It's not the easiest situation for a quarterback to have his first start amidst all the things we've been through. I'd have liked for him to have more experience going into it, but that's the hand he was dealt.

There's been some times where it's been rough. It's not the easiest thing to leave a situation where you're so comfortable at. I know I couldn't have gotten through that without my family and their support.

I said that my ideal situation was to start the season in the Real Madrid first team and if not I would prefer to return to Liverpool,

It was a long process, ... I didn't want a transfer quarterback who first of all wasn't a good guy and secondly, couldn't compete for the job. When we thought both those things were there, we went after him.

I've said this many times. I really like our quarterback situation. I really like it. Joey is better. Jeff's a capable guy. Our third guy (Orlovsky) is really coming on. We've got some guys that are able to play and able to win -- much more ready to do this than before.

It's almost impossible not to pick those guys if you need a quarterback because they don't come around very often.