20 Quotes by Matt Cavanaugh

LaRod had a good summer. We're going to be careful that we don't overload him.

Our receivers have to get back to some balls, and our line has to protect a little better. So there's a lot involved, but if we can go into this game and just cut down the turnovers, we'll have a chance.

We probably should take some more shots down the field. We need to give those guys an opportunity, and Tyler's got to get the confidence that if he puts the ball up, his guy's going to go up and compete for it and come down with it.

We've had a lot less mental mistakes than we had last year at this time, and I think they're starting to understand. A lot of the terminology is identical, with just a few changes, but there's better communication overall.

Tony was gone and it was supposed to be my team in '77. I was the guy who was supposed to carry us. That's why what happened was so devastating.

Rashad has a chance to be a good back -- maybe a special back. He's a big, strong kid who can run people over.

It's been two games. We hit a couple in the first game, but we didn't get any in the second one. So I don't know that we're going to push a panic button yet.

I learned a lot the year we won the Super Bowl in Baltimore (with the Ravens). I made mistakes, but I'm also not usually someone who dwells on the great things that happen, either. I can be critical of myself and the people around me, and I want to improve all the time.

I had no excuses that day. I was healthy. Even now, I know we still would have had to beat Penn State. But if we had won the Notre Dame game and gotten on a roll ...