It's getting to the point where I'm tired of playing in pain. I want to go out there and play the way I can. I figured I'd sit out this year and see how I feel.

I know deep down I'm not ready. This is a tough organization to come right in (and play). I've only been here for three weeks.

We need more pain at the contact area. There were times when we were going to ground too easily, arriving in ones rather than twos or threes. Matt is our best prop as far as his overall game is concerned. He's there for his mobility and work around the field.

Right now we're still a small business going through small business pain.

It's a biceps injury that he can play with, ... I guess it's a pain issue, but it's not anything that's threatening to keep him out for a long period of time.

I'm not going to say there's absolutely no pain, but I can play. Now it's just like going out and being sore. Everybody else is sore. You have to play with pain. So that's how I look at it. Let's just say I feel pretty darn good. I'm excited to see what (today) brings.