Kimo Oelhoffen Quotes (19 Quotes)

I don't think you can control that. Your job is to tackle the quarterback, hit the quarterback, hit the running back. Big hits. You have to create momentum, create an edge, and that is part of the game, it will always be part of the game. But you never want to see nobody get injured. Ever.

He was built for this position. God must love the Steelers to put him in his mother's womb because it will be a long time before someone comes along with his stature, size, speed, quickness and his feet.

I kind of always wanted to play. I saw a lot of the guys that came in with my class and I played basketball and volleyball with them and I could play with them. I gave (football) a shot and fell in love with the game.

History will not determine this game.

Marvel is the reason why I'm still playing football. Bottom line. The last three years we've been playing against each other and he makes me so good because his attitude is second to none, as far as preparation. There's nobody on the team that works harder than Marvel Smith. There isn't. You go in the weight room every day after practice and he's in there. He's getting better. His mechanics are superb, man. He stays square his hands are great his feet are good. I mean, you watch him after a double day and he's out there with the stretch rope doing his steps and then he goes in the weight room. He won't let anyone outwork him or outplay him. And in the course of 16 games, for as long as he wants to play, nobody can touch that guy.

He's not a head coach. He's one of us.

Larry knows how to find the football. He might not make a lot of big plays, but that's not what he's called upon to do. He just doesn't make mistakes. He's always where he needs to be. He's a true linebacker.

Last year's line was good. This year's line can be great.

We were not worried but more ticked off. We are better than what we did early in the game. But we responded, I thought pretty good.

You know what will change that Win the Super Bowl. That would change everything. All that people remember is, we've lost three AFC Championship Games.

His acceleration and speed is unmatched in the history of the NFL. You can't compare him to anyone.

I was surprised he waited that long (to talk). But he is a force in our locker room. He's somebody that we turn to. And he did not let us down today.

They're good at it. It's nothing illegal but it's something you have to defend.

Everybody's giving their line crap now. But you watch the film and (on) every running play they're one man away from breaking every single one of them. They're good now but they played bad last week. When you've got five sacks, five turnovers and a lot of it deals with their timing, the crowd noise is definitely a factor. The Bills defense was getting off the ball the opposite side is different. They just played bad, but they're a good football team. Their defense is good they ended up strong last year. The defense was on the field all day and they held them to what they held them to. That's excellent.

We've contended four out of five years for the Super Bowl. You get to a point where contending just isn't enough.

His acceleration is unmatched in the NFL, in history. You look at every defensive back in the NFL and compare their acceleration, their closing speed with Troy. There is none.

If people don't know who we are, it would be good to tell them in the last six years, we've been No. 1 in total defense three times and we've been No. 1 against the rush four times. That has not happened in the NFL before.

What they do is legal. As long as they get their heads out in front, it's up to us to defend it. It's part of the game. It has been for a long time.

We played really bad at times and really good at times, but we need to play better to overcome the circumstances.