Dan Quinn Quotes
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At the beginning of the week, when we do our game planning, we look at the opponent and all the unique things they do.
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Sometimes there are some matchups and man-to-mans that you like to match up on.
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Winning the NFC championship affords you a chance at the next opportunity.
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In our league, it comes right down to the end.
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For me, trying to connect our team together is so important. I know we'll play really well when our team gets really tight. So I want to make sure I connect with the players so that I can help them be at their best.
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Number one, from a tackling standpoint, we teach strike zone hits, and we want to hit absolutely as hard as we can in that strike zone, and that's absolutely what we call a batter in the batters box from the chest all the way down to the knees.
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I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
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I think, No. 1, I still have a long way to go.
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The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that's moving forward.
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We want to play a really physical style ball, and so, for us tackling, we know we are shoulder-based tackling team, and we want to hit that strike zone just like you're throwing fastballs into that catchers' mitt just as hard as you can.
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Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits.
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We're not Seattle East. We're our own Atlanta, and there are definitely things I learned from Coach Carroll. He had probably the single biggest influence on my coaching career.
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Part of what we talk about is, toughness is a talent.
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I think different teams have different challenges as you go through.
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I do know some missed tackles usually that comes down to leverage, and I know those are correctable and fixable.
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The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode.
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When you are hoping for a call or want something different, I think you lose your edge.
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As coaches, any work you may do, it's been done long ago.
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I think you have to go deep into the bag of tricks, so to speak, to try and slow down the quarterback.
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I would never recommend losing on a bye, so that one definitely stays with you.
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One of these topics we talk about with the team on our 'Competition Wednesday' is iron sharpening iron. That's the process we go through to get each other ready, and that's why we have some periods where we get to compete against one another.
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I've been around some really good guys from different teams.
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As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.
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I think it's important that we go through everything together as a team.