“They don't take them to the ground but they are doing everything but that. We are trying to not create piles so it's not a big deal in that regard (to injuries). We prepare for tackling, even when we don't do much of it.”

“I think we came out a little satisfied with that lead and we kind of eased up defensively. But I take my hat off to the Stony Brook club.”

“Then it's a personal decision from there. I want him to feel, first of all, it's fixed and he can live the rest of his life with it. And if he wants to play football, we'll find out. We won't know that for a while.”

“We should be ahead of the game with our quarterback back and all of our linemen back. We have to continue to get better. We want to build confidence and grow. And then we have to find receivers who will make plays. I think we have great candidates in that regard. The big factor for us is right down the middle with the front seven (on defense). ”

“To start three freshmen is a scary thing. They took their lumps, made some plays and got better. ”

“We struggled defensively early, but the one stable factor that came back to us is our run defense. It's obvious that Alvin Smith and Henry Anderson and Trent Bray and Keith Ellison played big, big roles for us in that area. ”

“Pass defense starts with a rush and then good solid coverage down field after that. We feel we have a lot of good people who can take us where we want go. ”

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“Pittsburgh is very good defensively. They are tough to run against. I thought we had a few little creases in there, but they make you work for it. They are tough...I thought everybody played competitively. We played hard and got some tough yards. Every yard is tough against this team.”
Bill Belichick