I'm sure he thinks that way or he wouldn't be in coaching. I'm just kind of surprised he said it. Joe's got some things he does well and some things he needs to get better at. He's played against pretty good football players this year. I'm sure this will be another opportunity for him to get better.

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He's a tough kid, a hard-nosed kid. I felt sure he would definitely go through some spring. I didn't know how much he'd end up doing, but it doesn't surprise me at all.

Joe Cope is still the starting center. I'm going to rotate J.P. in there to get as many reps as I can with the Duckworth factor keeping him out of there. But he's competing for a starting job.

When you're working against the best every day, that's good. When you get to a game, it might be like a day off.

A big part of it is our defensive ends are pretty good. I'm not so sure they're not better than what they were last year because they are improved and the speed is better. It's going to do nothing but make (Hart) better and the other tackles better.