Once you get on the field, if you're not concentrating on football, it's going to show, ... You can tell pretty much who is out there thinking about something else. |
There were definitely packages that we didn't even use last year. We have a lot more talent, a lot more veterans out here that know what their jobs are and what area they are supposed to be in. It will be totally different. We're going to blitz a lot more, play a lot more man-to-man coverage; we're going to do a lot of things. |
We attack the ball well, we tackle well and we don't give up many big plays. So if we can do that, we'll have a real good defense. |
We could have easily folded. I mean, we're 1-4, we haven't been playing well, and we're down 17-0 at home, with the crowd booing us. But guys took it to heart that we needed to make a few more plays to get back into the game. |
We didn't expect to be 1-3 at this point. But the good thing is, it's still a long season, and we're playing in probably one of the worst divisions in the league, so we still have a chance. |
We didn't play well at all. Our offense gave us enough points to come out with a win. What hurt was third down. They kept drives going. We can't do that. |
We feel bad for the Saints, but we're in a bad situation at 0-2. We can't go 0-3. A win cures everything. |
We've been real basic. I mean first and second down, a lot of zone. We might mix in a man-to-man every now and then. Third down it has been a lot more man. I would probably say [we showed] maybe 20 percent of what we're going to do during the season. |
We've got to come out here and study hard, and go out and get a win, ... If we get out here and start losing, the media is going to kill us. If we win a few games, it'll help. |
When it came down to it, I just wasn't ready. I didn't want to rush, |
Who knows what to expect? |
With the guys that we have ... there's no reason not to play man-to-man and get after the quarterbacks. I think it's a good lesson. We're going to see on film that we can dictate games if we get after people and get back to making plays on the ball. |
You put pressure on him, and he gets happy feet back there. Then he's not as accurate. I think I would've went with Garcia, but he's hurt. |
You tell him it's a long year, ... We've all had games like this. It happens. We're pretty much on an island. |