Quotes by Monty Beisel

“You have to look at what theyve done the last three of four years. To come in here and play with the type of guys they have was something that impressed me. Anytime youre in the NFL its all about opportunity and what you can do with your career. And when you have coach Belichick sit you down and tell you what you want to hear, its almost in the bag.”

“Kansas City wanted me back. I also visited Green Bay and Pittsburgh. But I just felt the opportunity and the fit was better here.”

“spent a lot of time in the offseason preparing, a lot of time in the preseason. Its definitely an ongoing process.”

“The thing that Rodney does best is he sets the tempo for the way things are done around here. Hes a great student of the game. He knows whats going on and he leads by example.”

“Just from a pure motivation standpoint and the way he gets out there and plays the game its uplifting to everybody.”

“[The Patriots were not shy about abandoning their 3-4 defensive front once it was obvious that Raiders were having their way early on in the first half. Props to defensive coordinator Eric Mangini, too. LaMont Jordan and the Raiders were not quite the same once they had to deal with the Patriots defensive line combination of Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren and Jarvis Green running down their throats. The four were able to create pressure, cause a key turnover (interception by Wilfork) and get a few negative plays at critical points. Once they Pats made Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins get off the spot, it became quite a different game, too.] We were able to set the edge, ... Once we did that, it seemed to go a lot better.”

“spent a lot of time in the off-season preparing, a lot of time in the pre-season.”

“Its definitely an ongoing process.”

“I think the biggest thing coming in here is the transition of the scheme. I am comfortable as a linebacker. [But] going from the 4-3 to the 3-4, and the way we play it here, is totally different from the way its played around the league. Chad will testify to that as well. Hes played in the 3-4, and its totally different from the way we play it here. Were just learning day in and day out and just trying to improve.”

“It doesn?t get any easier all year in the return game. Once they see that early in the year, they?re going to attack the same things you?ve had problems with, so we?re definitely going to have to get it fixed pretty soon.”