Offense Quotations | Page 4

No one had a great shooting night, but if your offense isn't going right, you just got to get it back on defense. You've got to make those hustle plays, those steals and get on the floor. Sometimes the basket just seems really small and nothing goes in, but you just have to keep fighting.

No one can argue with the fact that Joe and his offense are 6-0 right now. Sure, we want to be better offensively and we want to complete more passes, but the fact that we're 6-0 says a lot about him and the entire football team.

No offense to Lloyd (former Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon) and his staff, but I'm looking forward to going to spring training. And there's going to be a different look, a different feel, a different way things are run and I've heard nothing but good things. So I'm just excited about the way we're going to go about things.

No offense to Kenyon, but I think (his absence) helps them. Look at their record without him.

No offense to Iceland, but Latin America is where the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden should settle.

No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is.

No offense intended...Most people online are gorillas. When a gorilla walks into an experiment, what they say is 'What do I do now? Where's the banana?'

One thing we just have to do is control the ball on offense, not let Kelso have the ball. That's the easiest way to prevent them from putting points on the board. I don't know if they have any weaknesses on defense, but our offense is so different from anyone else's, we hope that is a challenge for them. That's one of the reasons we picked this offense.

One thing that plagued us tonight was our offense was good until we got to the penalty area. We didn't continue to play the same game. At points we controlled the ball for a long time.

My concern is getting this offense right. There are a lot of calls that we felt like should've gone our way, but didn't go our way. But we can't depend on that.

Montrose was one of the best defensive team's we've faced all year. They were a big reason why our offense struggled. We haven't been challenged all year and needed a close game to prove ourselves.

More than anything, it was all team, ... But I can tell you we were all playing bad. There wasn't any kind of winning attitude, we weren't doing anything on offense or defense. And they just all woke up and when they came together they started acting more as a group.

My greatest asset is probably my speed and shooting ability. I work hard on my three-point shooting because everyone wants to be a scorer. I use my speed on defense to create turnovers and get easy buckets in transition, and on offense I use it to get an open look.

My favorite of all the sports is football. I wasn't the starter as quarterback, but I ran the other team's offense in practice and it was nice to have all that responsibility on my shoulders. I like being the main guy.

Maybe the final four a few years ago (2002 against Stanford). Just too many weapons. Nebraska was too balanced tonight. A lot of times we were confused because they were running an offense we really hadn't seen. We just finally got down. We needed to have somebody to rally the troops and no one did. Everybody was in a daze.

No one worried about getting their shots. His shots always came in the flow of the offense ... nothing was forced.

(Oakland) is a strong offensive team. Their offense has a lot of movement, which they are good at.

Oakdale is coming off a big win. Coach (Ray) Keller is doing a good job of changing up the offense a bit. Oakdale is doing a good job of what they are good at.

Neither Al or I wanted to show much of our offense with district and regional coming up, so that's why we just went bare bones with our plays. We just wanted the kids to attack offense and attack on defense and let the effort speak for itself.

Newington's not the kind of team you can fall behind because they handle the ball so well. If you have to chase them you're in trouble. I thought there were some great efforts out there... Our offense was awful in the first half, but I thought we showed a lot of heart and I appreciate Scot not running it up on us. He showed a lot of class and gave us a chance to compete in the second half.

Obviously, they're impact players. When you lose impact players, it hurts. You have to expect other players to step up and fill different roles, too. Our (current) freshman class has so much potential that we think the offense will be there.

Obviously, the township never intended to 'chill' the rights of employees before the board of commissioners. I understand why the ACLU took offense to that language.

Obviously, the strength of our offense again is going to be our offensive line, ... I think that will help in our run game and in the passing game.

Obviously, the last several seasons, we revolved around Jessica. Now, we have to depend on five players all contributing and playing equal roles. Maybe we will have some players take more of a leading role, but we will definitely look to have a balanced offense and try to create things with our defense.

Obviously all of us in the organization are concerned about the fact that the offense has not been able to be as productive as we anticipated it would be. But Steve and the coaches will go to work on that. It's their job, it's their responsibility, and they'll do it. They just have to figure it out. But when you're playing a high-powered offensive team like the Rams, obviously you go into that game feeling like you have to score some points.

