David Thornton Quotes


You respect him because he's a man of integrity and a man of faith. He treats guys as professionals, and I personally admire him for his intellect of football, the way he teaches guys. - David Thornton



When a quarterback has happy feet, when he has to make a quicker decision than he wants to, he'll make choices he doesn't really want to. That creates turnovers for the defense. - David Thornton



We're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of passion... Guys are really striving to make big plays and create turnovers - making big hits - and that's the type of defense that coach Dungy wants us to be. - David Thornton



We were there to support him. And he ended up supporting us. It was a very emotional moment. There was joy in the room. He seemed relieved to see us, and we were so happy to see him and the way he was being a tower of strength for his family. - David Thornton



We want to continue to build on the positive things of the past. We've played well, but not good enough to get to the Super Bowl... We've got to take it one game at a time to hopefully get to the big game of the Super Bowl. - David Thornton



We know they're looking forward to coming out and beating us. And what a great win it would be for them if they did beat us. Any time you're 0-5, a win helps cure the pain. - David Thornton



They run more to close out games. If you study their games, the offense is pretty [diverse] in the first half. They make most of their big plays in the passing game in the first half. Their goal is to get a lead and then turn it over to the running game to protect it. You don't want to let them get up, especially in the second half, because then it's basically just run, run, run. - David Thornton