I think it just comes down to them being great players. They can run fast, they can jump high and they can catch the ball. They're special guys.

We talked about it all week. We knew Randle El is an ex-quarterback. We knew Ward is an ex-quarterback. We already knew they had a lot of trick plays up their sleeves, so we had to be aware of it. On that play right there it just got one on us. They got a couple of big plays on us, and sometimes that's all it takes.

It wasn't really a scolding. It was just one of those things where he expects a lot out of me, and he just wants me to go out and have a great year. He just wants me to play great football.

A sack and a good rush -- that's the best coverage you can have. When the guys are up there working hard, getting it done, it makes our lives a lot easier on the back.

It really hits home when you've got people down there and people's homes and their lives are changing forever.

My parents live here now, but they were on their way to New Orleans for a funeral when the storm hit,