Gil Haskell Quotations

Mike pushed it and I appreciate that. I've always wanted the opportunity. I'd love to.

I can't really say much. What can you say?

He runs the ball and stops the run. Now that's old-school. But it works.

We thought we were going to the Super Bowl for a number of years.

I admire him very much. He's so strong-minded. And his players buy in. That's why they are winning.

He's playing now like he's in charge. He's not intimidated by a defense. He's intimidating them.

He was like that here too in the beginning. But he's not like that anymore.

He's done a magnificent job with all his guys, especially with Mack (Strong) and Shaun, right from the start. He's got a great feel for them, and they respect him very much.

He's a tenacious competitor. He's a fly-around, knock-you-down kind of guy. He's really a hellacious player.

He has so much confidence in himself now.

He has so much confidence in himself now. He understands so well what we're trying to do. It's made him a much better quarterback and made us a much better offensive team.

We've been watching him for two weeks. We've watched all the film we can watch. We've practiced a lot. We'll be fine. We'll just see how it goes.

I think the biggest thing you could say is when he was with (Green Bay general manager) Ron Wolfe, he was very relaxed. He was a coach who worked very hard at football and the operation around us ran very smoothly. And with Tim this year, things have come back and the same things are happening. He's very relaxed. He knows we're covered, and Tim does a good job looking for players.

Most of them we've run all year. But a few are new.

Mike and I still talk about all of us going down to the Tennessee Grill on Saturday mornings for breakfast if we had enough money. And then we'd go scout Serra on Saturday afternoon.

When (the Cowboys) line up, you know where they are. But the Steelers, you don't know where they are going to be. They are there (before the ball is snapped), but then the ball is snapped, and they move someplace else.

At the time of the game, you're so mad at the way the game is going, you want to get the ball back because you want to score again. And we got the ball back, and we did move it. You do everything you can to win the game. You think of situations.

We should be able to adjust. But they're very different in what they do. These guys have better players than other 3-4 teams. But I'm confident going in we'll be able to handle what they're doing.

Everything has settled down. The pressure is easier to handle. He has people working with him and they're all trying to do the same thing. That's helped him a lot. Our team is better, so he's relaxed.

This is going to be a vicious, violent football game, and the best team will win.

This is a real credit to Mr. Allen. (And) to Tim and to Mike to be able to hold this thing together keep these good players together.

I know Walter can block Porter. If he couldn't, we wouldn't be in this game.

In Saturday's playoff game against (Washington) when he ran to his left and he did the whirlybird and threw it downfield? That's what he used to do. It hasn't happened this year since that first game in Jacksonville. Those things are virtually gone.

That's a good question. The tight end might play a little bigger role. I'm not saying he will, but it's possible.

You can't play this game if you don't have a quarterback. Matt is just starting to hit his stride.

They are built defense first. We are built offense first.

They are built defensively first. We are built offensively first.

It's a big factor because you don't play against it every week. At the same time, we have played against it some.

It's a great opportunity for those young men to play. You start with Spencer at center, Weaver at fullback, Mo Morris, especially Seneca. Those are good backups. Those guys could start on most teams. So we're in great shape. It's a great time for us to see them and watch them and get a feel for how we're going to be, and good teams have good backups.

They?re built defensively first. We?re built offensively first. So that?s a heck of a battle right there.