Harold stuck his chest out a bit. “I’m the Senator’s representative in this district,” which made me think of the relationship priests supposedly have with God.

Chips on shoulder, all that, everybody plays the game for different reasons. You’ve got to prove yourself every time you go out there. That’s the reality.

Chips on shoulder, all that, everybody plays the game for different reasons. You've got to prove yourself every time you go out there. That's the reality.

When someone deeply listens to you, your barefeet are on the earth, and a beloved land that seemed distant, is now at home within you.

You've got to give Jim Skipper some credit when you write about us. The job he's done in keeping our running game afloat under such adverse circumstances is beyond belief.

Charlie's got interest in both teams. If I called, I'd be putting him in a rough spot, and I don't want to do that.

Any time you lose a close game, you feel it. But when it's the Super Bowl, you know how close you were. Other than when it gets brought up, I don't dwell on it. I know we won our share of close ones last year. But to get to the Super Bowl and not win is really a bummer.

It's not a hundred percent. There have been those with low test scores that, football-wise, are as smart as anything. I've had some outstanding football players that had single-digit scores.

It's a little bit of an ABC, around-the-world tour.

This bye couldn't have come at a better time as far as getting guys ready.