I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.
When you put pressure on the quarterback, everything looks a lot better.
When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.
Dan Gronkowski and Chris Gronkowski played with me at Maryland, two of my closest friends.
I don't think anybody running the ball, besides some running backs, like to get hit.
There are a lot of running backs who see the first level, the D-linemen, and they can't really see the second level.
We always think we can get to the quarterback, put pressure on him.
You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.
Tackling and playing well in space against any spread offense is very important.
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.
I think you have to have a bit of an anger-management issue, to be honest with you. Usually, slot guys are a lot smaller and quicker, but at the same time, you have to go in there and block linebackers and safeties, and so you have to be aggressive.
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.
To survive in the NFC West, we have to win in the trenches.
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.
Young quarterbacks do well because they have a great defense.
Having a good defensive line allows you to play better because it's less stressful in terms of defending.
Coach Marinelli's defense is incredible.
I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.
The '84 Bears were just like the '85 Bears, they just didn't win the Super Bowl. The defense was the same.
Any time you roll up a corner and you have a safety standing behind him helping out the corner, it's frustrating for any player.
It's extremely difficult to dink and dunk all the way down the field. Defenses are just too good.
The thing that's always struck me about Coach Marinelli's defenses is how fast and aggressive they play.
