He's been my right-hand man, he's there every day and just getting him the opportunity to suit up was emotional enough for me. |
He's exceptional. There's no question about it. |
He's got great vision. If he can get outside, he can take it all the way. That's what we were worried about. |
He's still learning. There are a lot of reasons [he hasn't played]. He was behind. It's taken him a little longer. |
He's too good of a pass rusher for it not to come. |
Hollis had a great preseason and he deserves it. He earned it. This is a great game for him. |
Hollis is still playing the run well. He's not a pass-rusher. We know that. He's kind of our role player, used in short-yardage, goal-line and [other] run situations, and he's done well. He lacks that great pass-rush ability. But he's played consistently. |
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks, these guys will have a chance to prove themselves. |
I (was) delighted to be able to help them. |
I just hit it solid, and it carried. And it just carried further than I thought it would. |
I just want to say thank you for your service. We're safe and secure because of you. |
I know we all would love to have more interceptions and sacks, but we don't worry about the sacks. I don't worry about the sacks. We want pass rush. Just like in the fourth quarter last week, I thought we should have had better pass rush. I'm not making excuses. They got tired at the end. He is such a team player. I'm sure it's more of a pride thing with him more than anything else. It will come. He's playing well. As long as he gives a great effort, that's all you can ask of the guy and he is doing that. He is doing a great job of being a team player. |
I really believed we wouldn't lose focus and J-Mac wouldn't let us lose focus. He's unbelievable. His heart and soul is into this team. As much as this is such a great thing for him in his life, he wants to win a sectional championship worse than any of us. |
I think he's going to find that it helps him at the plate, too. |
I think like any rookie he is still learning. I think (defensive line coach Tom Brasher) is doing a good job with him. It's going to take a little while. He's probably a better run player than a pass rusher right now. But he does give great penetration and great effort. It will come, but it's not there right now. |