I don't think so. Dave's philosophy is that you have a rock-solid defense, and you complement it with a strong running game. We like to run the football. I'm sure we'll take into account the strengths of the guys we have here and try to play to their specific skills.
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You have to play four solid quarters, and we played well the f... MARK WOODHEAD Running the football is all about attitude. It's the attitude of the guys up front, hitting the defe... EARNEST GRAHAM Whether it is big, important, another game or not, I don't know. All I know is we are playing one of... JOE PATERNO We wanted them to do that. We'd rather have them run the time down and let us play solid defense. BRANDON JENKINS I have the right to remain violente. Everything I say can and will be used against you. EMINEM WIth football you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack wh... TOM BRADY They played a good game against Bulgaria. Larsson is a great player. They are great in attack, they ... CHRISTIAN VIERI Guys try to take you out of the game if they know they can. So especially if you've got a playma... CALVIN JOHNSON I heard some of the comments that were made, but I just take that as it is, with a grain of salt, be... ZAM FREDRICK I don't know if we (the defense) have any expectations. We just want to go out there, play our defen... ADRIAN WILSON We both have really strong emotions about the game and winning. So that goes hand in hand. We play w... TREVOR SCHATZLEIN Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN At times, we got down on the goal line and they were running the ball in. And that was pretty much s... DAVE EWART It will be important for us to run the ball well. We need to make sure that what we're doing offensi... FRANK SOLICH if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it. unless it... CHARLES BUKOWSKI If you catch yourself wondering why you want more of the world and you're not satisfied with God, it... CRAIG GROESCHEL We're different types of players, and I think we really complement each other well. I think if we we... JAY GUIDINGER As I told the guys, we still have a glimmer of hope. We just have to take them one game at a time. W... CEDRIC HAWKINS As I told the guys, we still have a glimmer of hope. We just have to take them one game at a time. W... CEDRIC HAWKINS As I told the guys, we still have a glimmer of hope. We just have to take them one game at a time. W... CEDRIC HAWKINS I think the whole key to the game was how we executed on offense. We seemed to become a perimeter te... DENNIS RUEDINGER I need you here with me we look for our love but we dont find it im searching and searching, I reall... SELENA GóMEZ The one thing with this team is that they are a team. They know their roles, and we have the ability... CHAD SLYTER I dont really think its all that settled yet, ... Weve got a good group of guys, though. Im sure eve... 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Frank said. The horse whinnied angrily. "I don't think so... RICK RIORDAN Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha... RICK RIORDAN Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ... RICK RIORDAN He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank... RICK RIORDAN Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ... RICK RIORDAN Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ... RICK RIORDAN Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ... RICK RIORDAN Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that." Percy: "Detention? RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl... RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid... RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m... RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon." "Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. Percy ... RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ... RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea... RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his bac... RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ... RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "W... RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is... RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid. RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Je... RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio... RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th... RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w... RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be... RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?” The satyrs fell over... RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ... RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN