Jeff Ulbrich Quotations

We are getting rid of the stench from last year.

We have no other choice but to stay positive. We have no other choice.

Last year, we introduced the 3-4, but at the same time, we retained all our 4-3 calls, we practiced them. It was kind of always like, I don't know if it was inevitable, but it kind of seemed like that at times, that we were going to go back.

Oh yeah? He said that? Oh phew I don't see that taking more than a year or so.

My daughter is just about to start kindergarten. She has a lot of friends here.

Maybe last year we were scrambling a little more,

But this is only his third year as a coach at any level.

If I play with it, ... they might never be able to fix it.

I was interested in the mindset. Especially coming off a year like the last, you want to make sure nobody's saying, 'Oh no, not again,' because it's not that situation. It's all stuff that we can fix, all of it. I'm confident we can do it.

Just getting rid of that stench from last year, taking advantage of this fresh start, that's what this game is. To win in a game that's truly meaningful, that's great.

Just getting rid of that (2-14) stench from last year, taking advantage of this fresh start, that's what this game is. To win in a game that's truly meaningful, that's great.

I wish I could tell you how I really felt.

I was trying to find a doctor that would say we can go in there 10 weeks from now and fix it, and it will be good as new, ... I was searching for someone, but it's not out there. ... It's tough. You put in an entire off-season and I love playing with these guys. To be on the sideline is going to be tough.

We have to start faster. I think that was the problem last week (against the Raiders).

Yeah. But he's that type of guy. He's got more presence about him than any coach I've ever been around.

I used to joke that it was an off week for me,

I've never been around anybody like him. A perfect example was at the memorial. He didn't know Thomas, but the things he said were probably the most poignant.

sees a ton of potential in every single guy.

Say the last thing he said was 'Cover Four' and the helmet goes down. You have to fire a pad, and if you hit the one pad it releases a second pad that you have to fight across. This is something you can apply on the field.

After I made the tackle, I looked down and my bicep was rolled up and off to one side,

They're a good team, but we made them look a lot better than they might be.

It's not magic. There's no secret formula. It's do what you're coached to do. That's why it's disgusting.

It may not seem from the outside that we're making progress, but we are.

It's tough. You put an entire off-season in, not only conditioning your body but working with these guys and getting on the same page. I love playing with these guys. I love what I do. It's tough to say that the rest of the year I'm going to watch from the sideline.

It's an emotional decision for me; I really love playing with these guys.

It was kind of encouraging. In past times it was almost, I don't know, people didn't let it hurt enough. It was pretty somber back there. Guys were talking about the game and interested in ways to fix it. I enjoyed that.

Oh! If I don't know, ... Is that his goal?

I'm not saying I've ever disrespected any coaches, but sometimes a coach asks you to do something and you think to yourself, Could he have done it? ... But when Singletary tells you to do something, asks you to do a certain technique, what are you going to say? I mean, he did it, he's been there, he's done that, so he holds a ton of respect.

I really think we're going to do something special here. I don't want to be on the sideline watching it when it happens.

I love playing with these guys. To be on the sideline is going to be tough.

I really feel like we're growing as a team and as a defense, and I want to be a part of it,

I really believe in what Mike Nolan is doing. I wanted to see it through.

I don't know. I was so tired, I wasn't even paying attention. I'll sleep well tonight.

He told me that, even now, it gets worse every day.

I feel as though we can play a lot better defensively.

A guy who knows the pulse of a team. A guy who knows what's going on, when to back off and when to push harder. Coach Singletary has all those skills, unmatched.