Offseason Quotes

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it`s year-round. They`ve offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

First thing is, he is a great kid. He worked so hard in the offseason to get that thing back and he came (into camp) in phenomenal shape. We were looking forward to getting him back in there and for that to happen, your heart just goes out to the guy.

I think I`ve picked up the offense very well throughout the months of offseason work and the last couple weeks of training camp. It suits me very well.

You can`t blame him, with all the stuff he`s been through, especially going through all of the rehab in the offseason. He`s making plays and it`s good for me because maybe I won`t see as many double-teams or whatnot.

I got a bit of a small obstacle to overcome this offseason. I fully expect to be ready when camp starts.

The biggest difference I`ve seen through (training) camp and through the offseason was just the speed and tempo and also the aggressiveness they have been playing with. There are a lot more guys showing up on film and a lot more red hats around the ball.

It`s doing a lot better than it was. I`m back to normal everyday stuff. I haven`t gotten to where I think I`m comfortable enough to start picking up a ball and start chucking it yet, but I still have the whole offseason to get that ready and come firing in the spring. I`ll know a lot more on Friday when Dr. Yocum looks at it.

That`s the purpose for the hard work in the offseason, ... So we can be comfortable now. I wanted to prepare myself so, on Saturday, I can be confident. You want to go out there and think, `If I perform the way I should, they can`t stop us.` I feel that way about my teammates, too. I believe in them - I want them to believe in me, to trust me, to know, when they look at me, they can depend on me.

Some of that comes from offseason training. They do an excellent job in the weight room,

We are trying to improve on our 4-6 record. The kids worked hard this offseason, and this is the most seniors we`ve had since I`ve been coaching.

I could`ve returned his phone calls, ... I`m not getting into that, but it was the offseason.

Why was I not here? It was offseason, ... I could have returned his phone calls, but it was offseason.

Why was I not here? It was offseason,

I want to get stronger during the offseason, ... but home runs to me right now are not an important part of my game.

I was garbage, ... I lived to work out that whole offseason (between the 2003 and 2004 seasons). I worked harder than I`ve ever worked in my life. They say hard work pays off. I guess I`m proof.

When you are successful, the younger kids sit there and watch the older kids accomplish some special things. It makes them work especially hard in the offseason and when they become juniors and seniors, hopefully they can match the success of their predecessors,

This is the first season since I`ve been here where most of the girls were committed in the offseason and are concentrating on one sport.

at 7:30 tonight. ``At halftime, we`re going to sit down with the three big offseason acquisitions on defense -- linebackers Monty Beisel and Chad Brown plus cornerback Duane Starks.

Every year I try to keep in excellent shape and improve some part of my game. I play in the offseason overseas to keep my game tuned up and hopefully improve a little in some area.

And with the extra time off we had, we got to lift more, so I think we`ll be stronger. Before, we were practicing so much that we didn`t have time to lift. So what happened was that you started to lose all the strength you had worked so hard to build up during the offseason.

I was playing golf in Florida the day before this happened. I had the best round of the offseason -- I shot a 78 -- and I was making some money off my friends. I figured I`d keep getting better, then ...

He called me up and said, `Corey, you know, listen, I`m going to let you go,` ... He knew that was a tremendous opportunity for me. And they were comfortable in the position that they were moving, getting some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there were no hard feelings. It was somewhat of a surprise because I had the tag on me all offseason.

I couldn`t tell you. I haven`t been on the scales in a little while. But I`ve done things this offseason that I haven`t done in the past. I`ve run the stadium steps over at Doak Campbell. I just want to get down to where I play my best, whatever weight that is. I just want to be where I feel comfortable out there.

They`ll step up, ... They had a great offseason and a great preseason.

Brandon Jackon and Johan Givens and Jon Lane have all played well. They`re all dependable. Jon Lane is kind of the faster back out of the three guys. He`s a real surprise. He worked really hard this offseason. We tried to get him in on some special teams. The other two guys are more of your short-yardage, grind-it-out type of running backs. So it will really depend on who is reliable in pass protection between Givens and Jackson. But Lane knows the offense, he studies his butt off, he works hard . He`s just been an all around surprise.