You couldn't have told me after that first play that I wasn't going to have 2,000 yards. If I don't become a home run hitter, I'm going to get the 5s and the 4s and let them pile up. Somehow, someway, we'll be a 1,500-yard rusher.

That first handoff, it was like, whew, the sky's the limit. At the time, you couldn't have told me we weren't looking at 2,000 yards. But things happen. That keeps you humble and keeps you hungry. It lets you know you can't get the big head. I'd like to think that our struggles last year, being 6-10, made us all better.

You're used to doing one thing, and you turn around and turn into a grinder -- 3 yards a carry.

Going through my play book, I'm looking for the plays that can get me in the end zone, so I'm really trying hard. Actually my eyes haven't been working that good.

First of all, our offensive line is playing great, and you've got to give them credit for how personal they're taking this season. They've been opening the lanes, and as a back, that's all you can ask for.

I left as the champ, ... I've got to return as something else. I can't still be the champ two years later. Everybody and their mama wants to be the champ of something. I've given the championship belt up.