Passing Quotations | Page 5

I think everybody expects a big year out of our running game. We're still going to throw the ball, but our bread and butter is the running game. It always has been, even though we're known as a passing team by some people.

I think Doug deserves it. He is a guy that adds a lot to this game of football, has added a lot through his great career - running, passing and now kicking.

I think Curtis has made a lot of strides in the drop-back passing game. It was not his forte last year. He needed to make a lot of work on it and I think he has.

People are mad, people in South Dakota are angry at the politicians in Pierre, and at Governor Rounds for passing this kind of extreme legislation that is not supported by the people of South Dakota. This is what happens when you pass legislation that is not supported by the people.

I remember what it was like when abortion was illegal, ... When I was a college student, I watched the passing of the plate to collect money so young women could go to Tijuana for an abortion. I knew a woman who ended her life because she was pregnant.

Jamison has really been tearing it up. He has been rebounding and passing well and doing a heck of a job for us. All week long he has been playing tremendous.

Jeep is another excellent all-around football coach, having coached on both sides of the ball in his career. He has recruited extensively in the Southeast, another key asset for our program. We think Jeep's knowledge of the running game and passing game will add to our package.

Jefferson has a three-guard scoring rotation, and that makes them capable of scoring very quickly. We must stop them in transition and close out well. We also have to use our length on the glass and our passing lanes.

Manny Rivera represents high-quality leadership in our nation's public schools. Since his return to Rochester, Manny has focused on raising achievement standards ... Despite pervasive poverty ? Rochester ranks 11th in the nation in child poverty ? the district has achieved dramatic improvements in the number of students passing the statewide exams in the past three years.

Jonas played a perfect match today, ... I was caught up by his very quick playing from the beginning with his kick serves, his returns, passing shots...all of them were so powerful. He didn't let me play much, he controlled the game and played very aggressively.

I think they're making themselves look stupid with every passing day. We will not be sidelined in this process.

I think this was one of Leon's best games. You've got the best player in the Pac-10 passing the ball out for good shots. This was all Leon. Every single game, it starts with him.

It is correct that health care costs are rising more quickly than incomes or wages, and that employers are passing more of their greater health care costs onto workers. But the increase in health care spending is not greater than the increase in incomes or wages.

It is big to get this win for our team. We worked hard all week on our passing game and we put it all together. It is just great to get a win.

I thought of passing it for a second.

I'm immensely saddened by the passing of not only a friend and colleague, but a legendary figure of 20th-century show business,

It depends on the day you ask him. I think he's come to terms with the physical toll racing in every event takes on him and plans on being more strategic. But then I've also heard Bode say in passing he's going to ski every race.

It allowed Gerber to get into same passing lanes and make things happen. I think the key was starting the second half down seven. I told the kids, 'It's not going to happen in one shot. Be patient and let's get it (the deficit) down.' And the next thing you know, we're on a 10-0 run and we're up three. It came from our defense.

I thought in overtime we did a lot better passing the puck around, and we were more poised. We have to be more sharp on the power play, and you can't pass up any shots, either.

I thought it was good for our kids to come out with the intensity they showed. We got in the passing lanes, and obviously, our size was a factor. The kids want to play well in front of some of the former Gaels.

I thought it was okay, pretty good. We pressured a lot from different places. As far as a straight four-man rush, in passing situations, it's hard to gauge that right now. We'll have to see.

I thought he had a fantastic season. Probably the two quietest records that have been broken this year is him breaking the season passing record and tying the touchdown record.

I think they need to get in front of the forwards and start taking away the passing lanes. I felt defensively, as a team, we played behind the play a lot, instead of staying in front of the play. We weren't intercepting as much.

I was just trying to make myself more confident and more aggressive and to get involved. Because the person passing the ball has to have confidence that you are going to do something with it. They have to believe that their pass is going to be worthwhile.

I was just feeling it. Every time I touched the ball, I felt great. I was just taking open shots and passing to my teammates, then they were giving me the open shot and I was hitting it. They weren't guarding me - they let me go.

