Today they just blew us out of the water. When we didn't come out in the second half and put points on the board right away, it was pretty much over.

I think they're all really active (on defense), ... They have big, physical guys inside, and then their linebackers are always really physical. They fly around the ball, and they're always swarming. They play a real aggressive style of defense. Their entire defense brings an attitude that's just a notch above a lot of other teams in the NFL.

I wouldn't say it makes our job that much more difficult.

Nobody wants to talk to an offensive lineman really.

Who knows what kind of formations we're going to line up in? ... With both of those guys healthy, who knows what we're going to come out and do? That's going to keep (the Steelers) guessing. Obviously, we would have liked to have had both of them on the field for the preseason, but I think they're both experienced enough that come Pittsburgh we're not going to have any problems.

Heading into camp, I know there were a of questions. But I think we answered a lot of them. I think guys are a lot more optimistic based on how things have gone so far, what we've seen. I think we're starting to gel.

Everybody's been thinking about it. It'll be right in our faces. It'll be impossible not to think about it. It just really hits home with all of us, especially being an offensive lineman. I guess it puts things in perspective.

I think we jelled as a team. This camp has been huge for us. We've had nearly 40 practices now, and we've spent a lot of time together, and I think our team is really starting to come together.