Gaines Adams Quotes

Growing up, my favorite pass-rusher was Julius Peppers. He was just a beast.

That's my thing. Pass rusher, yeah, you can call me a pass rusher.

I'm a guy who can play all three downs, and I excel in all areas of the game.

He could rush the passer, he could bull you, he could beat you speed inside and quickness. Those are long days when you had Michael Strahan lining up right over your head for 60 minutes, because most defensive ends are good at one or the other. Michael was really good at both.

The open side Defensive End has to be one of your best football players. Size does not matter as much. We want an athletic player who can move around.

As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know he's going to be around the ball all the time.

Charles Haley changed the way the Cowboys played football in the 90s. And the reason why I say that is because he was such a dominant force coming off the edge, where it took two and three to block him.

Kiko Alonso is a tremendous football player.

I want to get to the quarterback and stop the run.

Defensive end is home for me.

I feel I can rush the passer well. I feel like I can play the run even better than what I did starting off to when I got in my senior year as far as making plays in the backfield and just being able to break down film a lot better.

I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays.

I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback.

Julius Peppers is a beast, man. I don't know how many pounds he outweighs me by... I still try to do things like him to make my game better.

It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix.

You see some of these guys that lead in sacks every year, but they only play on third down or only play in certain situations.

I am a great pass rusher. I'm not saying, 'Do you think you can be?' I know I am. I am.

I was at 260 at Tennessee because I was playing three-technique.

Donnie Thomas is simply a superlative linebacker with everything it takes to be an all-American.

My height might be a disadvantage in some parts of my game, but it is a big advantage in rushing the passer.

Early in my career, I played with a guy in Mike Rucker who was a threat on the other side.

I feel like I'm an inside guy, I feel like I'm a three-tech or nose tackle.

In eighth grade, I was actually better in football. I played running back, wide receiver, and safety - just like Allen Iverson.

I'm a great pass catcher. I'm excellent in pass protection, which is the most important thing. You can't play, you can't get on the field if you don't protect that franchise quarterback.

My goal is I want to create the 20-20-20 club: 20 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 20 batted balls.