I knew what his desires were, but we didn't get to that point. We talked about four or five different scenarios.

It's been a tough season for everyone. We haven't made the playoffs in the last five years, and we haven't had a winning record since 2002. It's a cumulative effect. Certainly, the situation we had this year made it tough for Jim, the coaches and players, and everyone in the entire organization.

As we go forward, there is a mental and physical exhaustion factor that comes into play,

As John Fox told me, personally, Sean Payton has the 'it' factor. And I believe him.

And that's only assuming that we are going to take a quarterback. Maybe there's another player at another position that we think can have a greater impact... . Or who's to say that some other quarterback doesn't rise up out of nowhere to be the pick?

Our facility has been commandeered, which is fine, it's a good spot for them. We'll bring back what we can.

We went into the free agency period aiming to improve our depth at running back, and we have accomplished that goal with the signing of Aaron. He is a proven player who we can depend upon to take over at running back if needed or just to give Deuce a rest during a game.

We're disadvantaged enough. We don't want to go through the whole season and be the visiting team.

We're disadvantaged enough without having to go in every stadium in the league and be a visiting team,

This was a decision I made that came with great consideration and thought. It wasn't a move I thought necessary without careful evaluation of all of the factors involved this year and in past seasons.