I could sense he was a little bit nervous. He had been the starter here for a couple of years. He came in kind of quiet, and we knew that had to change.

The first couple of years, we bit off more than we could chew.

A.J.'s the starter for now. We'll see how the next couple of weeks unfold. We were in this same situation in January and probably rushed him back too soon.

I still have him penciled in as the starter for Thursday's game, ... There's been a couple of times this year when I didn't think he was going to start, and he started, and he's pitched well.

As a starter, you need to mix in a couple more pitches, at least one more.

He's a very fast, and a much more physical, complete linebacker now than when he was a starter a couple of years ago.