He's a guy who's a veteran and has some savvy and toughness,

The guy is just a tremendous learner. Anything we ask him to do he does. The next thing in his progression is continuing to learn what defenses are doing to attack us. I have said this many, many times. It's hard for him to concede a play. He just can't do it. That's one of the things that is so great about him, but it's also one of the things that you try to say every once in a while 'You might have to throw it away.'

For a guy that came in and practiced Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and really didn't take any snaps at corner, he did an excellent job. He possesses some of the qualities that Kevin (Mathis) has - a toughness, an instinct playing inside, tackling ability, and a feel for the game. Our personnel department did a great job of bring him in for us.

I had no idea what was going on, and I consider myself savvy with that sort of thing.

Alton is a mature, explosive player. He can play three different positions and will bring toughness, rebounding and basketball savvy to the team. He can be an offensive force for us.

He's 25. This is his second year in this system. I think it took (Philadelphia Eagles quarterback) Donovan (McNabb) five years in his system to really reach the heights that he reached last year. I don't think it would be fair to Mike to say that this is his year and that he'll peak this year. The guy is continuing to climb. He's a ways away from his potential, but he's pretty darn good.