17 Quotes by Shelton Quarles

I've never heard it so silent in here.

Ryan's been doing real well over there in practice for us. I wouldn't have a problem with moving to the strong side, but with Ryan I think we'll be just fine. But losing Jeff is a blow to us.

That's why the Buccaneers' locker room always had his kids around.

This feels great regardless of what you make of it. We want to be consistent and get a little momentum. We have two good wins, with one on the road, so we're on a roll right now.

It's an unfortunate situation, but it's part of football. I'm probably in a better head space than I would have been this time last year or maybe the year before. Everything happens for a reason. The man upstairs has a purpose for everything. Hopefully this will be a learning experience I can learn from and hopefully get better from it.

I learned that from Derrick and Hardy. They were always studying and watching film and taking notes. It starts with the classroom, then it's transferred to the field (for practice) and then to Sundays.

I'm a fan of all kinds of sports, whether it's football, basketball, tennis, you name it. But Sunday is going to be tough, especially since we had an opportunity to be there.

I'm not the one to make those decisions. When the coaches feel (Ruud) is ready to take over that position, they'll make that switch. I'm going to do all I can do for our team whether that's being on the field or helping Barrett in the classroom and on the field.