We're pretty healthy. Everybody we're counting on playing is ready to go.

I call him 'Pretty Ricky,' ... I like him because he's one of those guys, he plays hard. If you pull him aside and try to help him, he's willing to learn. He's very attentive and he asks questions. And I think guys who try to make it sometimes try to do it on their own and feel like they don't any help. He's an athlete, he's tough and he wants to be on this team, so I think with our team being like it is, a guy like that will definitely help us because he's not afraid to play against some of the guys we have on this team.

This is a pretty meaty agenda, and we don't have live coverage.

We've always had pretty much one guy at each spot who only came out if he was really tired or hurt. This year, we're going to play two or more guys at every spot because we just have that many talented players. Our depth is a lot better than it's been.

That doesn't surprise me. He plays a pretty intense game.

Dix is in my eyesight now. I'm pretty angry about it. It's going to be a long outdoor season for him.