I've talked to a lot of teams, discussed myriad types of offers. Some are player for player, some involve first-round draft picks, some involve savings, some involve a combination of those things. I'm encouraged by some of the things we were offered.

Things are starting to clarify. The number of teams is down to three or four, and I'm dealing with one or two a day in a serious way. The players [being offered] are better, and I think teams realize if they're going to do it they have to offer good players. Draft choices and cap space don't equal a good player.

I think Ronnie is a guy who acts first and thinks later. If he were to do it over again, he might do it differently.

When we first talked about (Loomis leaving), Steve's name was the first and only one discussed. He's a talented young man and we're looking forward to a bright future with him as crew chief.

It wasn't like it is now. But for the types of teams we had, the fans were very good here. On some Thursday afternoon games, we'd get 25,000 fans. That was remarkable. This has always been a great Red Sox city.

The difference between the Patriots and those Steelers teams is that there were other great teams in the AFC back then, like Miami and Oakland,