The Week In Quotes: January 27, 2012

compiled by Rivers McCown

MENTAL IMAGE: ASKA FROM TOURNAMENT FIGHTERS PLAYING LINEBACKER IN THE SUPER BOWL

"You gotta (expletive) keep your head up and wrap the crap up on a tackle and hit with your (expletive) eyes. You can't go in there and throw your goddamn ass into him. Just make the (expletive) tackle." -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick on the sideline during the AFC Championship game (YouTube [1])

TECHNICALLY, GOING BACKWARDS IS SOMETHING

"I had one ball. I think they went away from the game plan. ... I feel like if they had went to the game plan and given the playmakers the ball, they would have done something with the ball." -- LSU tight end DeAngelo Peterson, on LSU's BCS title game plan (Press-Register [2])

GREAT IS GOOD, BUT AMAZING WOULD BE GREAT

"I think we’ve got a nucleus and a foundation of talent on this football team that has a chance to be good. And we’ve got to continue to build a roster to be better than good. Because good is just not good enough. We’ve got to be great." -- Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland, on the tasks ahead of him this offseason (Sun Sentinel [3])

SPEAK UP NEXT TIME, JOE

"We never discussed the race. To me I was in a race. Joe won more games than Bear Bryant. I came along and won more games than Joe. Joe came along and won more games than me. I was competitive with it. Joe never mentioned it. I don’t even think he cared. Now I know he must have, but he would never say anything." -- Ex-Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, on squaring off with Joe Paterno for the coaching wins crown. (Sports Radio Interviews [4])

SHOOTING THE SEQUEL BEFORE THE TREATMENT'S EVEN FINISHED

"I'm not in a very good place for healing, let's say that. It's not a real good environment down there right now, to say the least. Everybody's walking around on eggshells. I don't recognize our building right now. There's such complete and total change." -- Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, on the state of the team's practice facility (Indianapolis Star [5])

"There’s not any sort of bad situation around here for healing or anything like that. That’s not a correct perspective. Like I said, you keep it in house, your family, you talk to each other if you have problems, and he knows that." -- Colts owner Jim Irsay, on Manning (Indianapolis Star [6])

THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, AND IT'S CALLED COLLEGE

"Its like I need pussy everyday to be satisfied going to school with a whole bunch of guys sucks" -- High school recruit Yuri Wright, who committed to Colorado after some other schools stopped recruiting him due to the contents of his Twitter account (ChatSports.com [7])

FORLORNLY SHAKE YOUR HEAD AT THINGS THAT AREN'T HAPPENING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD?

"I feel good. Retire to do what?" -- Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, on his post-Super Bowl plans (CBS Sports [9])

COLE NEVER DID ENOUGH BACKPACKING TO REALLY GET IN TO AUGEN AUF!

"I know [offensive coordinator Chad] Morris likes me because I'm really their only dual-threat guy, so I can come in for certain packages to run since that's the best thing I do, really. Plus Cole doesn't have that oomph right now and Tajh needs that every day ... for someone to push him and keep him working so he gets better." -- Clemson recruit Chad Kelly, on how quickly he will be fighting for playing time behind Tajh Boyd (Dr. Saturday [10])

OK, YOU'RE ANNOYING ME NOW. YOUR VOICE IS SHRILL. GOODBYE

"Be an analyst, not a douchebag." -- Ravens pass rusher Terrell Suggs, to Skip Bayless (Deadspin [11])

"I’ve got plenty. One I haven’t used, but I’m saving up if they ever invite me on to First Take: ‘I hope you fall down an elevator shaft onto a burning pile of rusted AIDS needles.’" -- Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, on insults for Bayless (Pioneer Press [12])

AND YOU WERE LYING WIDE AWAKE IN THE GARDEN, TRYING TO GET OVER YOUR STARDOM

"I've been on that right corner since I've been here. It's like seeing my lady with another guy." -- 49ers cornerback Shawntae Spencer, on losing his starting job to Tarell Brown (Sacramento Bee [13])

NEVER, EVER, EVER, DO STEROIDS THOUGH KIDS

"Even now knowing the risks I would still take the Toradol shot. And I probably will." -- Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, on a widely-used painkilling shot that has some dangerous long-term side effects (Pro Football Talk [14])

GUS MALZAHN'S TACTIC OF SCORING STYLE POINTS IS OVER

"It’s our job as an offense to protect that defense. And at the end of the day, it’s our job to score football points." -- New Auburn offensive coordinator Scott Loeffler, on his job (Sports Grid [15])

AND IF BALTIMORE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE ME AGAIN, I WOULD UNDERSTAND

"I appreciate all the backing, but listen, you don't have to worry about me jumping off a ledge or driving my car off a cliff." -- Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, on his state of mind following last week's missed kick (Deadspin [16])

THEN HE TRADED ME FOR MIKE SIROTKA

"He was actually right there. He was the first person I saw when I got out of the locker room and he was the kind of person that let me know what was coming and first thing he said to me was, ‘Are you tough enough? Are you man enough to bounce back from this?’" -- 49ers receiver Kyle Williams, on his dad, White Sox general manager Kenny Williams, talking to him after Sunday's game (Sports Radio Interviews [17])

GOTTA GO, MY DAMN WIENER KIDS ARE LISTENING

"Well, I sucked pretty bad today, but our defense saved us." -- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, on his performance in the AFC Championship game (SportsGrid [18])

POOR LITTLE GIRLY-MAN, ALONE IN HIS GIRLY-HOUSE!

"Is it just California that everybody just wants to know how you feel? Care about what you thought, what you did, how you felt, how your pinky feels. Is that just a California thing? Back where I come from, nobody really cares." -- 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, on media questions about how he "feels" (San Francisco Chronicle [19])

TASTE THE LIGHT, TASTE THE ACTION, TASTE THE FAME

"I wasn't incredibly excited or anything." -- Steelers safety Ryan Clark, on his selection to the Pro Bowl (Sports Radio Interviews [20])

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