I think I'm a lot more patient. I think I was more a drill sergeant in the early years.

He's a straight-up, forward person. He's a drill sergeant. Out on the field I don't see him yell much, but he's a real serious person. Basically he tells us what to do and we get it done. Before the game he gives the best pep talks. ... He makes you want to go out and compete.

If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.

I think we're doing a lot of good things. We have a lot of offense in and every drill we want to win, but we aren't playing a game today. I'm really happy with the way we're starting to run the football. Our (I-backs) are running hard, we're starting to understand concepts and we're getting better.

They had to get somebody. No disrespect to the sergeant because I think he did a lot of good, but the case was circumstantial.

The sergeant is the Army.