He showed that he's very confident in his body. He didn't show any hesitancy with his knee. His arm is as strong and as quick as ever, and his accuracy has definitely improved. If anything, he looks better now than he did a year ago.
To have those guys with some experience, they can relate to other guys what to expect as the intensity goes up.
Last year we lost games, and it really didn't seem like there was a lot of hope for getting better. This year there was a feeling that this is something we can overcome. The confidence is still there. We feel like we can be a real good offensive football team.
We had a couple run-ins.
You'd like to have (experience), but it's not necessary. The biggest thing we have is having the home game because going on the road and being inexperienced can be more difficult. But you can do it on the road, too, with no experience. I thought the whole experience thing was overrated, but I just wanted to play.
To say we're last [in the NFC] now after one game, I don't think that means a lot. To give it a fair assessment, you would have to wait until midseason to see where we rank. We'll get better. That was certainly the feeling in the locker room.
I'm definitely concerned. [Williams] is a good player to start with, and if he has that extra edge, or Olin is banged up ... I'm all for not playing my guy if the front guy isn't playing. [Williams] could do something out of meanness. It's definitely a concern.
The idea behind quail hunting is that you have to hit the quail when it's about five to 10 feet in the air. Quail don't fly very high. But nobody should be shooting down.
It's hard. There are things that we can teach him and show him, but he's going to have to go out and actually experience those on the field.
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