If we want to be a team that is going to contend for the Grey Cup, we've got to get better offensively,

You go into a season expecting to contend for the Cup every year. We have a lot of positives on our team. We can't have any big letdowns in the season. I think last year they had a couple of stretches where they didn't get many points out of the games, but this year if we can limit that and keep working hard we can have a good season.

It's not a bad consolation prize for not being in the Grey Cup,

If you take a look at that Grey Cup game, most of our success came from staying away from Durden. He's such a quality cover guy and he tackles really, really well. That's why it was a must that we get someone like Reggie here in Edmonton.

Get out of yourself, get into the team.

They'd both tell you exactly what they wanted. 'Ashley, do this. Move the cup there. Turn round, take two seconds and then look.' And you just have to go, 'Yeah, you know what you're doing.'