It's tough to get a real good sense of what they're capable of doing just by watching them on tape. That first or second series is when we'll be able to get the best feel for it.

I think he is wired 24 hours a day. There's no downtime for Bernie.

He always gets us ready to play. He's great in these big games. I'm sure he'll have something for us Thursday night and Friday night. He'll have us ready to go.

During the game I don't really think about it. We've got enough to worry about in the back end. But now that I think about it: Justin out, Coop out, Kurt out. Just to see those young guys grow up in front of your face. They're doing a heck of a job. I can't say enough about them.

(Alvarez) lays everything out right there for you.

We always want to score on special teams. So that was huge for us to get Brandon in the end zone.

The first half, our whole secondary, we were like in a sleep-walk, trying to adjust to the speed of the game.

It's a very good sign (for the future). Any talk about how he shouldn't have been hired just because we had a so-so year defensively was silly. I ignore that and everyone that knows the game should ignore that. Today just goes to show what he's capable of. He gave us a great plan.

We just said, 'No balls over our heads,' which we were unable to do.