Tommy Bowden Defense Quotations

I strongly anticipate some of the guys we sign coming in and possibly playing some key roles, especially on defense the way we did this year.

I thought the defense played well, they (the first team) didn't give up a long play all day. I thought the young defensive linemen continued to show improvement. They got some good work in this week.

You'd like to see one side control the day -- I'd prefer defense -- control the whole tempo and the whole success of the offense.

Duane is too good of a player to sit on the bench, ... He practices extremely hard. We want to move him to defense in an effort to get him on the field.

The defense looked further ahead. They looked like they had a little edge to them and they are starting to play with a whole lot more continuity.

Defensively, we play like that and we have a chance to win a lot of football games. Offensively, you can get hot and cold. But as long as our defense played like it did, it can keep you close.

As far as the way we played, when our defense gives that kind of effort, we're a pretty good football team. It's been indicative of the way we have played all season.