PRICELESS BILLICK-ISMS

* When questioned on Deion Sanders "questionable" status on the injury report, Billick said: "When you’re 50 years old, you’re going to be listed as questionable every week. At that age, questionable is pretty good."

* During the 2005 season against the Cincinnati Bengals, Billick miscalculated and elected to attempt an unnecessary two point conversion. When questioned on it, Billick admitted his error but took the opportunity to take yet another swipe at the media: "I started in college as an engineering major but as you can see, I’m too *** **** stupid to add, so I transferred to journalism."

* After the Ravens defeated the Titans in January of 2001 to advance to the AFC Championship Game, Billick was questioned about his team’s swagger and confidence going into Adelphia Coliseum: "When you go in the lions den you don’t tippy toe in, you carry a spear, you go in screaming like a banshee, you kick whatever doors in, and say, ‘where’s the SOB.’ If you go in any other way your gonna lose."

* Brian Billick commenting how his training camp, relatively speaking, is like a Club Med: "If you are tired or fatigued, there is a reasonable chance that your troops are also. Maybe you both need a break. In years past, the mentality in pro football was that a team will outwork and out-tough its opponents. This concept has proven to be naive. In the NFL, everyone works hard and is tough. To think otherwise is to set yourself up for defeat. What has evolved in the league is the realization that teams should focus on the concept of working more intelligently in order to get their players to the game healthy and fresh. This process must be monitored and gauged by leadership, which itself must also be healthy and fresh for battle."

* "I quit. I give up. I’ve tried to be an advocate for the instant replay. I’ve tried to do the company line. I’ve said the right things. Dump the whole @#%&-ing thing. We’ve spent so much money on this thing, and it doesn’t work. … Move on." ~ That’s Coach on one of his not so favorite topics — instant replay. By the way, that one cost him heavy coin.

* When asked after the Super Bowl season if Trent Dilfer would be part of the team in the future: "At this point, I have no reason to think he won’t be. But we’re coming into a time with free agency where that’s up to Trent and his preparation, where we’re at, what our other free-agent situation is and what’s out in the market. It’s a free-agent market system, so to speak, and so from just a personal (standpoint), yeah, I would love to have Trent back."

* "I don’t think you can really trust a man who likes to dance."

* Billick had a feisty exchange with reporters when the sore subject of the Ravens’ anemic passing offense was raised: "I’m going to be as succinct as I can. You can ask as many times as you want. I don’t give a rat’s a$$ about statistics. You win or you lose. I really don’t [care]. I really don’t. You can keep bringing it up all you want. We were there last year, and we went 10-6 and won the division. So you can put that in quotes, write it down and the next time you want to ask the question, just hold up the sign and say, ‘Say this.’