We're cautiously optimistic. We think we're going to have a lot of skill on this team, but we have some unproven guys that we hope will perform.

I'm not really sure what the presidents' rationale is for why 31 teams can go [to the postseason] and one selected team cannot.

If you look at the returning marquee kids in the league ... [they] are tailbacks. A couple of years ago they were all wide receivers.

We've got a chance to be a decent defense. We're not there yet.

Any time you get a different color jersey, it's beneficial and it also give you an idea of where you are.

He is really a talented kid. We're still pretty young on the defensive side of the ball, and he provides some maturity, and he provides some leadership that we need with we're dealing with such a young group of kids.