I could get used to this. I promise that this year is going to be more exciting for the team--and for me personally.

Coming back is going to be exciting, ... I never really had a farewell; this [trade] came out of the blue. Both teams needed help in certain areas. It was worth it.

A year like that makes you appreciate things a lot more.

If it were my team, I'd run all the plays for myself. But I'm not the offensive coordinator, and I probably put us in that situation by fumbling. I don't know if that was definitely the reason, but I put us in that situation.

This is really exciting. I'm proud of our team for getting here and getting farther than we did last year. We just need to be focused for (Thursday's) game. This wasn't our best game, so I think we'll be ready for International.

I left as the champ, ... I've got to return as something else. I can't still be the champ two years later. Everybody and their mama wants to be the champ of something. I've given the championship belt up.