We've improved every week. We started off with a very tough schedule, but in our recent games instead of backsliding we've continued to improve.

They're in a little better shape right now of running the ballgame better. We're working very hard at it, but we're not quite there yet.

We expect to improve fairly rapidly as the season goes on.

I thought our defense was starting to figure them out. We like to play fast, but I thought we were playing slow because we were trying to figure out where the ball is.

That's a good football team. Their three backs are exceptional, and they're a hard-nosed team.

When you go back to last year and look at both teams, their defense presented the biggest problem for us. They're so solid that you have to do things right against them, and when the opportunity arises, you have to be able to take advantage.