricane, we might see a sharp drop in results for some companies.

In the second half we were totally dominant and a lot of that was to do with our defensive qualities.

In the second half, we had no energy on the defensive end. I don't know why we didn't come out and fight.

In the post they're a lot like Columbia. They just rebounded real hard (against Brookhaven) and were patient. They worked well as a team. We're mainly a defensive team. And it's more of a team thing it's a friendship thing. I think that's why our team does so well.

Jay Wright

In these Big 5 games, you come to expect the unexpected. But I never thought we would struggle the way we did offensively and give up that many easy baskets on the defensive end.

Iran has shifted its status from a defensive to an offensive position,

Herman Edwards

If you make, let's say five yards, defensive coordinators don't want to see a second-and-5. Because now you're sitting there wondering, are they going to run it? Pass it? So the first down kind of sets up what you're going to do,

Whitey Ford

In order for us to stay in the game, we had to figure out how to slow them down. The first thought was defensive transition. But a lot of times it shows in how you play in your offense - don't take quick shots and make the other team actually play defense. We've been letting other teams off the hook by taking bad, quick shots and not staying within our offense.

In every game we've won, there've been defensive runs where we've held opponents and been able to pull away.

Pau Gasol

I guess they realized that in this league, to get far in the playoffs, you have to be more physical and play better at the defensive end. I don't think they did that in the past. It doesn't matter if you do it in the regular season. You got to do it in the playoffs. That's when all the eyes are on you.

If the market goes down, you won't have a defensive posture.

I think our defensive intensity and our movement is much better (than earlier in the tournament).

Being a former defensive back, I don't know if I am happy or jealous.