Obviously, 50 percent or more of their offense is Tony. We scouted the Lewisburg game last Saturday and they used a diamond-and-one defense and it worked pretty well. Levi and Ethan (Lee) had Tony most of the game and they did a great job. The other guys in the zone did a great job of doubling down and helping out those guys with him.

No doubt offense sells the tickets, but defense wins the championships.

Rex definitely showed some improvement. The offense put 24 points on the board; that's a step in the right direction.

Right now, he brings offense to the table, but more importantly he brings personality. He's aggressive, and that's what you have to be.

Right now, it is a feeling out process with this offense. As much as I study and learn the system, I still have to get used to the offense and I'll continue working, as will everyone else.

Right now, I'm putting a lot on myself as receiver to help the other guys. The strength of this group of receivers is that they want to learn. Last year the coaches were explaining the new offense to us and we just listened. This year we're asking more questions and we're eager to learn.

Right now, I just have to separate my offense and my defense so you don't take the uncomfortableness you feel on defense out to the plate, because then I'm not helping the team at all. It's like two separate games. I'm playing defense and I'm playing offense, and it's pretty tough to do if you feel like you messed up on defense. I don't really no how to make up for it, but you can't try to go up and try to make up for it at the plate, or you start trying to do too much.

Rifle is a good program, and they know how to win. With their new offense they are a hard team to scout.

Richland fights tougher than nails and I was pleased with how we responded in the fourth quarter. We still need to get more disciplined on offense but I like our effort.

People were talking about their record and how good we were playing, and this should be a blowout game, but I didn't buy into any of that, because I watched this team on film -- offense and defense. Yes, Ray Lewis was out and Jamal Lewis didn't play, but they had other players on their team.

Possessions are also really key. Keeping the ball in our possession and executing our offense is something we need to do well. We've been a good team all season long of taking care of the basketball. I think there's been 10 or 12 games where we've been under eight turnovers. Those two things are the keys for any one of the teams in the tournament. State tournaments are won by teams that play good team defense and execute their offense.

Pops is extremely athletic and a special player. He's another added mature player who makes our offense flow a lot better. And he's a presence inside on defense. So we're glad to have him back.

My teammates did a great job of putting me in different spots on the court where they couldn't double-team me or know where I was going to be. We did a great job of moving on offense and moving all around the court.

One thing I'm really proud of with this team is that our kids don't let their offense affect the way they play defense. Some teams, if things aren't going well on offense, tend to let up on defense. But we don't, and you could see that today.

Nobody probably thought that, but we knew if we run our plays, they couldn't stop us. Our offense is a force to be reckoned with. You can come in here lackadaisical if you want; we'll put up 56 on you.

Nobody leads a fast break and offense better. Without him we are not where we are.

No. 1 (Demetrius James) is an outstanding running back. He has good vision and he runs hard and fast. No. 10 (wide receiver Steve Dawson) is their big play man. When they need a big play on offense or on a kick return, they look for him.

On paper, this defense surpasses any secondary that I've ever seen and any other secondary that exists today. They're supposed to be the most prolific offense ever put together, and we're supposed to be one of the most dangerous defenses ever put together. So we'll find out what happens Sunday night.

On offense we moved the ball a lot faster which gave us a lot of open shots. And we wanted to step up our defense because that's our main specialty.

On offense we made the plays that counted. We got down at certain times when we were backed up, but we made plays to come out when our backs were against the wall.

On offense we executed well and because of it we got off some quality shots.

On offense we couldn't do anything. They were tough and they slowed us down. We only scored 16 points in the first half.

On offense I knew we had the weapons, but we've made leaps and bounds defensively,

On November 1, everybody's in shape. There wouldn't be an issue with pitch counts. There wouldn't be an issue with knocking the rust off coming into spring training. Things like that. I think it would be a little bit better tournament. You'd probably see a little more offense and a little more emphasis on starting pitching.