It is "lifestyle" journalism the way Chaucer first invented it, and the Times, onto a good thing, is uninhibitedly publishing articles on the passing of a cuckolded poet, a rock promoter strangely addicted to collecting orangutans and an Italian writer striving "to avoid becoming a bore.

John is very athletic for his size. His strength is there. He's got to polish a few things in the passing game and some in the running game, but as long as he has a desire there to want to be successful, he's got all the athletic ability to be successful.

I think you can be excused for having some lapses, ... You need to put that in the context of the overall disaster that you're dealing with here, and FEMA certainly gets passing grades.

I think you can be excused for having some lapses, ... You need to put that in the context of the overall disaster that you're dealing with here, and FEMA certainly gets passing grades.

It is my understanding that there is a history of a violent acts prior to this. It had something to do with throwing rocks off an overpass at passing cars.

It is more than passing strange that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle would bring out Joe Wilson as some kind of credible witness for their cause.

I was working hard over the summer to get my grades straight to maintain eligibility when I noticed that I had been listed at third string. I was at summer school. One of the coaches told me that word was going around that I wouldn't pass my classes but I ended up passing my classes.

I was worried that first (Sunday) night and with each passing day, I get more worried.

I think the most important thing here is... paying homage to other artists. Everybody (is) passing the baton because there are many people who are going to be in this show. If it wasn't for them, a lot of the rest of us wouldn't be doing this.

I think they become a little more explosive in the passing game, just from a standpoint of experience. I mean, this guy's a three-year veteran as opposed to a rookie. He's seen more looks.

I think there's a lot of things going on, ... We had some good news from companies like Oracle, great economic data this morning, and you had the market clear two key psychological hurdles recently -- the Dow passing 10,000 and the capture of Saddam Hussein. All of that brings buyers back in for the short term.

I think aside from the quarterbacks and the running backs, we've got the hardest job, ... just because we have to know everything in the passing game and we have to know all the line calls as far as pass protection, running the ball and things like that. So we have to know basically the entire offense inside out.

I think (Black and Bober) did well, ... But when you get that kind of lead, you want to start pounding the ball... . Most of our passing was play-action. That took a lot of pressure off those guys.

Republicans have gotten the sense that they're going to get elected by passing out money to people.

Rising petrol prices and reduced domestic travel is a concern for regional Australia as few tourists will be passing through country towns, staying in local hotels and contributing to local economies and jobs.

Pacific played better in game three, I thought. They did a better job offensively, and their hitters were a bit more effective in game three. I felt like we got careless serving and gave up chances to score points. It seemed like whenever we served the ball in, we were effective. They weren't passing all that well. We just needed to get the ball in play.

Overall, we were balanced offensively. We made some plays in the passing game to continue drives, and I think that was important. But overall we had a lot of things we need to work on and improve on.

Our citizens have always been very cooperative in passing levies. They usually vote quite well for this.

Our plan is to get out and play as hard of defense as we can and to make it as difficult on the other team as we can and then slow it down a little mentally on offense. Not necessarily slow the ball down, but take good open shots on offense. They went zone on us and we moved the ball really well. We didn't have just one pass and shoot and that's key for us. Before, when we were struggling, we were passing once and shooting.

Our post defense isn't our strongest point. They posted up well and made good passing lanes. They executed on the offensive end.

Our water system has submitted the laboratory analysis results to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division in Atlanta and they have authorized us to rescind the advisory, ... Employees of the water system have already been door to door passing out fliers indicating that the water is safe for consumption.

Our turnovers really hurt us tonight. They (Greater Atlanta Christian) took away our passing lane and were able to turn those turnovers into points.

Overall our passing game was pretty efficient. We dropped a couple of balls, and we were disappointed we didn't get the ball in the end zone there when we were down there. Looked like Tom threw the ball well, set up quickly, and got it out there.

Our run defense has not done well, and there is no excuse for that. We aren't fitting well, and we have a couple of new players in there, who aren't as good as the guys who are injured. On offense, our passing game, including the protection, is not where it needs to be.

