'He goes off sometimes, but I think it's good. When people make mistakes and are repeatedly messing up over and over again, at some point you've got to grab them by the back of the neck and slap them. |
[In the second half, things got a little more ugly for the Eagles, as a pair of mishandled snaps contributed to four Marsh Valley turnovers.] Those are things we have to fix, ... We cannot give up opportunities. |
[Saban claims that Williams' work ethic has been exemplary since his return. Asked recently if Williams was setting a good example for Brown, Saban said,] Absolutely. He's done an outstanding job in practice and he finishes every play. He has done everything that anybody could ask of a player. If you asked me, give me the top five guys that are the best practice players, he would be one of them. ... If Jason Taylor had played in a 3-4 system somewhere, he would have been a Hall of Fame outside linebacker. He's smart and he's got great instincts to learn things, better than I ever hoped for. |
[Two days later, facing the regular Wednesday media horde, Taylor said,] Sometimes his grumpy attitude rubs off on us sometimes. Like I did a few minutes ago — I apologize for that. ... I am not going to sit here and talk about trying to get a win on the road for the next ten minutes. |
[With Sugar-Salem stacking the line of scrimmage to stop Marsh Valley's potent rushing game, the Eagles' coaching staff called a play-action pass, which left Tim Palmer wide open down the right sideline. He ran 70 yards for the score.] They were loading the box up, ... They were bound and determined not to let us run, and we were taking advantage of that. Our game plan is to run the ball always, we throw it when we want to. |
All in all, when you pressure a quarterback and when you get hits on him and take him out of a rhythm, it's tough for him to get going and their offense to get going. |
At this point, I want to be good enough (at linebacker) to win games. |
Brandon not only improved his baseball skills, but he worked hard in the classroom. He made many sacrifices and spent many hours getting better. |
Buffalo won the game, and I give them credit. They've been through a lot, they've been struggling, and they had the whole quarterback situation to deal with this week. They won the game, but you can't tell me they beat us. I don't care what anybody says. I know we lost the game, but they didn't beat us. |
But to have five turnovers and how many ever penalties we had and, really, have a chance to win the game at the end ... it shows we can be a darn good team if we get our head out of our butt and play better. |
Chad didn't throw that well last week and he really didn't throw well today. But he got the job done and we really didn't play that well. |
Chad didn't throw the ball great last week, ... and he really didn't throw it that well this week. But we just didn't challenge him. |
Chad didn't throw the ball well last week, and he really didn't throw it good today. |
Don't get me wrong, we haven't proven anything yet. We won a game, big deal. |
For $15, I mean, it's a lifesaver. Or, it could be a lifesaver. |