The Rock quotes Ed Orgeron when talking about Deflategate

WWE Legend, and former Miami Hurricanes defensive end, Dwayne Johnson used some strong words from his former defensive line coach Ed Orgeron.

Before Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was laying the smacketh down on foes in the ring, he was getting after quarterbacks in the NCAA.

With every person seemingly discussing the New England Patriots and Deflategate, it’s only fitting that Johnson was asked about his thoughts on the situation.

Johnson was very candid about the topic and his thoughts on whether or not he thought the Patriots were cheating.

He even cited his former defensive line coach and fan favorite, Ed Orgeron.

"“I had a coach, his name was Ed Orgeron, and he was our defensive line coach at the University of Miami,” said Johnson, who helped the Hurricanes capture the NCAA football national championship in 1991. “He’s a phenomenal coach and crazy as all hell. His sentiment to something like this is how we feel as defensive players.”Johnson was fond of the expression, “It doesn’t matter!” during his time in wrestling. The same can be said for his opinion on over-inflated footballs, under-inflated ones, and the Wells Report.“We were raised in an environment at the University of Miami where Ed would say, ‘We don’t give a f—,’” explained Johnson. “You go after the quarterback the exact same way. You pin your ears back and get after it. And if the quarterback is able to get the ball off, then it’s your fault.”“I had a coach, his name was Ed Orgeron, and he was our defensive line coach at the University of Miami,” said Johnson, who helped the Hurricanes capture the NCAA football national championship in 1991. “He’s a phenomenal coach and crazy as all hell. His sentiment to something like this is how we feel as defensive players.”Johnson was fond of the expression, “It doesn’t matter!” during his time in wrestling. The same can be said for his opinion on over-inflated footballs, under-inflated ones, and the Wells Report.“We were raised in an environment at the University of Miami where Ed would say, ‘We don’t give a f—,’” explained Johnson. “You go after the quarterback the exact same way. You pin your ears back and get after it. And if the quarterback is able to get the ball off, then it’s your fault.”"

Johnson’s words as a former member of the defensive side of the ball are certainly interesting.

Sure he is one of the toughest dudes on the planet and probably doesn’t care what others do, but he has a point. It’s the job of the guys up front to get after the quarterback and make sure that he doesn’t get the ball off.

It certainly sounds like Ed Orgeron had each player focused on the game rather than any outside distractions and in his time as the defensive line coach, Orgeron coached some truly talented players. It’s no surprise that Johnson, Orgeron and the Hurricanes would go onto win the 1991 National Championship.

Rather than worry about PSI and what the other team was doing with the footballs, Johnson and the Hurricanes didn’t care, they just wanted to deliver a rock bottom to opposing quarterbacks.

It started at the top with Ed Orgeron and the message was passed down to his defensive lineman. Perhaps other defensive line coaches in college and the pros should take note of Johnson’s comments.

[H/T: CBSSports]

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