You have to remember, I'm almost like a rookie after playing three years in a different system. I'm starting to settle in, though, so it won't be long before that guy you remember from last year is back.

We left three touchdowns out there on the field, ... To be greedy, you want to hit those plays, but we're just happy we got some guys some big plays and got those guys some confidence. We definitely can play a lot better on offense.

Halas didn't believe in starting rookies.

We had a lot of expectations, so it was disappointing, ... We just got our tails kicked. Now, we can face it one of two ways - we can run away and hide or face it like a man.

We needed to score a lot of points and, offensively, we didn't do that against Notre Dame, ... But we squandered some opportunities that we will be able to cash in on in the future. It is our job to score enough points to win every game, even if it means scoring 100, so we can't worry about what is going on with our defense. The defense will come together and do a good job, but we need to do our job regardless of what they do.

We had a lot of expectations, so it was disappointing, ... We just got our tails kicked. Now, we can face it one of two ways -- we can run away and hide or face it like a man.