Joe Heacock Quotations

To me the most important thing is when I look back on our defense was that they played together as a unit and they gave each other credit. We didn't have a bunch of individuals out there trying to draw attention to themselves. The focus of this unit was what I think was special with this group.

They are complex. They do give you a lot of problems, and when you sit down and try to come up with a game plan against them, I think it is difficult. They do so many different things and provide so many different wrinkles, plus from game to game you're not really sure what you're going to get.

It still comes down to blocking, tackling and making plays.

I recruited A.J. myself. And from the day I met him until now, he's been a competitor. He didn't just show up and become great. He worked extremely hard, and his competitiveness drove that. I've never seen anyone like him. He's in the weight room every day at 6 o'clock in the morning. A lot of people don't see that side of him, because he doesn't let them in. They see the glamour, but he's worked for everything he's gotten.