I'm disappointed. I wish that we would've had the opportunity to continue on and try and continue to make improvements in the department. . . . There's a lot of things going through my head. I'm a little surprised given the uncertainty of the situation.

You like the maturity he shows. It can only help him to be around veteran players.

We are still developing depth. You can look at a lot of guys that stick out, but from top to bottom, the system is still a work in progress.

That's the goal we wanted and talked about. So obviously we are disappointed.

I try to swim for 30 minutes and walk for 30 minutes, because if I don't, my finely honed body will slip into its old ways.

Da was a real fisherman. But it wasn't the catch that mattered, it was the skill of the cast, the preparation of the flies. I often think my inability to prepare, my desire to get going, are a direct result of watching my father making all those painstaking preparations before he cast his line.