I really like this young quarterback (Kyle Orton). He's very efficient. The speed of the game doesn't bother him. He'll play better than what people think he will as a rookie. He's better than (Rex) Grossman. I would fear Orton a little bit. He's better than Drew Brees who came out of there (Purdue).

Throughout the game we had chances to make plays and pull away, but we just didn't do it.

I think the new offense is making me more efficient and helping my all-around game.

[Mason's reliability already has excited the young quarterback.] I feel like I can put the ball in certain places and trust that he'll be there, ... Last year, I would've held on to the ball too long because I wanted a guy to be as open as possible. With Derrick, I know he'll be in the right place. We just have to establish our chemistry.

What quarterback doesn't like some speed on the outside?

When you're dropping back, you don't expect to hit someone.