"Blitzing is one of those things that doesn't stop until you show that you have the answers for it."

"Words will not restore our fans' confidence. Our performance must do that."

"We've got to lean on each other because at this point, you have a lot of naysayers, a lot of outside noise"

Protecting quarterback Tyler Shough is paramount against blitz-heavy Vikings

"I hope everybody in here has a sour taste in their mouth until we get to Sunday, so we can use that monkey on our back"

"We have to use this moment as kind of a momentum builder, as far as getting better moving forward"

Bask in the moment, don't be overtaken by it

"Juwan and Noah are both athletic mismatches in any situation down there"

"We're not going to be perfect, but we can try to be"

"Very few times in this league is one running back gonna haul the load"

"You've got to be able to respond and just keep building and keep climbing and getting ready for the next one"

Team and Superdome crowd can feed off each other in home opener