We knew that was a good, quality opponent. We saw them on film, and that might be harder than I'd seen them play. When they play that hard, they're real good. They've got some tools on that team.

He is a heck of a player. He played in 23 games for us this year, and he scored in double figures in all 23. That?s pretty darn consistent.

At the end of the year, he would not allow us to come out flat or accept less than our best, myself included. He holds not only the other players accountable but the coaches, too. He made sure we were all doing our job.

It looked like bomb blasts. It's astounding.