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Mike Rucker

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Quotes by Mike Rucker

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All those carries, you are going to get those yards one, two, three at a time. It's not like it was a couple big runs. He chipped away at us by running the ball over 30 times. If we stop him early this time, he won't be able to do that again.
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You can't spot them those points at the beginning. If you don't do that, it might be a different outcome.
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You can't get caught up in how many sacks does a guy have because it doesn't tell the whole story. Pep is off to a fine start and the sacks will come.
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You can't get stuck on one category, on just sacks,
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I don't know if it's possible to feel more comfortable on the road because we love playing before our fans. But there's something special about going onto another guy's turf and silencing their fans. We get hyped up playing before someone else's home crowd, and that's good if you can put it in the right direction.
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In the framework of their schemes and the way the rules are, it's legal. I just kind of got caught. I'll roll with it.
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In the framework of their schemes and the way the rules are, it's legal. You just have to roll with the punches, there are a lot of things people don't like. You've just got to play it better, put your hands down (on the blocker) and try not to get cut.
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There was a point where we were losing a lot of close games. We were right there, but we were losing a lot. The turnaround was the San Francisco game. We were basically playing for last place at the time, and we just found a way to win. It just kind of took off from there, and we just had a winning streak and rode the wave.
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It's so hard for Pep because once you start to do big things, the expectations keep growing and growing and growing. It gets to the point where the expectations are unreal. He had a good year, but people always want more.
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Everybody has their own gap. In two-gap, you have 'A' or 'B' depending on which way the ball goes and you flow that way. Here you are responsible for that one gap. If you want to make a play, go through your 'B' gap and make the play.
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