One of the keys to us is sometimes we have some great baskets and have a real good pace to how we play on offense, and then it seems to slow down. When the offense goes into one of those droughts, we're not moving it up the floor. Not necessarily quick shooting, but just the pace. We're always better when we have a quicker pace. ... Brian (Thornton) being able to run, and Brandon Cole or Will (Caudle) being able to run when Brian's out. ... Make or miss on their end, we want to be able to get the ball up the court.

I was strong. I was really strong. The offense took the pressure off me in the first inning.

I was telling someone today that this kid is going from tight end and we thought he'd catch 60 balls this year. Last year, he was playing center and now he's our quarterback. He's a great athlete. He's a great kid. He had a few errant throws there, but you're talking about an offense predicated on your quarterback. Mike has done a great job. He's only had four days to get ready.

I would probably venture to believe that it would be what Mississippi Valley State did some years ago with their offense (featuring quarterback Willie Totten and wide receiver Jerry Rice). I think some of it has come from the northwest portion of the country.

I wish we could have played better defense. We talked about that after the game, that offense isn't something were you can always control whether the shots are going in or not, but that defense is something you can always control.

I would have been satisfied with a one-point win. But to see our offense take off in the second and third quarters really made a statement we are on another level.

I was pleased with the girls' play for our first game. We played for outs and got them. On offense I was pleased with the way we put the ball in play.

I was pleased with the effort of both the offense and defense tonight. Both teams played hard all night.

I was pleased with our execution on offense in the first half.

I was pleased with how our post players performed tonight. I wasn't pleased that our guards, at times, decided to get away from our game plan and start shooting from the outside. We work our offense inside-out, not outside-in.

If we go down there and keep doing what we've been doing - playing pressure defense and getting open shots by moving the ball on offense - I think we'll do pretty good.

If we get our trap going inside, it helps us a lot. We thought we'd run the ball, eat up the clock and keep their offense off the field because they have some good athletes on offense.

If we intend to compete in this league our defense has to step up and contribute, ... We've built our offense around him.

If we have to win games late, well, we try to get them out of the way early. We try to build a lead early and execute offense late in the game. But if we have to win games like this, I think we can step up to the challenge and win them.

If these kids had to choose between playing offense or defense, I think most of them would choose defense. It's always been that way, even when I played here (Nelson is a 1983 Fertile-Beltrami graduate). It's just the mentality we've always had - getting after things, swarming to the ball, laying in the hits.

If we can keep our turnovers down, I am confident in our offense. Our offense has been executing well over the last seven or eight games.

If we can run our offense all the time like we did in the second half tonight, we're going to be a good team. We're still a young team in terms of varsity experience, but we are learning and growing.

If we could get into the end zone, if we can do it one time, things could escalate. I don't know what the deal is. We are not doing a good job on offense and that's my fault.

If we could get five good football players I'd be elated. It doesn't make a difference in what order, offense or defense.

I have empathy for these kids because I've been in their shoes. I heard all the comments at school, and I was the guy who was ignored on offense during the game, didn't get the ball as often as smaller players, and was criticized the most. We've drawn on that life experience to design a program that helps our big athletes be more confident, accountable and aware of their big bodies and the powers they hold within.

I don't know exactly what our offense is going to look like, ... It should be very similar to what we did at Florida. We hope to be a balanced team with the run and the pass. We hope to be able to run the ball straight at teams, and if not, try to throw it over their heads.

I don't have any explanation for that. That was just a meltdown. Our defense played great for three quarters and our offense stunk up the field.

I don't ignore it. I know that if I do my job, it can help a lot of different areas. Maybe I can take some stress off the bullpen, maybe I can take some pressure off the other starters and maybe I can help the offense relax a little bit. I know all that. And I don't mind that.

I didn't want to have two bad games in a row. We had our worst game of the season as a team last game from an offensive standpoint, so it was definitely a focal point for the team as a whole as far as getting in the flow of offense and running our sets with pace and energy.

I didn't like the way we were giving up goals in the third period. We need to show more poise, but our offense was there as it has been for the last three games.

I didn't like the feel of the game. We were a little passive on offense and we looked lost. We needed to get organized and I liked the way they came back.

