The way we want to play, possession is at a premium. When we don't have possession, there are going to be a lot of counterattacks and that's basically the way we've been giving up our goals all year.

That team has to get back to playing the way it used to play. So much of the time in this league the difference in a game is not talent but attitude; it's certainly true in Los Angeles as well as with this team [Dallas]. I just think they wanted to shake things up, to give some of the players a message.

That's not my decision. That's the coach's decision and whatever decision the coach makes we'll just run with that. We all have to believe for this team to work. Bob is the head (coach) and whatever he says we all have to buy into that.

It was a bad season last year but it wasn't Ramon's fault. He did his best as a leader ... He's an honest worker. He works hard in games and he works hard in practice. He leads by example. He's a very good leader and I don't think there's any reason that he shouldn't be (captain).

Rome wasn't built in a day. Bob wants us to come out here and work hard every day. Because we have the talent, if we work hard and are honest with our work day after day, we'll show improvement and be ready for the time that April comes around.

Starting with eight games on the road doesn't help. That's a big hole to climb out of.