No question, we've been doing a lot of studying. |
not only important to them, it may be passionate to them. That's what you really need. I can see where it becomes important to another guy every day. I can see where it becomes passionate to a different person some days. When it becomes passionate to 11 players, you're different from the rest of the teams. We're trying to get in that direction. |
Once a coach, always a coach. I don't think it ever leaves you. When I was a television analyst, I would study both teams and prepare a game plan, just as I did when I was coaching. |
One thing you learn in football, you waste your time worrying about injuries because they're going to come. |
Our defense is only as good as the nose plays. If the nose doesn't play any good, the defense isn't any good. |
Pro wise, ... you thrive on it. I told the team, 'I hope they all stand and boo. If they boo us, that means you've accomplished something.' In the pros, our teams fed off the animosity of the crowd to make you play better. That was the fun of playing on the road. We actually played better. |
Thank God it worked out and I didn't have to pay his salary. He was making about 20 grand a year. |
That (jersey number) 45 (Moe) is unbelievable. I can take 10 scholarships and not come back with a 45. I could come back with 10 guys and nobody would play like 45. That's unbelievable. That speaks volumes for people on the island. |
That quarterback, No. 11, he can play some yard-ball. And the offensive line does a good job of sorting things out and blocking things. |
The more you look at them on film, the better they get, ... I had them shut out about five months ago. Then about three months ago, they scored twice on us. About two weeks ago, they got 21 on us. It's coming harder and harder to stop them. I told [defensive line coach] Vantz [Singletary], 'We've got to get the third light [on the scoreboard] in case they hit a hundred.' |
The only thing I asked (Jones) is if I had to wear a shirt with a flower on it, ... I didn't look at last year's defense. |
The year never bothered us. Sometimes if you're a senior, all your experiences have been bad. You're better off having no experience. |
They're just the total package. They have good athletes at all 11 positions, they're well coached and they've been playing together. |
They're shifting to get an advantage on you. Their shift is not gingerbread for the crowd. They're not shifting so the crowd thinks they're cerebral. They shift a guy to one side, and if you don't have him covered, they'll get him the ball. |
They've got wide bodies, |