It's always good to have a guy of his size, his demeanor, his commitment and his work ethic right smack in the middle of your defense. How could you not feel good about that?

You don't really see Lou a lot. He stays in the background. He just likes to sit back in the background and support his son.

He had his tough knocks coming out of high school, but he's overcome that. He demands respect, by his demeanor, his size, his personality, just how he talks to the guys. He's one of the best I've ever been around.

Obviously, we want him to come back, but we'll help him with that decision if he asks our opinion. We know that whatever his decision, we'll support it.

I know this, we're 7-0, and, whoever we have, we're going to line up and fight.

They love to run and hit, and that's really what we've had here.

Right now we are, but it's still up in the air.

Whatever he can give us in the game, we'd love to have.

I believe in my union 100 percent. And I believe that you're also going to see some changes in the future -- the near future -- and they're all going to be for the good.