I don't feel bad about us going in to try and meet those challenges. First and foremost, Georgia Southern is going to come in here running the offense that we saw against Navy (last season).

I'd like to go on offense fresh, but for the team I'll go out there and do it. We need a veteran guy back there to look after these young guys. If they kick it to me, I'm going to try and take it to the house.

I'd like to see our offense pick it up, ... You're not going to always hit .300 with guys on, and you're not going to hit the ball out of the ballpark a lot of times, but we can be better at some of the little things right now. That's what concerns me more.

I don't know what to say. They have a good team, and I give them a lot of credit ... I thought we would play better than we did. I thought we would have a little more offense than that.

I don't know what to expect, I really don't, ... I hope it's electrifying. I hope the fans are in it and they cheer a lot and they're loud when Buffalo's offense is out there, so they can't hear the signals. We're hoping for a great environment, and I think they're going to like what they see.

I don't believe we lacked urgency because in the first half we were really there on the cuts as far as defense goes. But our offense was really stagnant. That seemed to be our problem. Once we got it going in the second half, it was a very quick game.

I do not want us to become complacent. I want to open the offense up more and force opponents to play the full width and depth of the field.

I coached at Maryland for five years. We were statistically as impressive a team as you can be on offense for many of those years. We couldn't win games. I want to win here.

I can kind of go out there and play the game now, vs. over-thinking everything. The first couple years, it is tough to get rhythm, and you are thinking about a lot of different things. Now I have the offense down pat. I understand defenses.

I can go up to him and say, 'Hey, what are you seeing out there, or, did you see that?' ... We couldn't talk about those things last year. He knows personnel on the defensive side of the ball now. Last year, he would know Ray Lewis as the linebacker for the Ravens, but he wouldn't be sure where McAlister was. Now, he can see things. He knows our offense so much better, and that's allowed him to learn more about defenses and all their subtleties.

I am concerned about their offense. I think their offense is real efficient,

I am definitely proud of that 1994 team. We still have five guys from the offense who are still playing in this league. He (Brady) just keeps getting bigger and better ever year and that is a credit to Kyle and the hard work he puts in.

I am in a great rhythm right now. I am seeing the field a lot better the last half of the season and the chemistry of the whole offense is starting to get better.

I am just glad to see (five) scores. But I think the offense was good tonight. We were able to spread it around a bit. ...We were able to run the ball, and throw the ball.

I anticipate doing the same thing. You do (want to play them more), but you also understand the big picture. For the most part, what we have to do is we have to have a good practice session this week. I think it's very, very important to get some continuity going with our offense. It really just boils down to what we're going to become on offense and play to our strengths. That's the whole key between now and when we open up at Kansas City.

CAS functioned in the way we have come to expect of them. Once the offense is established, then the onus goes on the athlete to convince the panel that there was no fault or no significant fault. The panel found no significant fault.

Carolina looks like they can hang with this team. They've shown they can play well on the road (even though) I know the Bears' offense is anemic. It should be a good NFC final.

Central put good pressure on the ball in the first half. I told the kids to slow down the offense and see what was ahead of them. They did that and started finding the open people and got a little more aggressive on defense.

(CD) did a good job on offense and defense. We played terrible. We didn't deserve to win. That's how we practiced last night, and that's how we played.

But this year in the league, defense and running the ball seems to be the key. And this is coming from a guy who believes offense is the way to win a championship.

Buddy, Mike and A.J. have played together forever. They should be in for another big year on offense if they stay healthy.

But Adam and Pat both have earned the right to play. They both are good enough to win with. The nice part is we can run the whole offense with both. They're unselfish and understand their roles.

But, as usual, our offense fed off our defense, and we were able to pull away late.

But a lot of guys have been thinking about this. This is Texas; so they know football whether there have been a lot of NFL games here or not. They know high school football. So they're going to know how to cheer. We anticipate they'll be educated fans who are going to be quiet when our offense is out there and loud when our defense is out there, and full of energy.

Bayfield just executed better on offense than we did. That was the key to the game.