Line of Scrimmage Quotes

Football is my passion, and I live for it.

The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.

Remember that. I ran from the line of scrimmage.

I played 51 percent of the snaps outside, though. But you can go ahead and call me a slot as well.

Your leader on the offensive line is your center, because the communication really takes place between him and quarterback.

In football, when I break the line of scrimmage, I see a player in front of me, a defender, and already in my head I'm thinking, 'I'm going to make him miss.' So I'm already looking at the next defender like, 'OK, how can I set this guy up to get him out of position, too?'

When I got to college, my coach let me handle everything, from calling the plays to changing protections to checking in the run game. He let me do absolutely everything at the line.

Getting in field-goal range isn't that tough.

When it comes down to it, you're playing football regardless of what offense you're in.

Even as a coach, sometimes you forget the little intricacies of the offense, the details of the routes, the timing of the footwork, and the timing of the offensive tackles with the different sets that they have.

Football is a game of speed and drama.

I don't know that the referee can be watching holding on the offensive line and get back to the quarterback. I think watching the quarterback is a full-time job.

I loved playing in the Big Ten, where it's three yards and a cloud of dust.

Sometimes when I watch a game, there are often more wide receivers on the field than we had on our whole team.

I love the game of football.

Everyone in this league can throw the football and make plays.

Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains.

The glory of the big catch is applied more at wide receiver, and tight end would be an even match at my size. It's such a huge advantage being on the outside.

Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table.

Football is all I know.

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.

Football just isn't that complicated.

I want to go play behind that great offensive line they have down in Dallas.

I wouldn't want to be a DB in the NFL. They've got no chance. There's no contact down the field, but fans want to see points.

My job is to go put the ball in the end zone.