They're going to have to show progress, because if not, you're going to see some blackouts at Monster Park, where the 49ers play.

You have to give Mike Nolan a lot of credit because he has a great group of coaches and they've reacted in a very mature way. These guys are teachers. There may not be as much talent as other teams, but they have the building blocks to become better.

It has no impact on me directly, since I'm employed by the team.

We've been making progress. That's all I'll say.

Progress is inevitable. We can't just freeze everything.

Even though we didn't wrestle our best, we definitely made progress. This team has gotten a lot better over the course of the season, and the conference has gotten better. We fared pretty well. It's just really about declaring yourself as a competitor.