If we had won a number of those close games, we probably wouldn't have thought about doing the trade. Looking at the results, which were below our expectations, we felt we had to do something. Wally was a player other teams wanted.

That's not coming from us; I certainly haven't pushed it. Nobody's presented me with a case (for a trade). That's not something I think we need to do.

We thought a ship had hit us.

I thought that team was gone - I've been around for games like that before with less talented teams. You can't come in here not ready to play or you'll get pounded, and we were God-awful. I really didn't think I'd ever see that again with this team.

I thought I might like to farm. But I didn't know the economics of it. Teachers basically steered me away from it.

Both coaches after our last two games have come up to me after the game and said 'Where did you get (Owens),' ... He is the type of player where you better know where he is on the field. You better see him coming, or you will have a problem.