If we're all honest with ourselves, we should expect change. When you're 5-11 with greater expectations, with enough talent on your team to win, you have to. |
If you don't pressure him, you have absolutely no chance. |
In our blitz package we were just trying to create containment with some outside pressure to make sure that we keep him in the pocket, |
Injuries are part of the game, but sometimes we can avoid them by just practicing our techniques. |
Is that enough? No. You're fighting millionaires. |
It is a concern, and it's not just the NFL that's getting bigger, America is getting bigger, ... We have an opportunity in our sport to protect those men because it's not just affecting you while you play, the true effects happen when you're retired. The guy who isn't out there participating in physical activity, burning calories, he's just going to be bigger, and we've seen it. |
It is a concern, and it's not just the NFL that's getting bigger, America is getting bigger. We have an opportunity in our sport to protect those men because it's not just affecting you while you play, the true effects happen when you're retired. The guy who isn't out there participating in physical activity, burning calories, he's just going to be bigger, and we've seen it. |
It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play. |
It's about teaching life skills and easing the transition after graduation. Not all athletes are going pro-in fact, very few are, ... But even being a professional athlete doesn't define you as a person ... It doesn't define who you are as a male or female, athlete or non-athlete at the collegiate level or in the real world. |
It's always nice to see the young guy come along. He was poised. ... He did a great job this week. |
It's devastating. But we can't lose the swagger. ... We're just going to have to pick up the pieces and keep rolling. No player wants that to happen to them, but that's part of the game. |
It's extremely important to have these developmental leagues for football especially. |
It's important to know how to play physical but still be able to protect yourself. |
It's just not about filling our pockets. It's not [just] about increasing salaries. What's best for the sport? I'm not taking anything away from baseball, but we don't want one team with all the money to be able to sign all the players while another team in some of these localized markets can't compete. |
Jerry (Gray, defensive coordinator) threw everything that was in our game plan. This was the first week since I've been here that he tried everything. He was trying everything just to find something to click. |