dragondawg
08-10-2007, 05:54 AM
On training camp
"Truthfully, you're always looking forward to that opener but you understand that this is necessary. This is the opportunity we have to come together and put the pads. One of the big challenges of today is that you have a lot of new faces and putting the whole thing together. We know we got better, we know the management gave us all the tools and now we've got to go put it to work on the field."
On the grind of camp
"This is the grind, but it's how you deal with that. Some people kind of fade right now and the professionals get stronger and understand that yeah, it's tough but this is the time when you've got to be on your detail more than ever. We fortunately have a good team that understands that and comes out and most of the time we're have real good sharp practices and if we don't we start them over so you better have a good one."
On describing Assistant Head Coach/Defense Jim Bates in one word
"Passionate. He loves football and that shows out there and that's fun to play for a guy who is so passionate about the game. He's got a high energy level, it's really a joy. He really reminds me a lot of the guy I played for in Tampa, Monte Kiffin. They're both very passionate. They're both proven. I think everyone thinks of these great defensive coordinators that they're out-witting the opponent, and they do that but they believe more in just techniques and fundamentals and doing the little things right and if we can do that we know this defense works and we feel like we've really got the tools to make it work."
On Bates being one of the best defensive coordinators in the league
"Absolutely, and he has been for a long time and his work speaks for itself. Now it's our job. He's done it with the players there in Miami. We want to take it to another level."
On S Hamza Abdullah
"I think he's really one of the stars of camp thus far. He's a guy for a long time that we've seen has the physical tools to play the safety position, but the safety position is a real cerebral position. You're asked to do a lot of different things and so sometimes it takes a while and you can see it just clicked for him this year. You matched the mental part of it with the physical talent that he has and you put that together you've got a special player. I think he's got an opportunity to be a very special player in this league."
On how the interaction with the crowd came about
"We were just having fun with the fans down there. You're trying to focus on practice but you don't want to ignore the fans because they come out here to support you, so we thought we'd just have a little fun with them."
On if he can bench press more weight than Broncos P Todd Sauerbrun
"Probably not. Maybe I can out-bench him, but I know I can't out-bicep curl him because I think that's all he does over there. He just goes and works those bi's out there. (He is a) different looking punter, but I've played against Todd since he first played in the league with the Bears and we had a pretty good punt return guy, Karl Williams, but if he ever broke through there, 'Boom' (Sauerbrun) would just go hunt him down. I think when Boom came out, I think he ran a 4.5 so he's a pretty good athlete."
On needing biceps as a punter
"No, not really. It looks good on TV though. That's his philosophy."
On seeing RB Travis Henry run against someone other than him
"I am really looking forward to it. You can see why, studying him a little bit, one of the neat statistics about him is that he gets better as time goes on in games. Someone told me yesterday that his 11-20 carry average throughout his career is much higher than his 0-10 and you can see why. He wears you out, he doesn't give you a big surface to hit, he's low to the ground, he's powerful, he's got the speed to and when you put that all together, you've got a real good back and it's going to be fun to watch him in this scheme."
On how much better the offense looked Wednesday than Tuesday
"They looked good. We took the pads off today. it's always a little sharper and crisper when you know how to practice that way and that's one of the things that we've been good at. We started a little slow today then we picked it up and had a real good practice."
On if he watched the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony
"I didn't get a chance to watch it, but I saw clips of (Michael) Irvin's speech and Thurman Thomas'. I think they both did a great job."
On if he thinks about his speech should he be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
"No, not really. My first year I had the opportunity to go over and watch the Hall of Fame speech. It just shows you how special this league is. It just makes you want to win championships because that's the common thread with all those people. Although Thurman never won one, they were there four times and it makes you want to do that. It makes you want to win."
http://cbs4denver.com/broncos/local_story_220160715.html
"Truthfully, you're always looking forward to that opener but you understand that this is necessary. This is the opportunity we have to come together and put the pads. One of the big challenges of today is that you have a lot of new faces and putting the whole thing together. We know we got better, we know the management gave us all the tools and now we've got to go put it to work on the field."
On the grind of camp
"This is the grind, but it's how you deal with that. Some people kind of fade right now and the professionals get stronger and understand that yeah, it's tough but this is the time when you've got to be on your detail more than ever. We fortunately have a good team that understands that and comes out and most of the time we're have real good sharp practices and if we don't we start them over so you better have a good one."
On describing Assistant Head Coach/Defense Jim Bates in one word
"Passionate. He loves football and that shows out there and that's fun to play for a guy who is so passionate about the game. He's got a high energy level, it's really a joy. He really reminds me a lot of the guy I played for in Tampa, Monte Kiffin. They're both very passionate. They're both proven. I think everyone thinks of these great defensive coordinators that they're out-witting the opponent, and they do that but they believe more in just techniques and fundamentals and doing the little things right and if we can do that we know this defense works and we feel like we've really got the tools to make it work."
On Bates being one of the best defensive coordinators in the league
"Absolutely, and he has been for a long time and his work speaks for itself. Now it's our job. He's done it with the players there in Miami. We want to take it to another level."
On S Hamza Abdullah
"I think he's really one of the stars of camp thus far. He's a guy for a long time that we've seen has the physical tools to play the safety position, but the safety position is a real cerebral position. You're asked to do a lot of different things and so sometimes it takes a while and you can see it just clicked for him this year. You matched the mental part of it with the physical talent that he has and you put that together you've got a special player. I think he's got an opportunity to be a very special player in this league."
On how the interaction with the crowd came about
"We were just having fun with the fans down there. You're trying to focus on practice but you don't want to ignore the fans because they come out here to support you, so we thought we'd just have a little fun with them."
On if he can bench press more weight than Broncos P Todd Sauerbrun
"Probably not. Maybe I can out-bench him, but I know I can't out-bicep curl him because I think that's all he does over there. He just goes and works those bi's out there. (He is a) different looking punter, but I've played against Todd since he first played in the league with the Bears and we had a pretty good punt return guy, Karl Williams, but if he ever broke through there, 'Boom' (Sauerbrun) would just go hunt him down. I think when Boom came out, I think he ran a 4.5 so he's a pretty good athlete."
On needing biceps as a punter
"No, not really. It looks good on TV though. That's his philosophy."
On seeing RB Travis Henry run against someone other than him
"I am really looking forward to it. You can see why, studying him a little bit, one of the neat statistics about him is that he gets better as time goes on in games. Someone told me yesterday that his 11-20 carry average throughout his career is much higher than his 0-10 and you can see why. He wears you out, he doesn't give you a big surface to hit, he's low to the ground, he's powerful, he's got the speed to and when you put that all together, you've got a real good back and it's going to be fun to watch him in this scheme."
On how much better the offense looked Wednesday than Tuesday
"They looked good. We took the pads off today. it's always a little sharper and crisper when you know how to practice that way and that's one of the things that we've been good at. We started a little slow today then we picked it up and had a real good practice."
On if he watched the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony
"I didn't get a chance to watch it, but I saw clips of (Michael) Irvin's speech and Thurman Thomas'. I think they both did a great job."
On if he thinks about his speech should he be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
"No, not really. My first year I had the opportunity to go over and watch the Hall of Fame speech. It just shows you how special this league is. It just makes you want to win championships because that's the common thread with all those people. Although Thurman never won one, they were there four times and it makes you want to do that. It makes you want to win."
http://cbs4denver.com/broncos/local_story_220160715.html