Scrimmage Quotes

It took me longer than what I wanted, ... but I started to feel better about my abilities. I started to feel confident about myself as the year went on. Things really start to slow down. You start to process information faster at the line of scrimmage. You can do it in college, but college is a whole different world from the pros.

He certainly lived up to expectations (in the scrimmage). He missed the first one, but from then on, he was special. It`s nice to be able to put the ball down on the 25 (yard line) and in and know that you have a good shot at three points.

Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that`s got a real chance to run the table.

It was typical of any scrimmage,

In that situation, just do what you have to do to get the first down, ... That`s it, just get the first down. And everybody on the defense is up (on the line of scrimmage), so once you get past that first down, then you think touchdown. First down, touchdown.

It was good to be out there again. Actually I told my wife the same thing: `It`ll be fun to go out in a stadium on a field competing.` Even though it was just a scrimmage.

All week we stressed the importance of maintaining gaps and attacking downhill and controlling the line of scrimmage.

(What to watch: Tommy Finn won`t be in uniform for the defending Class 3A state champs. But neither will be Casey Martin or slew of other Trojan offensive guns. Last year, Finn led a 99-yard drive that ate up 7 1/2 minutes and threw a TD pass with 10.1 seconds left for the 18-13 win. Both programs lost the kitchen sink to graduation, but both teams do have a lot of talent, though unknown at this point. Andrean has eight returning starters on defense. But the `Niners didn`t run a ball past the line of scrimmage against Penn last week.) We have to do everything we can to not lose the game. If we line up right, don`t jump offsides, get people in the right place, we can compete with just about everyone, ... They have more coming back in the trenches, but we have a lot of kids who can make big plays. Skill-wise I think we`re as good as them.

The difference (in the game) was No. 52, Schilling. He made plays. As an offensive lineman controlling the line of scrimmage, that`s where football is won and lost.

The size of the athletes, especially in the line of scrimmage, are bigger and stronger,

They stacked the line of scrimmage and then spied Darren. That left nobody on the quarterback. We`ll take whatever people will give us.

To beat Penn you have to be error-free, execute on special teams and control the ball on offense. If we do that we`ll have a chance to win. I saw the scrimmage tape against Andrean, where (Andrean) didn`t run the ball past the line of scrimmage. I wanted to turn the tape off.

It hadn`t looked good, even in the summer and in August with the scrimmage. We just weren`t getting them where they needed to be; they weren`t running with a lot of authority.

It`s been over a week since we had our scrimmage and I know my players are ready to go,