Special Teams Quotes

The thing about special teams - and I think football in general - is sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.

We can't score goals, we can't stop goals, we aren't hitting, we can't play on special teams... we all stink. We can try to improve but to do so we will need to make trades. And who would want our players that are underachieving?

Football is one-third offense, one-third defense, and one-third special teams.

Eric Green is a great cornerback, but if he gets beat on one play he will come back and make it next. Just a guy that never gives up and does his best. A very unselfish guy not only as a cornerback but also on special teams.

I think teams win. I don't think offense wins. I don't think defense wins. I don't think special teams  - teams win.

It's just really exciting to have the ball in my hands. Not just on defense but to make plays on special teams also.

I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries are the most dangerous to play with. We're trained to play no matter what. If you can run, and you're able to focus and know your responsibilities, you're usually out there playing. You wouldn't have enough players if no one played hurt. Especially if you're, like, on special teams, you're going to do everything you can to stay in the game.

I've been able to speak with most of the special teams coaches and special teams scouts.

You can’t depend on special teams touchdowns and blocked punts every week to win.

One-third of your plays are special teams, so to block a punt and get good field position out of it and score was big.