Pete Carroll Week Quotations

For the second week in a row we just were on a torrid pace to self-destruct in the first quarter.

I expect a tremendous week of preparation this week.

Matt has no intention of doing that. He knows the possibility. I talked to him about it a week or so ago because I'd heard this stuff floating around, and he said, 'No, I'm not doing that.'

We're waiting to see what will happen with the running back spot. I loved the (fumbles) for our defensive side. The last week they've really gotten after it.

We're capable of playing like that in both halves. That's frustrating to the coaches. But it's just so powerful to see it happen for the second week in a row.

We've seen in the past that he can make it through the week without a lot of preparation and still play. We'll protect him this week.

We'll be careful with Reggie this week in practice. We'll make sure there aren't any accidents with him.

We're in great shape, and everything is going to work out for the long haul. I'm not looking. I don't care about those opportunities. ... This is a good time for this. There'll be a tremendous amount of movement in the NFL a week from now.

We will have to wait and see when he gets to practice today. There is no damage at all to his knee, it is sore from getting banged on it, but he is going to practice today. We will ease him through the week until he is feeling 100%. He might feel 100% today. He is real encouraged, and I am not really concerned about it.

I'm not sure how it happened last week and I'm not sure how it happened this week. We weren't cheering when the new BCS ranking came out this morning. I know that. The BCS ranking is really important when you finish the season, not now.

Do I feel like they are threatening us, and are going to give us a hard time? ... Absolutely, it doesn't matter who we are playing. I don't think it is because of who we have playing, I think they have a loaded up offense. They have a really good philosophy with how they run their offense. I don't think it has to do with our personnel right now. That isn't what I am concerned about. I am concerned about teaching the game plan, and executing it well so we can hopefully give them some problems. I feel pretty much the same every week about that.