Tom Zbikowski
Tom Zbikowski
Thomas Michael Zbikowskiis a former American football safety. He is also a professional boxer. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third roundof the 2008 NFL Draft. He earned All-American honors playing college football for the University of Notre Dame from 2003 to 2007...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth22 May 1985
anywhere coming house shows win
Coming into the Big House and getting a win shows we can play anywhere with anybody.
diminish facing matter next true
It doesn't matter who we're facing next week. We're going to have to get better. I don't think this is going to diminish our confidence. We're going to come back and show our true character.
contain looks running stay throw
We have to stay on our receivers even if it looks like he's running. He could still throw it. We have to contain and not be over aggressive.
almost care coming listened ripped somebody team took
He ripped us apart. He told us what he was feeling. He didn't care if we listened or took it to heart. He was going to tell us what he had to say. Almost everyone on the team took it to heart. It was motivating, coming from somebody who had had his success.
care coach
I don't care who my coach is as long as we're 2-0.
fight madison square
I would have done this for free, just to fight in Madison Square Garden.
coach people plays
That's our team. We're way too competitive. We're not just going to, as coach says, 'Slap it out there.' We're going to go out there, and plays are going to be made, people are going to be hit.
defense offense sure
That's only one-third of the game. I'm pretty sure their offense and our defense are pretty important, too.
coverage jump outside sitting third time
It was a coverage we were working on all week. When they got into three-receiver sets, I was sitting outside that third receiver, so any time we've got an out route, I can jump it.
against cut dominant eighty last percent plays yards year
Eighty percent of the plays against us last year went for 2 yards or less. It was the big plays that killed us. If we can cut down on the big plays, we're going to be a lot more dominant defense.
cal played
It wasn't that Cal did anything spectacular. They just played their game.
intercept jersey man wear
I wanted to wear them. But the jersey isn't going to intercept them. It's the man inside, not what we're wearing.
turn
I wanted to turn that film off after the first series.
blame judgment
They went with their judgment and you can't blame them.