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Dwight Freeney Quotes

  DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger) “The big thing with Ben is that he knows when to run and when to throw.  He makes accurate throws.


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DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger)

"The big thing with Ben is that he knows when to run and when to throw.  He makes accurate throws. He doesn't take a lot of chances when he throws the ball."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on playing against OT-Marvel Smith)

"He is a veteran.  It is always harder to play against a veteran.  Marvel is a confident guy.  He was All-Pro for a reason.  It is going to be a tough matchup."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on what Bob Sanders brings to the Colts defense)

"He brings a lot of intensity.  He comes down into the box and makes big plays when you have to make big plays."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on problems the Colts offense creates for defenses)

"The thing is with our offense you don't know if they are going to run or pass.  Peyton (Manning) and Edgerrin (James) do a great job of selling the run. They get those (line)backers to bite on the run. Sometimes on play action passes, they are up too far in the box and you can throw over their head."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on how he feels physically)

"I feel pretty good.  It doesn't really matter at this point.  If it feels good or it doesn't feel good, I am going to be out there playing." 

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on RB-Jerome Bettis)

"He is running very hard.  He is running like the old Bus. You really have to wrap him up.  You can't have one guy trying to make a tackle on him."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on being frustrated when facing a double team)

"I'm not frustrated by it anymore.  It t comes with the territory. Maybe sometime in my second year I may have been frustrated.  I wasn't used to that.  If you want to double team me, so be it. We've got a lot of great guys on the left side of me that perform."

DE-DWIGHT FREENEY (on what the Steelers might attempt to do different from the first game)

"I don't know.  The Steelers are who they are.  They run the ball.  They like to pound the ball.  We underst

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