Rocky Bernard Quotes

"You can't play this game if you're not having fun. This game is played on so much emotion that when you're out there, you have to get after it a little bit."

"They are a different offensive without (Vick) in the game, ... You can get after the quarterback. We said, 'Let's turn the heat up on this guy.'"

"At a time like this you really see how really important he is to our defense. He's the creator and he's got all the guys he wants in here. With him gone, it's been a little different. But we're still running the defenses he calls."

"It's still a little hard to believe we're going. I just want to enjoy this for a bit. I'm sure it will sink in soon enough."

"Chuck and Grant really worry about stuff like that because they're team guys, and it's working out really well for everybody now. I'm not trying to be selfish, but the difference this year is everybody's really working together."

"In years past, that's what has hurt us: our defense. We pretty much had all new faces on defense (in 2005), so you never knew how things would turn out. But we've done pretty well."