Herm Edwards Quotes

Big plays are such a huge factor in the outcome of games. It is so difficult to go the distance on a defense.

Nine times out of 10, if you win the game, it starts with the turnover battle.

Look at Baltimore back in 2000. They had an outstanding defense. They could run the ball, and they had a quarterback that didn't turn it over that much. I think that is a plan that can bring you great success.

Any team, if you can rattle the quarterback you have an opportunity to win the game.

In the playoffs, the best players are supposed to play better. I did. It made no difference.

I think there's a lot of different ways to score points and win football games and be efficient offensively, just like there is on defense and special teams. That's what makes this great game so special.

When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.

Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side.

Teams that can run the football, stop the run and take care of the football will win in the playoffs.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.

You have to foul me to stop me, period.

Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.

Regardless of how well you can be offensively, if you have a great defense, you can deal with any offense.

Everyone plays the ball over the top and, at the moment, we only concede goals from crosses or balls over the top. I feel we will adapt to that.

Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.

Good basketball always starts with good defense!

I need to work on defensive play and being consistent.

I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.

The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.

(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can't stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.

Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength.

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.

I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

Never throw into double coverage.