Josh McDaniels Quotes

Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the best defensive line of all time.

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

That's the only way you can stop a guy like Cam Newton. Hit him. He's unstoppable, so whenever he does try to run like a running back, you got to punish him.

Tackling and playing well in space against any spread offense is very important.

Defensive lineman in the 3-4 isn't a glory position. He is supposed to tie up as many linemen as possible in order to free the linebackers.

Any defensive coordinator is worried about two things: a running quarterback and a deep ball. You know, don't get beat deep and don't let the quarterback run, because a big part of your defense can't account for the quarterback as a runner, so he gets a free run.

When I'm lined up in the middle, it's a lot of freelancing and blitzing.

Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.

Having a good defensive line allows you to play better because it's less stressful in terms of defending.

Obviously, teams are passing a lot more, and there are rules that... allow the offense to be more explosive, so you want to have as many defensive players and defensive playmakers and defensive backs that you can.

At nose tackle, you don't have to run that much.

The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball.

The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.

A little more movement of the defensive side of the ball, some rules that will be unnoticed, but a big rule will be allowing the jack linebacker to move out of the box sideline to sideline.

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

That's the key to defending any quarterback: to make them throw before they want to throw.

It's always a danger when you've got a great quarterback that throws the ball well, that scrambles well. You may push him into his asset. You may force him to do what he does best. So you've got to be able to throw curveballs and stop the pass as much as stop the run.

You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.

We always think we can get to the quarterback, put pressure on him.

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

I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.

I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.

My mentality when guarding a point guard was always to try and disrupt him and take them out of the offense.

Coach Marinelli's defense is incredible.

I think you have to go deep into the bag of tricks, so to speak, to try and slow down the quarterback.