Our running game is going to be solid, ... but our passing game may be as good as it's ever been.

Our team is really good with our defense and running game, so if I can add a little bit of the passing game to it, I like our chances against anyone.

Our team is strong again this year. We can control the midfield, defense is in good shape and we can score. Our style is aggressive with focus on passing and putting the ball in the net.

Our team played a very good passing game in the first half. Then they came out and scored an early goal. We didn't focus on our responsibilities from then out.

Our secondary, which has not allowed a passing touchdown, has to be able to cover well and we have to get a rush on their quarterback. If not, they will pick us apart.

Our big guys-the key is they pass really well. The kids take pride in passing the ball. It's a traditional part of the program.

Our fourth-graders were very successful. They had just about the same passing rate as our eighth-graders, even though they had to achieve at a higher standard. We have to figure out how to have the same success at eighth grade.

Our goal is to have a better offense this season. We leaned more on the passing game last season and I think we'll have a better mix that we want to achieve.

I think he's gotten a lot better as the season went on. The kid's got a cannon for an arm. He's able to pick apart defenses and read his receivers downfield. It's going to be a challenge to stop the vertical passing game that they have.

I think I have the secret of a successful L.A. restaurant, especially now that so many Europeans live there. You have to have a place where they can see out the windows, see the world passing by. Europeans fancy that.

I think in broad terms that is still a form of spying. Some people say, ?Well, it's justified.' I'm not so clear that should be the case. Particularly if the reason you are passing legislation is to cover that activity.

I think in certain situations last year and the year before last I would have tried to take that shot with three people on me. But I've seen even if I don't shoot the ball to win the game, I can win the game by passing it out of a double team.

I think our bills do have a good chance of passing the Legislature this year, based on the governor's support. I'm guardedly optimistic.

I think Ricky, like a lot of players, has matured. He's playing better. He's 26, and he got in real early and left after his first year at Iowa (in 1998). I think his passing has been tremendous. I like the way he handles the ball. He's a tremendous defender.

I was used to a few reporters in Phoenix who would walk by in passing and asked me how I was feeling. Here, I had 10 guys asking me about two innings in spring training.

I was trying to be him when I was 10 years old. So now, with passing him, it's pretty special.

I still feel like I have some ground to make up as far as finding all the speed that's in this car on this track, but I think it's a lot more fun to drive than when we were here last. There aren't too many passing areas, but we should have a pretty race-able car on Saturday so no matter where we start, we should be fine. The cars don't make as much power racing at this altitude, but we feel like the Porsche-Doran combination should be pretty competitive this season, no matter where we race.

I still feel we can run the ball, but we've got find that passing game to complement and keep (opposing) guys off of our backs. We can't afford to get in long-yard situations, especially since our offense isn't geared that way.

I was very pleased with our passing and defense, and we had some good heads up play, ... Overall, I think it was a decent tournament.

I was very pleased with that. We've been working a lot on passing and making good cuts to the ball.

I was very surprised he was held to that amount of carries, but their offense wasn't allowed to get a lot of first downs so that limited what he could do. I don't think they executed as well as they're able to execute. Not having Cummings in the game really hurt. Cummings is just like Jordan in the passing game.

I think Palm Harbor played a better game. Their passing . . . they were just on. Any ball we sent down, they'd win it. Any ball in the box, they were tenacious.

I think Paris is just what we saw on tape. We knew coming in that Paris wasn't a burner. But he is smart, he's got excellent hands, he's a thumper, he's got that toughness and he showed that during the course of the preseason. And we got a good look at him in three of the preseason games and in all three, he showed up in the running game or the passing game.

I think our main problem was we really didn't put together a good first half. We're playing long ball and stuff, and we just don't play that way, ... Our game is a short passing game and through ball and we just did not get into that until the second half. And when we did, we started playing much better.

I think our passing game was not very good. I think our offensive line performed very well and we ran the ball with consistency. But we have work to do with some of the basics with regard to our passing game.

I think our passing game will improve this week.

