We're going to lose a lot if we don't have him,

We realize our offense got a lot of guys back, and we've done a lot of things to improve our defense, ... We were 8-8 last year. We need to step up from there. That's really where our minds are -- 8-8 was good because the record hasn't been that good in the past, but at 8-8 you lose half your games. That's nothing to write home about, nothing to be proud of. We're definitely expecting to take drastic steps from last year into this year.

It took me longer than what I wanted, ... but I started to feel better about my abilities. I started to feel confident about myself as the year went on. Things really start to slow down. You start to process information faster at the line of scrimmage. You can do it in college, but college is a whole different world from the pros.

We just wanted to come out and be crisp, ... We wanted to get our work in, get in and get out and keep everybody healthy.

Percentages aren't always the best measuring stick for how you're playing.

It was just a weird, eerie feeling in the stadium. It was something I've never felt before.