I know he has a different delivery than most people do, but I get the message out of what he's saying, and because I can do that, it really doesn't hurt me when he says the things he says.

I have so far to go, I mean so far to go, but I can already see where it's paying off a little bit. I need to improve on consistency with my technique. I have to keep my pads down on every play. Have to be a better student of the game and break my opponents down better. It's going to take time.

It's part of the plan every week -- try to get to the quarterback as fast as we can, close the pocket and make his throws a little bit faster than he wants to be. That's what we try to do.

It's another way of keeping my mother's legacy going.

That's what the defense is here for. Come put out fires and help the offense as much as we can.

Coming here last year, I heard the fans hadn't had a whole lot to cheer for. We're changing that. We're giving back to the city, we're doing good things and we're making the fans happy. And those are the people that matter.

But my mom knew this was my job and she gave me her blessing and told me to stay out here and do the best I could out here. But overall it was, by far, the toughest time in my life.

First coming into the situation, I really didn't understand how he was. The type of guy he was,

To be able to come into training camp and come in focused and have a clear mind and not have to deal with issues of family back home and getting my contract done and the injuries that occurred along the way has helped me out on the field,

We knew that Ray wasn't going to be at full strength this week. But Coach Marshall stepped in, and that's where team camaraderie kicks in. And I think coming away with a win like this against a team as good as the Falcons, I think that means tons to him.