Mike Tice

Mike Tice
Michael Peter Ticeis the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2002 to 2005. He was also formerly the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 February 1959
CountryUnited States of America
early face pressure
I think early on he was getting some pressure in his face up the middle. I think that got him a little off rhythm.
few football hurdle next overcome point prepared surgery weeks
He'll get prepared for surgery at some point in the next few weeks and then he'll be out for the season. This is just another hurdle we'll have to overcome as a football team.
balance defense number players progress searching trying work
The players right now, like the coaches, are searching for an identity, ... With new players on defense, they are trying to find a balance of what we want to do and what the players do best. I think that is still, unfortunately, a work in progress and will be for a number of weeks.
factions guys happy might
There are going to be factions in the building, ... There are guys that want Mooch to be there, and there are guys that might be happy he is gone.
fix
You know the old adage. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
base carried changed decent earlier personnel season success
We just changed (some) personnel and carried it over to base situations. So, really it was something we had been doing earlier on in the season and having some pretty decent success with. We just carried it over to the base packages.
great
We have two great corners. When you have that, you can be a little more risky.
ball best football moved ourselves playing shot
We moved the ball well all preseason, but we've shot ourselves in the foot, too, ... We're not playing our best football right now, and I don't want us to play our best right now.
ball best foot football moved ourselves playing shot
We moved the ball well all preseason, but we've shot ourselves in the foot too. We're not playing our best football right now, and I don't want us to play our best right now.
based couple few football hurdle next overcome point prepared surgery swelling wait weeks
We'll have to wait a couple of weeks for the swelling to go down and get prepared for surgery in the next few weeks. It's discouraging to us based on everything that has transpired to this point in the season. This is just another hurdle we have to overcome as a football team.
gave guys matt
Yeah, Matt Birk and some guys gave it to me,
drafted signs speed tremendous
Troy Williamson showed some signs of why we drafted him, ... He's got tremendous speed and he's a playmaker.
drafted signs speed tremendous
Troy Williamson showed some signs of why we drafted him. He's got tremendous speed and he's a playmaker.
certainly
We're certainly not going to get any worse.