Dwight Freeney Quotes (19 Quotes)

It's kind of funny out here, actually hearing some buzz about us. Being here for so many years, and before I got here, it was always about the big three on offense, and rightfully so. But, you know, it is good to hear a little about us, and we're playing a lot better.

Some games you're on, some games you're not as on, you're a little bit off.

It's an ongoing puzzle that we're trying to solve. We need to send certain messages, like we're all fast but just don't come across the middle.

It's an ongoing transition to become the defense we want to be. We're nowhere near where we need to be.

We feed off each other. If (one guy) gets a sack, now I have to get one. So it makes everybody play a little harder.

He's a tough guy. We hit him quite a few times, but he always popped back up. That should be very encouraging for him. He's not the type of guy you can intimidate.

I understand that we have to really wrap up and tackle this guy. He's not one of those guys that is going to fall on the first touch.

I think a 10-3 score is a thing of beauty. I know a lot of people don't like it, but to me, it's beautiful.

I thought the guy did a pretty good job, considering we'd heard he was playing hurt (sore shoulder),

There is no reason we can't be elite. But let's not talk too soon. We have to have a consistent thing going on before we say we're right where we need to be.

Anytime you step on the football field, you have to go out there to play to win and play hard. You have to have something inside yourself to respect yourself and the game and go out there and perform.

It's classic, old-school, defensive football. I think it's just a matter of playing together, knowing the scheme and getting comfortable with the scheme. It's like being in your house for a long time.

Obviously, Edge is a great player. We'd miss him, but we understand. It's hard to replace a guy like that. If it happens, it remains to be seen if his backup (Dominic Rhodes) can do the job.

We didn't blitz a whole lot. We usually don't have to because we get good pressure from the guys up front. Our idea was to put as much pressure on him with our front four and drop everybody else back into coverage.

This defense is really predicated on getting a pass rush from the front four. It's designed like Tampa Bay's with (Simeon) Rice and (Warren) Sapp.

That's going to be a quarterback-like deal. OK, not a Peyton Manning quarterback-type deal. But a huge contract.

It was old school, bloody. I love those types of games.

I've met him numerous times,'' Carr said.

I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees the opportunity to move forward here and make that push.