If you look at Tampa Bay when he was there, he had a great defensive line with (Warren) Sapp and (Simeon) Rice. And the Vikings, you saw (John) Randle and (Chris) Doleman.

When we put him in contact situation and we ran him through some drills in Tampa Bay, he didn't do so well. The strength isn't there yet. We're not going to put him in until he's in a situation where he doesn't feel like he's handicapped.

In 1998, I was with Tampa Bay when we led the league in rushing - and we stunk. We led the league in rushing because we ran the ball all the time.

Yes. You're in Tampa Bay. St. Petersburg, actually.

We have to give credit to Tampa Bay, New Jersey and Montreal. They have put on some great streaks, but by winning our games, we stay in the race and stand a chance to win.

I know in our sport, ... you can win a Stanley Cup by doing what we're doing. Tampa Bay just did it.