Defensive Performance Quotes

For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.

I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team.

If you have a game where you're under pressure, obviously there are going to be a lot of shots on target, and you're going to make saves, but you can't say you played well in a game where you concede five goals. It's ridiculous.

In this league, you'll have a good week on defense and the next week get lit up.

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

I’m concerned that if one of those two areas doesn’t play up to par – if they give up some points or they can’t run the football – and it gets stuck on Russell Wilson’s shoulders…if he has to stay in the pocket against good defenses, read coverages, make the right plays, see the field, that’s where I worry.

It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter.

The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions

Field-goal percentage is very important.

It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been great theater. But the reality of that is very difficult, as we know, in this league for any QB when defense is playing good. And the Ravens played well.

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

I try to do a good job of contesting shots and blocking shots and altering shots, but I've got to do a better job of doing more.

When you look at older teams in the finals, Miami and San Antonio, they're not really the most explosive or athletic team but they're always in the right position defensively.

It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over.

Being in the weight room has helped me. Defensively, it helps because I'm not getting backed down easily. My legs are stronger, so I can move my feet better.

You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.

We did everything we could to win this game on a tricky pitch. We created a lot of opportunities but between the posts and Bonano, we failed to find the goal. We did well but we let a victory slip from our grasp. I still think we are carrying on where we left off last season and you saw a team that was working for 90 minutes. We showed off our talent but just couldn't get a goal.

I can speak volumes about the guy sitting next to me. You look at his stat line tonight, he had a lot of foul trouble and didn't really get going, but when he was in there, he was defending. He was playing physical, and he was doing everything he could to help us win.

Canzeroni is the only defensive catcher that can't catch.

I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

I think when you're a very good defensive team - it's very rare a team wins a championship when you're not a very good defensive team.

Go back through football, and you will see that the team with the best defense wins.