Dave Wannstedt Players Quotations

If we ever get in a situation where we can play younger players at any position we would, but right now it's just focusing on whatever we have to try and do to get a win.

Recruiting is exciting right now. I think we're close right now to adding a couple more players here in the near future to our outstanding class coming in already.

We'd like to do some things, but I don't think we've got a Jason Taylor (Dolphins defensive end) on our team. And (Weis) will be facing the same thing. ... There are things we know about each other and what we'd like to try to do. Can the players go out and execute it? We'll see.

That's what the foundation of this program is going to be built on and the next few years that's what this team is going to be built on -- players we can trust, players that are going to be accountable and players who want to be the best -- not just OK, the best.

I've always believed this: The game comes down to the players executing,

This class will be a good foundation for the future. Most of these players had a lot of (other offers). Most of these players chose the University of Pittsburgh because they expect to win.

If you turn the football over, you turn them over for touchdowns or turn them over in the red zone, you're not going to beat anyone, ... Tyler is our leader. He's one of the best players we have on this team. He's won an awful lot of games around here and he'll continue to win an awful lot of games.

I'm glad they didn't ask me to carry that thing in. But this a nice little tradition to start and it stays with us for a year. The players brought it into the locker room and it is a nice honor.

The biggest adjustment is the time-management part, the limited amount of time you have with the kids as opposed to the pros, ... Every week it's a new challenge. It doesn't make any difference how much knowledge I might have about the defense ... it comes down to what our players can practice and comprehend. Finding that happy medium has been a little bit different.

I'll follow those guys. They're the best. Guys like Zach and Jason, that's the reason you coach. Players that work like that and who are committed like that -- people that you can trust, week in and week out. That's what makes it fun.

I love that expression, I think Bobby Knight said it: It's not how many plays you can run. It's how well do your players play. That's about where we're at right now.

You can only do what your players can execute and have time to comprehend and learn, ... So for me to think we're going to do a lot of the things we're able to do with the Miami Dolphins defense is unrealistic. And it's the same thing Charlie is going through.

You can only do what your players can execute ... what your players have time to comprehend and learn.