We played hard, but we didn't play smart.

We replaced seven starters from last year, so we thought at the beginning of the season we might be pretty good even with losing a lot of seniors. But I'm not sure these guys thought they'd be sitting where they are right now.

Three-quarters of our offense was on the bench, and those guys just dug in hard and they played from the opening whistle. Every one of them thought we could win, even with the guys on the sideline, and that's what's so special about this year's team.

We don't have anything to do with it.

As long as he has the medical OK to play, we'll play him, but we'll be cautious.

I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it?