Doug Johnson Team Quotations

I've been here four years now, ... and I know this offense. I know what needs to be done. We'll still be a contender. I don't feel any different today than I did yesterday. I was a leader on this team before this happened and I'm going to be a leader now.

We're playing a great team (tonight) and it's going to tell us right where we're at. With the schedule we're facing, we know what's in front of us. We're going to get a real quick determination of where we stand going into those next games.

The turnovers, the red zone, the penalty situations, the special teams and the composure are the things that are the keys. What kind of controls those keys is the line of scrimmage. (Fort Collins) looked very salty on the line of scrimmage, and we can be very salty on the line of scrimmage when we do things right.

We have a huge game against the U.S. National team (tonight). If we have a good showing, it will get us started off well for the rest of the games we'll play.

Right now I don't think as much in terms of wins or losses as much as seeing how the team performs. How we handle the long trip and how we come together as a team is what I'll be looking at. As long as we work hard and do things right, I'll be pretty happy.

I was surprised at how good (the Lambkins) were, but I feel good about our team and feel good about these kids.