Ike Taylor Quotes (21 Quotes)


    I don't know and to be honest with you, I don't really care.

    It was a two-deep coverage. I saw the ball come out of his hand and tried to break on the ball.

    I haven't heard much from him -- really, really quiet guy, ... We respect that, though. He does his thing, he takes care of business. He makes his noise on the field.

    Our defense went crazy. You don't mess with none of our players, but especially Troy, because he's one of those people who doesn't cause trouble to anybody.

    I am still learning and still have a lot to learn. I still have a lot to prove. Playing this game you learn something new every day. At my position I can never be satisfied. You have to prove yourself every year and at the same time you have to prove yourself every week. I am never satisfied, ever.


    They didn't explain, ... Everybody's trying to compete, everybody's trying to keep it competitive. That's all you can ask for, an opportunity. Coach is doing a great job of rotating us in and out with the first team.

    I know there were a lot of questions about me, but if you lay a good foundation, you can open some eyes up, ... I felt like that was really my first NFL game (Sunday), starting and everything, and I wanted to make plays. But I have to do it, week in and week out, like all the great ones.

    We felt like we came out flat in the first half. The offense felt like they had opportunities to make plays in the second half, and that's what they did.

    At Christmas time, he got all the guys these therapeutic shoes to walk around the team complex in. That's what kind of special guy Troy is.

    It was the exact same play in the first quarter. I had my hands on it, but I dropped it. I told myself at halftime that if I have another opportunity to try and come up with a play, I would, and that's what I did.

    He's a scrambling quarterback who can make plays with his feet and his arm. We have to try to contain him. He's playing with a lot of confidence right now. He's got a great running game to go with him. He's very mobile and can move out of the pocket. This will be another tough task for us.

    I watched TV for two days, and then after that I just couldn't watch any more.

    I've been lucky enough to talk to Mr. Blount from time to time, ... I just try to get his feeling on the game and what I need to work on. He always tells me to stay aggressive and be consistent, because that's what's going to keep you here.

    It's an honor that the coaches have that kind of confidence in me.

    They put up a lot of points and they put up a lot of yards, ... We know they're going to be on the attack.

    Johnson's big time, we all know that, ... We better be ready for him.

    We came out flat in the first half. Coach told us to bend but don't break. The offense had an opportunity, and they went out and made a play.

    He's no slouch, ... You can see that when you watch him on tape. And Bradford and Gaffney aren't slouches, either.

    But he can back the talk up, ... He always backs it up. You can talk all you want, but at the same time, he lives up to it. He goes and gets the ball. He's always hungry for it. He comes out and plays hard. He wants to win.

    I see it all the time. Hey, it happened. What can I say It was a big play.

    Bend, don't break. That was our motto today.


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