Hines is a blue-collar kind of guy. He sticks his nose in there and isn't afraid.

They said they'd love to have me back, and I would love to be back, if we could see eye to eye on some issues concerning my role in the next year. Where do I fit in the scheme of things?

When you don't have that bond, it's difficult to have any structure. You don't have that togetherness you yearn for, you don't want to spill blood, sweat and tears with your teammates. It makes for a much more difficult working environment.

Those guys set the tone, and it trickles down to the rest of us. The cohesiveness we have, that's the difference-maker. In all the years we've done well, that's been the difference.

We have our family back together now. It's just a great feeling to have him with us. This team needs Duce.

I think he went on the Internet and found out more about him. I believe he did his research.

My motto is, you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. I've been saying since I was a rookie, I prepare as if I'm going to start. When the opportunity presents itself, you want to be fully prepared and ready for it to seize it.

He was kind of off a little bit. His story had some holes and some leaks.

We're still sailing right now. We've done nothing yet.