Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're going into the tournament with the attitude that we need to get the job done.

This is a really big deal. Philippe doesn't want to be remembered for it, but I wish I had done it. It atones for their miserable work — for my miserable work.

This is George Clooney's big year.

We've been worried about it in every tournament for a few years. What if this is the year?

It's no big deal. It's something we did last year and tried to carry over to this year. But they want to enforce the rules. I'll cut it a little bit and see if they need it cut shorter or not.

We have that every year so it's no big deal. Everybody's a professional, nobody's an idiot. We all know each other. We're all friends. We get on the field and it's competitive and it's the same way in practice. It's part of football. I don't think it carries over into the game, and I don't think anybody's trying to hurt anybody.