Backfield Quotes

You know they can do one of three things. Somebody has got to run it; somebody has got to block. Or they are both going out for a pass route. We have no idea with both of them in the backfield. And if that presents itself, you just have to read your keys.

Coach has me playing a lot of receiver and I wanted to do that last year, ... But he really didn`t put it in that much. Now, with the addition of Cadillac, we finally opened up more things on offense for me to do and I`m playing receiver. I enjoy doing that. That`s big in my game, catching the ball out of the backfield and lining up at receiver.

We had some miscommunication in the backfield. We left people open. We`ve got some work to do.

The credit goes to the defensive line, ... They pressured him all night, and he was constantly throwing off balance. It made our job easier in the backfield.

We`re going to be as balanced as we can but I think this team will have very good quick-strike ability. We`ll try to stretch the defense withe the passing game but you have to be able to run the ball and think we have a solid backfield to so that.

They execute the Wing-T like we want to. They have a lot of misdirection. ... They`ve just got so many people (in the backfield) you can`t begin to cover them all.

Mike`s got good hands. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He also makes picks,

I think we`ve seen a few glimpses of that with Ricky and myself both being in the backfield at the same time, ... Ricky`s had success on this level. For myself, it`s good being in a game with somebody that can draw attention and take a little bit of attention away from me.

That guy has a nose for the ball like no one else I`ve seen. Their entire backfield demands you run perfect routes and McNair knows exactly where you`re going to be at the exact right time.

I`m not sure yet. I haven`t played with him, ... I`ve played against him and he`s had some pretty good games. Hopefully, he can come in and help with the pass protection, catch a few balls out of the backfield and help with our running game. We haven`t much of a running game all year but hopefully we can it going. We started to a little last game.