He was our vocal leader. Now it falls to the rest of us seniors to be leaders. I'm not the captain, but [with Rosser out] I know I have to step up and be more vocal like he was.

It's going to be important that they want more and they're hungry. The seniors are not real vocal guys. How they develop as leaders, how demanding they are, how hard they compete in the workouts and the practices will be key.

Bernie is a great leader. He's a really vocal guy and really intense and you can see that in the huddle. You know he's going to go out there and lay it on the line for you, and you've got to do the same for him.

He's always played like a leader out there on the field. But he's more vocal before we go out there, right before the games. He speaks up and kind of fires guys up.

A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.

The leaders who do good deeds reside in the hearts of the people.