Grant Wistrom Quotes (41 Quotes)

You have to really know who's in the ballgame because that's going to affect what type of plays they're going to run. The guys on the backside really have to keep the edge because Parker's not afraid to take it all the way around the other way.

We have a number of guys on this team that have been cut by other teams that really we picked up off the street, guys that weren't given a chance in other organizations to play, for whatever reason. The powers that be decided they didn't have the talent to play at this level, and these guys have come in and been starters for us.

I've seen a lot of (stuff) in my time in the game, but ... .

I love playing for Ray. I just hope he gets better. I know he'll be better when he can. With Ray, they'll have to tie him down to keep him from being here right now.

There's no question we're playing better team defense. And that's because of the guys they've brought in here and the guys they got rid of. It's a lot of fun again. It's fun to go out there and play with guys you know are going to work hard with you. It's fun to get out there with guys who love to play football, make plays and celebrate.

It lends instant credibility to the Lions. I think he can do a number of good things for their offense and I hope he does it. I love coach Martz. He'll do great things for Detroit.

One of the needs for the Seahawks was picking up guys that are going to be team-first-type players. That's definitely what Bryce is. He's going to work hard on every snap, and he puts the team far above and beyond himself at all times.

Whatever you do, you just have to be under control.

Just be under control when you're rushing the passer. When he pump fakes, you've got to keep your feet and just run right through him.

The Seahawks have done a fantastic job of trying to get all the business side of it and get all the tickets and rooms and everything situated for families. Trying to have that all set up and be as easy as possible for us. I think it's gone very smoothly. That is one of the major detractors from the game, just having to worry about all the other stuff.

We all have a lot of thoughts about it. We'll keep it to ourselves. We'll wait until we play Phoenix.

I guess it is superstition in that regard. I like 98. I had my best years in 98.

We knew it going in that they were going to run some kind of trick plays. Guys didn't handle their responsibilities and that's what happens. If everybody plays and does their job out there, you cover those plays and those things don't happen. But people got out of position and it was a big play.

After (today's) practice, it'll be nice. We still have to go through all these (interviews) again (today), but it's part of it.

For whatever reason, all year long our defense hasn't been given the credit it probably deserves. But if we go out and play well on Sunday, we'll get all the recognition we need. That's fine.

With the exception of you guys (in the media), it's a regular game. The only difference is the media attention around it.

I don't know (what people are saying), and I really don't care. I would just assume keep sneaking up on people.

We blew a number of games we should have won defensively. It all goes back to that first game when we lost and people like to make a bigger deal out of it than it was.

He's just venting when he leaves. It doesn't matter what he says. We're a different team this year, and I don't think anybody really cares about what he said.

They really brought in guys that are going to play team football. Guys who are going to put the team before themselves. And I think it's reflected in our practices, our meetings.

These are the games that help build confidence. But also you look back at them later on down the line and they're the reason why you have home-field advantage or a first-round bye in the playoffs, because you win those close games.

I promise you, everybody made a much bigger deal about it than we did. We weren't really that concerned with it. It's a new team, a bunch of new guys on this team. Everybody else is bringing it up, but we never did. We don't care about it. It was really never an issue to us.

We're not going to blame this game on anyone but ourselves. We lost the game. They played better than we did. They didn't make the mistakes. ... They didn't make the penalties, and we did.

I think we might not have as much talent on our defense this year, but I think we have much better team players this year. Guys aren't going out there and freelancing. They're spending more time in film study and playing good assignment defense the only way it should be played, and that's at 100 miles per hour.

It was a great season. We played well. I'm very proud of how we did defensively, and it just didn't end up the way we wanted it to. You have to be able to overcome any obstacles that are in your way. We can't control what they officials do we can only control what we ourselves do.

I don't feel bad for anybody getting that. I dealt with it all through training camp, too.

John Hall recovers a fumble, does a somersault, spikes the ball and goes out and chokes on a big kick his next play. I thought that was beautiful.

That's Bryce for you. Now, I don't know much about his athletic ability ...

There's really no home-crowd feel to it. Not a lot of energy. But you're really not focusing on the crowd anyway.

Big plays at the end and big plays in the middle of the game. You're like, 'If I had just done this a little bit differently.' But that's why there's always next year.

Our new guys have come in and believed that they belonged from the first day. They practice like it and then they go out there on Sunday and show it. Without those guys, we are an average football team, a little above .500. I think we owe them a lot.

We can't blame this game on anyone but ourselves. Losing the Super Bowl is about as bad as it gets.

I'd appreciate a blowout every now and then. It would make it a little easier on the stomach. But as long as we keep winning, we'll take them any way we can get them.

We have a number of guys who have been cut by other teams we signed off the street. Guys who were not given a chance in other organizations to play. These guys come in and have been stars for us.

We still gave up way too many points. We gave up (two touchdown drives of 70-plus yards). We gave up too many big plays. We've still got a lot of work to do.

That's something we lacked in years past. (We) let down a little bit. I don't think we're doing that right now, and if you want to go deep into the playoffs you can't do it.

Their running game was rendered useless early on. Any time you can force a team to be one-dimensional, it sets the tone for the entire game.

It's going to be a 60-minute battle. I practiced against him for six years, but Orlando's practice speed and his game speed are two different things. I'm going to have to work.

This season has been different for him for any number of reasons. He's a lot more fun to be around right now. I'm happy for him. I think he's feeling a lot less pressure this year than last. That's good. It's good to be a part of.

Ray got sick at the beginning of the season and we all felt horrible for Ray because we all love him. But at the same time, you've just got to keep moving on, and John stepped up and took his place and has done a great job.

A game like this last year, who knows if we win it or lose it We couldn't have gone 0-2, and to go out and have the defense finish a game for us, it's a step in the right direction.