I think Greg Knapp needs to know that. He needs to know exactly what type of talent he's working with. ... You've got to be creative. There's no reason I should be passing for only 2,300 yards for the season. My passing attempts per game (24.2) are not even that high. I hope it's not that they don't believe in me, because I believe in me.

I think his comfort zone will happen next year when he can go back in the post. Because right now he's trying to do things he didn't do in high school. Obviously, he's a talented player. He shows moments out there of passing ability, post-up ability, rebounding ability -- that he's outstanding.

I think this will definitely give me some confidence. We definitely need to work on passing more and we should not be trying to take it all by ourselves.

I think it's safe to say that if you talk to anybody in Ireland, they'll have a passing knowledge of the guitar. It was something that I couldn't get away from when I was younger: guitars played in shops and parties, just everywhere.

It has a lot more to do with how you get off the corner and how late you can brake going into the next corner. I expect a lot of passing tomorrow.

It gets the serotonin working, ... and it's not super-taxing. It puts life in perspective. You see things passing by and the majesty and timelessness of world. And it's totally free.

It gets the serotonin working, and it's not super taxing. It puts life in perspective. You see things passing by and the majesty and timelessness of world. And it's totally free. Taking a book or a CD player or reading or writing for few hours is really taking nice care of yourself. When you're in a relationship you don't get around to doing that.

It gives people the feeling of permanency, that ADC is not just some passing fad that will go away in a few years. It provides a physical location for people to go to get help and have their questions answered about Social Security, how to meet their senator or congressman, or to talk to someone about a problem.

I think we need to work on our passing a little bit. We haven't blocked too many balls lately, so hopefully we can focus on passing and our blocking. Our defense has been coming around, but I'd say blocking and passing are two of the big keys we need to focus on from here on out.

I think we have a greatly improved passing game, ... I think we've got guys who can get downfield and the quarterbacks are confident that they're going to stay protected. I think that's the big difference: They're not going to be standing back there thinking who they're going to get hit by. They'll be able to stand back there and wait for guys to get open and be able to get them the ball.

I think we have a greatly improved passing game. I think we've got guys who can get downfield and the quarterbacks are confident that they're going to stay protected. I think that's the big difference: They're not going to be standing back there thinking who they're going to get hit by. They'll be able to stand back there and wait for guys to get open and be able to get them the ball.

I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year.

I think we were hitting on all cylinders -- passing the ball, shooting it well and playing team defense. As you can see, the pressure made them turn the ball over a lot in the first half.

I thought our kids came out with a purpose. We did a good job of getting hands in the passing lane and keeping them off the glass.

I think you have to modify or put your offense in a position, again, to make your players comfortable. But you look at all these teams, they do everything. It's just that ... if they don't have Brad Miller passing the ball at the high post, they're not nearly as good...

I think you're going to have to make some plays in the passing game, whether or not the opportunities are there I don't know. But nobody has been able to run the ball on them,

I thought at times we showed we could move the ball. Our passing game looked good at times. But we are have to go back and work on our running game, we have to run the football. On defense, I saw some things. Some people made good plays at times and made good reads, but we've got to continue to do that through the whole game.

I thought he enjoyed it. He got on the ball, had a good range of passing and good link-up play as well, so it worked reasonably well.

I think in the end it was their quickness and their ability to play the passing lanes and force us a little deeper into our offense than we wanted to be. That's how they wanted to play and they did.

I think in the run game, we'll be fine and I think we'll be able to have some success with it -- we really need to, in order to help the passing game out,

I think it could embolden other companies if they succeed to cut back on health care costs by passing it off on other employees.

I thought we had a very good defensive effort. We read the passing lanes well. We trapped well. When we did steal the ball, we pushed it up the floor and scored.

I thought we played really well. This was one of our better passing games of the year. It was a great team win. We got to use everyone on the roster.

I talked to Bill McArthur today as he was passing by.

I think it's good to get in the truck and get a little bit familiar with it before we go full time. I want to have a strong finish and a good performance but mostly I just want to improve. If I feel like I come away from this race having learned a lot and improved and passing cars, then I'll be pretty happy with it.