That's good. You have to play those (top) teams eventually anyway.
I consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys.
I've already developed trust in my teammates -as a player and as a person.
I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.
I'm excited about the opportunity to get out there and show not only what I can do but, more importantly, what this team can do with me in there.
There is a sense of urgency. I think you can only say 'We're close' and 'We're building' for so long. At some point we're built, let's go. It's time now to be one of those teams that are battling through January.
Everybody in this room can be a team guy as much as he wants to, but there comes a point when it's: 'What is best for me, for my career? For my career, it's best that I start playing.
Drew was a heck of a teammate and a heck of a player. He's a guy I had a lot of fun being around and supporting.