41 Quotes by Steve Mariucci

We are playing aggressive defense. We are playing smart. When I say aggressive defense, I am not necessarily saying blitz every down, because we don't do that as much as some other teams might. We are making plays at the ball. We are returning them like we practiced. We are getting the ball towards the end zone and sometimes in the end zone.

We agreed to disagree. In my mind, it is a catch, ... It is water over the dam, but I thought Marcus had possession with his hands before he slid out of bounds. There was no ruling of a bobble and I thought he clearly had control of it with his hands before he tucked it away and slid out of bounds. Their view may be a little bit different. But you can go around and around until the cows come home and it's not going to change anything.

You go through some ups and downs, ... He's developed some thick skin, which is necessary at that position. Joey's a fighter and he keeps working at it. He's going to improve when his supporting cast improves.

They feel sick in that locker room, because we thought we had it, thought we won it, and then it was not to be, ... It tests your resiliency.

Football is not war. Never was, never will be. Gettysburg, Omaha Beach, Pork Chop Hill, Kosovo, Auschwitz, that's war. This is a game.

It was just one of those years. I think he still has a lot of playing time left in him. I've seen him play very, very well.

That's a story about us. We are like a Chinese bamboo tree. The Chinese bamboo tree is going to grow 90 feet, and it's going to grow this year.

I'm not ruling out that it could go up to game time.

I hope he's healthy enough to take the starter's reps in practice.