Corey Simon Quotes (21 Quotes)

We knew if we could just get one big play we'd be OK. Cato got that interception and we turned it around from there.

These guys pinned their ears back and got after it. I kind of challenged these guys before we walked out there. I said, 'Let's make a name for ourselves on defense. Our offense has just been so great over the last few years. People say this defense is not comparable, but this was a first step to disproving that.

I think we have our own unique way of doing things here. These guys are hungry, they are young and they want to get better. They want to make a name for themselves.

You play this game hard and you put everything into it to go out and play well, but as a professional, you never want to see a guy go down. You understand that this is how guys feed their families. When you look at it from that perspective, you never want to take a guy out. The worst guys I hate playing against are those who have no regard for another's livelihood.

Did you see how he made that guy miss last week Jerome is a tough guy to get your hands around. He doesn't give you a whole lot. He just gives you shoulder pads and knees.

I didn't expect them to lift the tag, ... This gives me a chance to be a free agent, but I have mixed feelings. I'm going to miss the guys I played with there and the coaches I played under. I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I get into it. I don't want to have to think about things when I get out on the field on Sunday, so I get into it as much as I can. I want to make sure everything comes second nature to me.

This team is poised to make a big run starting with this week. We've not played a meaningful game in a month. Guys are just ready to get out there and play a meaningful game with title implications behind it.

Over the past few years, this team has done some tremendous things, and hopefully I can be the piece of that puzzle to move them a little further. I missed out on a Super Bowl ring last year, and I'm very excited about being here, because I think the possibility of obtaining one here is beyond our wildest dreams.

We just wanted to go out today and play a physical ballgame and show the world that we can do that when we need to.

We can't worry about who they have playing or who they don't have playing or where they're getting their emotional lift. This is Monday Night Football. This is a huge game where everybody is watching. If you can't come out with the intensity you need to play, you don't have a pulse.

Psychology. Oh gosh. This is football. It's not psychology class. ... This team needs to beat New England because that's who we play this week. That's the only reason.

We lay our hearts on the line every week. It doesn't hurt anybody more than it hurts us.

He called me up and said, 'Corey, you know, listen, I'm going to let you go,' ... He knew that was a tremendous opportunity for me. And they were comfortable in the position that they were moving, getting some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there were no hard feelings. It was somewhat of a surprise because I had the tag on me all offseason.

Andy (Reid) and I, we talked and we talk outside of football. So when he called me up and said, 'Corey, listen, I'm going to let you go,' he knew that that was a tremendous opportunity for me, and they were comfortable in the position in that they were moving to get some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there are no hard feelings.

I feel good, I feel 100 percent. It's playoff time, and I'm ready to go.

When you can shut down a player like Michael Vick, you're doing something good. He had nowhere to go. The same plays that worked last week wouldn't work this week. Then he was forced to throw, and that played right into out hands.

We just need to take this step and move forward. We can't rest our head on what we did this week and then go out next week and not play well. We need to continue to improve.

There's something to play for every week. I like to win. I'm always here to win. I don't care if quarters are on the line, or pennies are on the line, a win is always great. We've got things to play for, clear into February.

Corey Simon would neither confirm nor deny a report that his agent, Roosevelt Barnes , had asked the Eagles to remove the franchise tag the team placed on the defensive tackle a few days after its Super Bowl loss to New England. Simon, has often said he wants to continue his career in Philadelphia. Now, he's not so sure. It is my desire to play in Philadelphia, but I don't think there has been any interest on the Eagles' part to sign me to a long-term contract, ... I don't know if they have any desire to have me around.

Tonight was a great start for the defense. It's time for this defense to step up.