Against Washington and New England we got off pretty lucky because there wasn't enough time left. This week it finally caught up to us. |
And on a scale of 1 to 10, they're a 10. Just being in Cleveland for one year, having faced them twice, my body was sore and bruised after every game I faced them. |
Both teams wanted to do some things with their defense, I think that's clear. And everybody is going to want to show they did the right thing. |
Especially for a half. I'm not a coach, but we still need to go out there, stay focused and keep doing what we've been doing. To take off two weeks and have to play a playoff game is going to be hard, so I foresee the starters playing maybe a half and then getting some of the young guys in. |
He's my candidate for defensive MVP, because what matters is how you play in November and December. |
Here, with Shanahan, you take care of your body so you be fresher Sunday, so as an older guy you love it. Here, it's about tempo. But it's not just fans or media talking about it. Players know that Parcells, Coughlin, (Chiefs coach Dick) Vermeil, (Jaguars coach Jack) Del Rio, they're going to pound you before you ever play a game. |
Hopefully we can rush the passer a little more and not drop (into coverage) as much. The one down point of last year was everyone saying that we couldn't get enough sacks or pressure on the quarterback. Hopefully with a little fine tuning to our scheme we'll have a little more opportunities to rush the passer instead of dropping. |
I am going to play at 100 percent because I am trying to lead the team in sacks, too. I am tied with Trevor and some other guys, so I have something to play for. |
I believe so. Though the duration was very short, the intensity was at a high level. |
I guess he got frustrated, ... It was a cheap shot. Hopefully, the NFL will fine him heavily. |
I guess he got frustrated. It was a cheap shot. Hopefully, the NFL will fine him heavily. |
I think internally we view ourselves, with the talent we have, that we can beat anybody. Fans want to see us be the world champions, so it might validate it for them. |
I think so. If we should face them again, I'm sure they'll have some extra motivation, but just to have faced them once and come out with a victory is something that we're definitely proud of heading into the playoff game if we should play them, knowing that we beat them once and hopefully we can do it again. |
I think sometimes it felt as though the season was based on him getting his rushing record rather than us having a successful winning percentage. It was a distraction. ... [This season], we have better things to focus on as a team, and that's winning games. |
I think that's one thing we still have to really work on is trying to get four-man pressure on the quarterback, so the linebackers can help the corners or vice versa in coverage, ... That's something we're still trying to work on, and we're going to keep working on it so we can alleviate some of the pressure on the linebackers. |