The first thing Ryan Clark and Troy Polamalu and Ike Taylor and those guys said to me when I walked into the defensive back room, was if you don’t stick your face in the thing, you can’t be on this defense. If you aren’t ready to hit — we don’t care about interceptions — if you aren’t ready to hit, we don’t need you.

Will Allen wrote:

Someone can check the math on the topic title. But I believe it's true, or close to it and with that said, this quote rings a cord ...



That's the mentality of a physical and tough defense. The Packers? Let's pick it off!!

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

We've got the most cumulative INTs over the last 3 seasons with 73! New England (68) and Chicago (65) are next over that same span.

We were ranked #8 last year with 18, and #1 in 2011 with 31, #2 in 2010 with 24.

CHI led the league last season with 24.

BAL leads post season cumulative INT total over that 3 year span with 14. GB #2 with 11. We had 8 of those in the 2010 post season. Remarkable.

Originally Posted by: play2win 

In other words, the previous season's excellence is hanging over into the present.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Well, I think with a serious pass rush, which I believe we will have, our numbers could rival those of 2010.

Originally Posted by: play2win 

Our numbers in 2012 could have been better as well if the INTs weren't called TDs.

Originally Posted by: GermanGilbert 

Our numbers in 2012 could have been better as well if the INTs weren't called TDs.

Originally Posted by: GermanGilbert