It helps because we see a lot of different defenses and a lot of different offenses,

I think the linebacker position, with all the defenses they're playing, and with all the offenses you have to face - one week you're facing a spread offense and the next week a team is trying to pound the ball on you - you have to be able to do a little bit of everything.

That's the best we've played in three years.

On the road, where our kids have played pretty well for 48 minutes . . . if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way,

Defensively, our philosophy is we can't get beat deep by a long pass, ... and then we've got to wrap up and tackle.

He's getting better, ... He's 5-10 and 150 pounds. He's gained about 20 pounds since last year, which has made his arm stronger. I think he's making better decisions; we're just hoping to get some consistent play out of him.