Ron Rivera

The NFL is entirely a quarterback-driven league

I was asked in a press conference a couple years ago... what's the big difference between you guys and the other three teams in your division? My answer was quarterback... I asked the same question the other day to a group of people. What's the difference between Washington right now and Washington I had? Well, they got quarterback. It's a quarterback driven league, folks.

Special defenses are led by the defensive line setting the tone

One thing I will say is that each one of those teams [85 Bears, 06 Bears, current WFT]... it started with the defensive line setting the tone for the defense more so than anything else... When you look at those guys that were up front, there was something about those guys that set the tone and the tempo for who we were going to be as a football team.

A defense that makes big plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl

A defense that can make plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl.