Adewale Ogunleye
Adewale Ogunleye
Adewale Ogunleyeis a former American football defensive end who played eleven seasons in the National Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Indiana...
chance division goals message next people personal send sweep
Some people have some personal goals they want to get. By the same token, we've got a chance to sweep the division and send a message for next season, too.
cover pressure since team throwing
A lot of it was (Carson Palmer) just throwing it up. Sometimes you've just got to cover somebody. At the same time, I guess, since it's a team effort, we didn't get enough pressure on the quarterback.
bowls defense seen super teams win wins
I've seen teams win Super Bowls like that. Defense wins championships in this league, and I don't see why we should be any different.
deserve prove proved
I just don't think they deserve that credit. I think they have to prove it. We proved it over time. We'll have to do it again.
finishing good sad touches
I'm really not sad about it. They've had a good run, and all good things have to come to an end. Hopefully, we can try to put the finishing touches on it Sunday.
brian defense either leader sure thomas
Brian is the leader of the No. 1 defense in the league. You can go either way, and I'm sure Brian would say Thomas Jones, but he's right at the top.
everybody lead playoffs prove
I think the way I go, the D-line goes. That is the way I have to think about it. Everybody on the D-line has to think that way. But me, that is how I think. I feel like I have to play well, especially in the playoffs -- in this three-game run. I have to prove my worth. I have to lead out there. It's not just statistics, it's doing the right things.
backs came convinced defensive four front played
That's when I was kind of convinced we had something special. The front four were able to get after the quarterback. The defensive backs played well. The linebackers played well. It kind of came together.
credit goes
It's not about spectacular numbers, it's about being steady. Not enough credit goes out to him.
ability
On paper, we have the ability to be a top-three defense. That's on paper. Now we have to go out and do it.
everybody expect faith gap position
Everybody has faith in everybody else that everybody is going to be in their position and be in their gap and make the play. The linebackers expect us to be somewhere, and we expect the linebackers to be somewhere.
chance doubt early gives good happened identity might season september starts time
In the back of your mind, you're going, 'oh shoot, here we go again,' ... You might want to doubt yourself for a while again. But then you re-group. And think that it's good that it happened early in the season. It gives us a chance to have our identity in place by the time the season starts September 11.
carolina coming continue deserve felt game hard hype
You know they had all the hype coming into the game and we felt they didn't deserve it. And I think again, they have a lot more hype than they should, and we're going to continue to play as hard as we can. I'm not downplaying the Carolina Panthers, but I'm up-playing us.
carolina coming continue deserve felt game hard hype
You know they had all the hype coming into the (last) game and we felt they didn't deserve it. And I think again, (they have) a lot more hype than they should, and we're going to continue to play as hard as we can. I'm not downplaying the Carolina Panthers, but I'm up-playing us.