Interceptions Quotes

It`s definitely not a panic mode. It may seem like a panic mode, but it was only our second preseason game. If you start forcing things and pressing and trying too hard, more bad things are going to happen. I`m not going to go out there and be timid and not throw balls because I`m scared to throw interceptions because people will boo me. That`s not how I play my game.

It`s definitely not a panic mode. It may seem like a panic mode, but it was only our second pre-season game. If you start forcing things and pressing and trying too hard, more bad things are going to happen. I`m not going to go out there and be timid and not throw balls because I`m scared to throw interceptions because people will boo me. That`s not how I play my game.

We he (Erwin) went downtown we came up with interceptions. And we can grind it out.

It was the first game of the season, and we just had to calm down. It was just about relaxing and trying to do your job. ... Once we got into a groove, I think we started getting into the quarterback`s head. That`s when he started throwing interceptions.

He does a good job at corner. The interceptions he had helped us tonight.

We threw four interceptions, one they returned for a TD, and they scored 22 points off of them. You`re not going to win a game when that happens. The difference tonight was two things. The first thing was they capitalized on our turnovers and we didn`t capitalize on theirs. And the second thing was their defensive line beat our offensive line at the point of attack.

We had a couple of bad plays last week. A lot of people got on that, but that`s part of the NFL. It feels good to come back this week and hold a team to three points. We both got interceptions, so it was a little redemption.

It was a good start. Coach preaches interceptions and turnovers. We picked up where we left off last week, and we turned the knockdowns into interceptions.

The same thing happened my freshman year, I intercepted a pass the first game but didn`t get another one until the end of the season. I want to get more interceptions than the past two years. There`s some things I need to step up.

(Tech`s defense was up to the challenge. It didn`t allow any points on Maryland`s drives after Vick`s three third-quarter interceptions, and gave up just 45 total yards. Tech has given up three points off of five turnovers this season.) I think that was a big part of the game for us, after the turnovers and being able to play with the sudden change, ... It just gave a different look for the defense.

Patrick got off to a rough start, but he hung in there. He`s a tough guy. That guy took a beating in there. He`s a rookie. He`s going to make some mistakes. But I mean, the guy could have gone into the tank after what, three interceptions in the first quarter? I thought he played pretty dang well considering everything he went through. He stayed in there, took some shots and tried to get the ball down the field. He impressed me a lot.

No, he hasn`t thrown many, and for the most part he goes to the correct guy, ... He doesn`t force a lot of passes, which obviously translates to fewer interceptions. That`s been a big plus. . . . The games are a lot different than practice. He`s left the pocket sometimes when the protection has been good. But for the most part he gets back and unloads it.