We've had starters down, and we've gotten better and are playing at a pretty high level.

He's going to talk his trash, and he's going out there to compete. D. Hall isn't competing to lose either. He's competing to win — and to dominate. I'm from Vegas, and I'm putting my money on D. Hall.

Oh, definitely, people have to look at us a little differently now. That's a good team we beat. But to beat a good team, you have to be a good team, and I think this is a team that's better than good. We knocked off the best team the NFC has to offer, so that must say something about us.

I told the trainers what it was before they told me. When it happened, I knew right away my season was over. You know what an Achilles injury means. It's hard knowing that they brought you in here to do a job and you can't do that job until next season.

It's supposed to help blood flow get to the area and get healthy cells to the area that need healing through the increased blood flow. I'm actually in it right now. You can take all your gadgets in there and relax. I've spent a little time in here every day.

Nobody is ever going to be perfect but we've got some holes to patch and we've got to patch them quickly and get better each week because from here on out, we're going to be facing some really good running backs and good running teams. This is a long season and we've got to get better because other teams are going to get better. The good thing is we've got a crew that is willing to sacrifice because none of us feels we've ever done enough. We'll never be satisfied.