Rod Hood Quotations

With the return game, it's all about timing. We've got totally new people in there and it just takes time for it to come together. Right now, the timing is kind of bad, but it's getting better each week.

Words can't describe what he means not just to the secondary but to this team. He brings confidence, energy, faith. Anything you say about him is an understatement.

You know what they're trying to do. You don't want a team to think that they can come in your house and beat up on you.

You have to be physical with him. You can't back down. No matter what he does to other defensive backs, we have to challenge him. You see his finesse and speed because he catches deep balls, but he can be physical because he's strong.

Experience is good. Whenever you're going against a receiver like Moss, experience is a lot. It makes a little bit of difference. We know he's going to make plays, but we're going to try to make him make plays in front of us and not behind us. I think that was one of the keys against him last year.

It's always fun when you know an offense is going to attack the secondary and throw deep balls, give us an opportunity to play back there.

I know I can do it and I know I'm good at it. We're just young as a special teams group and we're still learning to play together.