I don't think there was an iota of difference from top to bottom among those eight or seven. The last three years, it's been so competitive that just the slightest little blip on the radar screen can cause you to turn over.

He said the three hours he spent watching were the best break he could have. He wanted the players to know how proud he was of the effort they made.

In terms of our kicking game this spring, I think it's pivotal that we get two or three specialists to step up and really take the bull by the horns and take one of those jobs. Having to replace D.J., you know, yeah, that's not an ideal situation to have one guy doing both and now he's gone, but we feel confident that there are guys in this program that will step up and win one of those jobs.

I hope this is one place he can find some peace and consolation.

I'm going to talk to Drew this week and see where Edge is right now, so I'd say it's probably 50-50. But that's an uneducated guess because I haven't spoken with Drew.

That's a theory that holds about as much water as my thumbnail. But it's out there. And who cares about it? I don't.

That's been the history of it, I can't deny that.

It was not easy, and it was somber, to say the least.

That has not been fleshed out yet. The future is uncharted at this point, but having said that, we've always found a way to make it work and hopefully we will in the future.

The offensive line was the problem Sunday, plain and simple.