Bill Whittington

he still has a problem turning the ball over.

He did it this year.

He did it in big games.

And, you know, when you have a defense like they have, that's what people don't realize something about when you play good defense.

Defense is like when you're playing socially with your buddies playing golf and you hit one out of bounds and everybody says you get a mulligan.

That's what defense does for you when you turn the ball over.

They say, don't worry about it.

We'll stop them and we'll get any points.

That's what good defense does.

Because the only way you don't have a good defense, you turn the ball over, people score points.

The defense gives the quarterback a mulligan.

Gives all those offensive players a mulligan.

You fumble the ball, you throw in reception, something bad happens, defense.

We always used to say on defense, when that happens, put the fire out, boys.

Go put the fire out.

And stop them.

And so when you're able to do that, that motivates you.

And it motivates the defense.

And when you think about this defense, those defensive players talked about him

We had turned the ball over a couple times, and they said, hey, he's our quarterback.