That's what our goal is every year to be ranked No. 1. It's exhilarating. Obviously, it puts a bull's-eye on your chest, but that's OK. Let's go out and play. It's a nice way to be recognized. It's March 13, and to stay No. 1 the rest of year is impossible. Let's enjoy it and improve.

Obviously they are a very good club. They are nationally ranked and have one the top two or three pitchers in the country.

We spent next year's No. 1 to get a guy who was ranked 10th on our board this year. What's that worth? Unless we wind up in the top 10 of next year's draft -- and we think we're going to a better team than that -- we can live with that price. This building is pumped. We've added to our offense and our defense, and we've got a quarterback we can build around.

[Williams has rejuvenated a rushing attack that ranked No. 29 in the NFL last year.] Last year we didn't look to run the football first, ... We were a passing team. We have more balance now.

There's no way she ran that fast. That's our goal at the end of the year.

Our goal was to have a safe year (in 2006) with no fatalities. But here we are . . . and it is already too late for that goal.