We've allowed those things to creep back. They are not necessary and should not be allowed.

The quarterback position is such a defenseless position when his feet are on the ground and he's throwing the ball. We have to find a way to protect him.

I think 16 would be a quantum leap, where you're changing the entire outlook of the NFL,

It's made the (GM) job tougher and more unpopular. Because the easier way to go is to sign the popular veteran that's really a good fit in your marketplace, but not a good fit in your salary-cap management. In my mind you make at least three or four of those decisions on a yearly basis now. You used to have one of those, at most, every two or three years.

A ''sin'' is something which is not necessary.

We're not going to shoot skyward from here; we're going to creep, ... six months or so from now, we'll probably be looking down at where we were and say 'how'd we get up here?'