I remember the newspaper articles and even the coaches when I visited there. They said they were really interested. I was thinking if I'm available, I was going there. And then they took Jeff Faine. I kept waiting. That's the game you've got to play.

breaks everything down so finely, and to have a teacher like that, it's going to mold Carson. He doesn't just think of one option on the play; he thinks of three or four options.

Their defensive package is nuts. They come from everywhere. I'll have a handful of players to block. It could be a two or three different d-linemen, it could be two or three different linebackers so I'd say five or six different guys I could be blocking.

My pad level - I'm a tall, lean guy - if those guys get low and bull rush me, they'll be able to move me. It's all footwork and hands. I don't need to be 350 pounds to block those guys.

All that I know is that their priority is to get the linemen signed. It's out of my control. I've done everything the last three seasons, and now it's up to my agent and the front office.

We don't have a lot of guys, and whichever starting five we've got out there, we have to get the job done. We didn't get the running game going, didn't get into the groove. We had the starting five going all year. That had an effect. We should still find a way. It was a long afternoon.