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" I do know some missed tackles usually that comes down to leverage, and I know those are correctable and fixable. "
Dan Quinn
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Leverage
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" Number one, from a tackling standpoint, we teach strike zone hits, and we want to hit absolutely as hard as we can in that strike zone, and that's absolutely what we call a batter in the batters box from the chest all the way down to the knees. "
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" Iron sharpens iron, and that's one man getting another guy ready to play. "
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" That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing. "
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" I think it's important that we go through everything together as a team. "
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" Every game, we're going to go for it, so when we get into playoff time, it's not like, 'You've really got to ratchet it up. You've really got to do something different.' Then what have I been doing the whole time? "
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" What we can control is our readiness. "
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Respect
Humility
" Part of what we talk about is, toughness is a talent. "
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" The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that's moving forward. "
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Looking Back
Mirror
" Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits. "
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Leverage
Your
Still
" We want to play a really physical style ball, and so, for us tackling, we know we are shoulder-based tackling team, and we want to hit that strike zone just like you're throwing fastballs into that catchers' mitt just as hard as you can. "
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Know
You
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" It's that preparation that goes into each week. We have a term: 'Trust your training, trust your teammate, and trust yourself.' "
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" I don't second-guess our playcalling or wanting to throw it. Honestly, we've got terrific guys. We know how to matchup. We know how to get open. That part of our game is so intact. "
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" The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode. "
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Drive
Past
" Each game we play, every game is a championship-game mindset. "
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