Pittsburgh Quotes
Pittsburgh Player and Coach Quotes
Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
October 7, 2006
Pittsburgh Coach Dave Wannstedt:
“It’s not the number of rushes. It’s the result. We didn’t run the ball much more than we normally do. We knew it was coming with LaRod. It came today, obviously, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.”
“As Coach (Bill) Parcells said, ‘Show me a QB who can move the ball and put in the end zone, and that’s the one I want.’ Tyler Palko showed he is that kind of quarterback.”
“We know the type of football Syracuse plays, we know the type of players they have and we know the program they have – so to come up here today and play the way we did in the Dome is a big win for us.”
“We had some early adversity. We had some guys who hadn’t played like they did today. LaRod was one of them, but today he came out.”
“When you rush for more than 200 yards, you’re blocking some people. Joe Thomas had a heck of a block on the long TD run.”
RB LaRod Stephens-Howling:
“Before I broke the long TD run, the guys were kidding me about getting caught in the open field. They couldn’t say it after that one. I didn’t have to do too much because the hole was there.”
“Everyone was doing a great job of blocking, and I just had to be patient and wait for it to open up.”
QB Tyler Palko:
“This is a great atmosphere to play in, and any time you get a win on the road it’s great. We didn’t let anything bother us today, even when we had a couple of setbacks.”
“There are things we need to clean up in the passing game, but obviously the run game came along today.”
“The offensive line didn’t allow the one sack today. That was on me because that was my man to account for.”
“It’s funny how things work out. For years, we’ve heard about how we didn’t have a running game. LaRod doesn’t need much of a hole to run. I can’t remember when we had a game like that.”
DE Chris McKillop:
“The coaches beat it into us about fundamentals, and today it really paid off. I’ve only played defensive end for a couple of years, and today the experience I’ve gained really began to show.”
DB Darrelle Revis:
“We played the cutback very hard. We had a great backside presence.”
OL Mike McGlynn:
“In my three years here, the offensive line has really been torn apart, so it’s great to see us get some praise. No sack on us, a 200-yard rushing game – I think you could say we grew up today.”
