Brian Dawkins
Brian Dawkins
Brian Patrick Dawkins, nicknamed Weapon X, is a former American football safety who played in the National Football Leaguefor sixteen seasons. He played college football for Clemson University. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played thirteen seasons for Philadelphia. Dawkins played his final three seasons for the Denver Broncos...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1973
CityJacksonville, FL
ready
We were ready to go from the jump,
consistent games lost stayed
We have been through so much as a team, all those big games that we have lost and the way that we have been able to rebound. The thing that has always been consistent with us is that we have always stayed hungry.
ball certainly coming gets guy opened
Thornburg is coming up and making some big hits. He's a guy who hustles to the ball and is always around the ball when he gets in the game. He has certainly opened my eyes.
coaching turn
We got the personnel, we got the coaching and we got everything we need to turn that thing around,
kept looked people stopped
We stopped the run, we stopped the pass, we kept people out of the end zone, ... but yet we still get looked down upon.
unit
We're more of a unit this season; that's why we're better,
giving stop
We're just giving up too many big plays, ... We've got to stop giving up so many big plays.
seasons
I will never have my best season.
given
Respect is not given, it is earned.
enough strive accomplish
I'm always striving to do more. Whatever I accomplish, it's not enough. I don't get satisfied.
mean play age
My age is getting up there, but that doesn't mean my play has to diminish.
ground harder hit starting
We know we have to hit the ground running. We're starting off with St. Louis, and you can't get harder than that.
ball defense far figured knew less likely run throw
We knew they were going to try and run the ball, ... That was no secret. We knew they don't throw the ball down the field. And with the defense we run as far as the blitzing package, it makes them even less likely to go down field. We kind of figured what they were thinking.
sweep understand
Those are things you don't understand and can't sweep under the rug,