Red Zone Quotes

We just got to capitalize in the red zone. Don't turn the ball over.

I love football. The games are a pure rush. By the time I'm done playing, I want to be among the best tight ends ever to play the game.

I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can't even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with.

I want to be the guy in the red-zone, believe me.

To be efficient with the football in practice and on the game field obviously is the most important thing, but be efficient with the football, make smart decisions, be great on third downs, be great in the red zone, when the game's on the line in the fourth quarter - that's what I love.

They're in the red zone. They're in the last 20 yards, and you can't let them cross that goal line. You can't let them score a touchdown, because that would have unbelievable consequences, grievous consequences for the peace and security of us all, of the world really.

Not scoring in the red zone and turning it over, man, that gets you beat.

My job is to protect the football and score points and lead this offense on drives to score points.

Whenever we have penalties and take a 10-yard penalty down the red zone, it gets tough.

That's something that I do pride myself on: making those tough and contested catches, whether it's in the red-zone or on third down.

When we get in the red zone, we have the mentality that we're trying to get points. We're not satisfied with three points. We're trying to get touchdowns each time we get in there.

I didn't even grow up with football. I learned the rules of football on this show [The League].

You take your shots when you have them, and I threw a lot of touchdowns, but I'm always going to take care of the football in the red zone.

Whether it's third down, man vs. man or red zone, a lot of the game comes down to one-on-one matchups.

Red zone, third down, I want to be the guy who gets the number called. I put a lot of pride into what I do as a receiver in those situations - using my body when we need to make a play.

Tight ends, third down, and the red zone is where you kind of need to stand out to be a very good tight end in this league.

Rick Neuheisel was recruiting me, and he told me something, and I'll never forget it: he said you make your money in the red zone. If you're down there, that's already three points, so don't turn the ball over. I kind of took that to heart, and I'm always very careful in the red zone.

One thing I've been doing since I was a little kid and that's score touchdowns so if somebody needs somebody to get in the red zone and do some work, I could probably still do that pretty well.

I don't think people are keen to have Coldplay tell me about Cam Newton's red zone option.

A lot of people think our standard is to be first in the SEC, be first in the country, first in our red zone, and run defense. We really don't go by that motto. We go by, 'Be the best Alabama defense there's been.'

It's really hard to go on a 10-, 12-play drive against a really good defense and put the ball in the end zone.

When you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9,000 rpm, that's bad.