“I really don't understand why they did that. He's a heck of a player. I understand the salary cap and all that, but at least they could've traded him and got something for him. But that's what the Patriots do. I can't question them.”
“We've been real basic. I mean first and second down, a lot of zone. We might mix in a man-to-man every now and then. Third down it has been a lot more man. I would probably say [we showed] maybe 20 percent of what we're going to do during the season.”
“There were definitely packages that we didn't even use last year. We have a lot more talent, a lot more veterans out here that know what their jobs are and what area they are supposed to be in. It will be totally different. We're going to blitz a lot more, play a lot more man-to-man coverage; we're going to do a lot of things.”
“With the guys that we have ... there's no reason not to play man-to-man and get after the quarterbacks. I think it's a good lesson. We're going to see on film that we can dictate games if we get after people and get back to making plays on the ball.”
“I think we need to blitz and contain. Make sure we hold the edges. He's such a good athlete that, even if you do that, he'll step up and find a lane and take off running. We just have to be disciplined in our coverage and our rush this week.”
“He's a leader out there on the field. His team is going to go how he goes. If he's having a good game, they're high and he's going to pack the house there every night. He's a real challenge for us.”
