Chan Gailey Defense Quotations

Jamal had played some nickel, which is a little bit like safety. He's certainly got a lot of ability, but he's got a long way to go to learn that spot and be comfortable and help our defense there. There's lots of thinking that goes on there.

He was finding the creases in the defense and (Brett) Ratliff was doing a good job of getting him the ball. If you're a competitor, it makes you mad. It makes you realize how much work you've got to do to get where you want to be.

Jon has done an excellent job. Our defense has been ranked among the top 20 every year. We wanted to make sure he had some stability.

I think first there will be an evaluation process of where he is physically and mentally, ... If he is capable, we might spot play him on defense and on special teams. ... I'm worried about his conditioning more than anything else.

The pressure is more on the defense because you have a three-year starter standing back there at quarterback rather than a rookie. There's the pressure on the defense knowing he can take advantage of any little mistake.

If you take an all-conference performer and put him on the field, it's going to help your defense a lot, ... We'll see if we can get him up to speed.

It's good for the defense that they created a lot of turnovers today. That was a positive. We picked right up where we left off last year with the interceptions. We need to keep doing that.