Mike Tice Quotes (68 Quotes)

Cold and sticky, like I always dreamed it would be. I'm just happy for the guys. I knew we were going to have to work hard, based on how new I am and all the new faces we have. I knew it was going to take some time. But I just didn't think it would take five games.

To play (middle) linebacker, you have to have the awareness. The inconsistency we had at linebacker was going to continue to hurt us. We still think Sam Cowart has got some juice in those legs. I really like the addition of Sam. I just hope we're blessed enough to have him stay healthy.

Sharper has played with injuries before, so he understands what he can and can't do with it, ... We really could use him, so we'll wait until he goes out before the game and he gives me the thumbs up, thumbs down, iffy, whatever signal he's going to give me and go from there.

What history What tradition Losing four Super Bowls Not selling out at (former home stadium) Met Stadium

Well, it's not the way you want to start out at home. I thought our defense kept us in the game in the first half, and I thought in the second half, (the defense was) very, very good, except for the last run.

The news of the cruise clearly upset Tice. I fashion these young men as an extension of my family, ... So as a father and a family man, you can probably sense how I feel.

I don't pay any attention, and I don't want to know about it. I've changed in that respect. I used to use it as hype. Now I just want a consistent football team.

(We have) two new linemen and the first and second receivers from last year weren't on the field, ... Those are key, important factors to note. That and there was a change in leadership in the offense, coordinator-wise.

My wife is going to go back and forth for the first year... so it's going to be a tough go for us. This will be a challenge for our family, but we'll battle our way through it.

Rod is a really good run stopper, ... Playing against a run team, Rod is going to be in his element. If Rod had to start, this is the perfect type of team for Rod to start against.

He'll be out again this week. But he continues to get better. There's still some swelling in there. He's progressing very nicely. He looks a lot more promising today for Chicago than maybe last week. So that's good to know.

Keith plays special teams, he plays linebacker, he plays rush defensive end. We have a 3-4 package that we named after him. He can rush the passer, he is doing a real good job playing coverage. ... Those are the kind of players that you need to win.

Then they promptly blew through all those deadlines, and took the clock down to 32 seconds before they struck a deal with the Ravens. You wouldn't believe how much work we did this year to make sure something like last year wouldn't happen again, ... We just cut it too close. We didn't leave enough time for a deal to get done. It shouldn't have gotten to that point.

The quarterback's legs look like they are fresh and he's gotten over, for the most part, that nagging knee that has been bugging him over the course of the first three or four games,

All the guys I've mentioned are playing. I'd just like to see a little more increased role with them to see if these young players can actually carry us to victory against a team with a winning record. Because they are the future of this organization, whether I'm standing here at the podium next year or someone else is.

Randy strained his right hamstring. I saw him today he's been in for treatment twice. We'll see. He could be up in some sort of a role, minimal role, or we can rest him.

We moved the ball well all preseason, but we've shot ourselves in the foot too. We're not playing our best football right now, and I don't want us to play our best right now.

He's got a history, and we know him. The tough thing is going to be how many receivers am I going to keep Do we keep five, do we keep six Do we even think about keeping seven I don't know, but certainly that's going to play into it more than anything.