Corey Simon
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Corey Simon
Corey Jermaine Simonis a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football Leaguefor eight seasons. He played college football for Florida State University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him with the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He was selected to the...
assignment defense ego gotten guys link missing playing system together understanding
My ego is not that big where I need to feel I'm the missing link to this defense or anything like that. We're playing together and playing as a unit. Guys in the system have gotten better, they're understanding the system more and we're playing assignment football.
family game life perspective pray puts sit terms
Just really being able to sit down with him and pray with him about what was going on in my family and in my life really put things in perspective in terms of where he puts this game and life in general.
defensive fast
He's all speed. A fast guy. Quick. A pass-rushing defensive tackle, which is rare.
guys name unique
I think we have our own unique way of doing things here. These guys are hungry, they are young and they want to get better. They want to make a name for themselves.
challenged defense ears few great guys last name offense ourselves people pinned step walked
These guys pinned their ears back and got after it. I kind of challenged these guys before we walked out there. I said, 'Let's make a name for ourselves on defense. Our offense has just been so great over the last few years. People say this defense is not comparable, but this was a first step to disproving that.
playoff ready
I feel good, I feel 100 percent. It's playoff time, and I'm ready to go.
ballgame physical
We just wanted to go out and play a physical ballgame and show the world that we can do that when we need to.
ballgame physical today
We just wanted to go out today and play a physical ballgame and show the world that we can do that when we need to.
forced last michael nowhere played player plays shut week worked
When you can shut down a player like Michael Vick, you're doing something good. He had nowhere to go. The same plays that worked last week wouldn't work this week. Then he was forced to throw, and that played right into out hands.
firing playoffs
We have to go into the playoffs firing on all cylinders. I don't think we're there yet.