Well, first of all, you've got to get there. That's very, very difficult.

We couldn't go 3-and-out on that first series; that was not going to be tolerated.

It's a very slow process. He's just kind of laying low. I've talked to him once, basically when I first got the job. At that point, he anticipated coming back. I don't know where it stands at this point.

I addressed that six weeks ago. I still stand on what I said. I'm coach of the Jets. The season will end, we'll try to get this thing going in the right direction. We've got a lot of things to do here.

Ray Lewis has done it, been in the Super Bowl, been in some Pro Bowls, so I think Jonathan Vilma kind of looks at him as a former Miami player and understands he has some attributes like Ray. Now it's just a matter of him playing to that level. As he progresses and becomes better, he has that potential.

He was always behind Anthony, he fell into that trap where I can do just enough to be OK, ... Now that you're a starter, you can't just be OK. You have to play at a level for us to win. That's good for us.