Abdul Hodge Quotes (15 Quotes)

We'll have the same mentality. We'll try to be one of the top defenses in the country. Be in the attack mode. Be aggressive.

We're definitely doing more blitzing (than in the past), and when you blitz you've got to communicate more. When you're blitzing, everyone has to be on the same page.

If you have coordinators coming in and out, it's going to be hard for guys relationship-wise to get to know them.

It's been fun meeting players from across the country and meeting coaches from around the NFL. The Titans' staff has taught us a lot this week. Everything at this level is a lot more efficient, so you can't help to learn something from these coaches.

We're not going to sneak up on them like I think we did the last time. I think they kind of took us for granted, but this time we know we've got our hands full.

He's a great player. He's athletic. He's very versatile. He can make plays all over the field in the run game or the pass game.

This week has been like another practice at the University of Iowa for me. It's been fun having Chad play alongside me. Where both here trying to compete and make plays, and hopefully catch on with somebody.

I'll tell you what, that was big. It gave them a bigger gap and when you play a team with an offense like that, you can't really give them a lot of points and expect to win.

You're aware that at any given moment they can change the face of a game by returning a punt. They're fast and athletic and with a slight mistake they can make you pay.

We can't move forward if we keep on looking in the past. Last year was last year, and it was a great year, but it's gone.

It was a tough call. I don't know how you can make a call like that. That's not in my hands. The only thing I could do is go out there and play my best.

I think the linebacker group this year is high caliber. There's a lot of good inside guys and good outside guys. Everybody looks the part. They look like they're ready to go.

That's been a trademark of our football team. We go out every Saturday and try to play with intensity, we try to play with emotion, and we try to play with a chip on our shoulder. Until we do that, we're just an average team. When we do that, we can really step up to a challenge.

That's a tough call to make, especially on a critical call like that.

Growing up, I think the competition at a young age with the programs here, I was able to compete with a lot of great players at a young age, and I think that carried on to middle school and high school and I think that carried on to college. Those same things, the high competition at a high level, is still in me.