-- Corey Dillon had a tremendous preseason and looked to be in mid-season form following the Pats' third exhibition game, a win at Green Bay, but he was bottled up against the Raiders, who held the Pats to 73 yards on 31 carries. Dillon finished with 23 carries for 63 yards but had just six runs for 3 yards at halftime. Did you see how big those guys are ... They have DEs playing linebacker. They play some ball.
Quotes about dillon (13 Quotes)
Dillon is expected to be fine this week when his new team faces his old one. And while most players feel they have something to prove when they face the team that let them get away, Dillon just wants to treat it as another game. No Cincinnati questions. I'm not worried about that, ... It is what it is. We play them, and we just have to work hard to play a tough game.
George Clooney, Matt Dillon and Heath Ledger all wore tuxedos with black bow ties. Those guys outshone the women. They looked fresh. They looked handsome. They looked like Hollywood leading men.
There's an old Sicilian saying, which you might appreciate, since I know you have a Sicilian mother. When you have sinned grievously, the devil is waiting. ... Would your devil be you or Sean Dillon
We're becoming consistent now, and that's what we strive for. We've put a couple of games together in a row and that's all we can ask for. That was a quality offensive football team even if they didn't have Corey Dillon.
Let me tell you something, Johnson. I hope it's Dillon. I've been waiting a long time to put a bullet in his brain. And in yours.
Part of me, I'm torn on this event because I'm so excited for Dillon. I know as a golfer what it means for him, but as a college golf coach I'm kind of excited for this thing to be done. I'd like to get back to getting us all focused on college golf here. We have a team that should be the best in the Big Ten.
I really should know better by now, but I have read some Internet bulletin boards and feel the need to explain a few things. Jerome Dillon does not have a drinking or drug problem. His illness is not the result of abuse, nor are there any purposefully vague statements about what's really going on with him. I am sure he is as frustrated and upset with the situation as everybody else. This is not his fault. ... Jerome is a great drummer and a great guy. We all wish him the best and hope to see him behind the drums again soon. At the present time, his performing live with us places him in a potentially very harmful situation.
We've woken up little by little. Dillon pitched great. He had them off balance the whole game.
Dillon has the height we were looking for and combines that with good accuracy and a quick release. In high school, he was a three-sport athlete who passed for nearly 4,500 yards during his high school career.
His personality shined back through, and we knew we still had our old Dillon. He looked at his mother and mumbled the words 'Mama,' which made us glad to hear that.
We played remarkable basketball and we showed an incredible amount of poise. Once they caught up, we stopped and lost our poise. When Dillon went down with his fourth, they really took control of the offensive boards.
I'm really going to miss the three seniors. Dillon, Scott and Mitch did a great job this year being really good to the young kids and were team leaders.