The entire transaction sends good signals. It attests to the vision of Phil Phillips and his partners, who took a risk in building such a unique and beautiful showroom facility. Plus it affirms the strength and promise of the High Point home furnishings market.

I remember going to the press conference and wondering why we were even there, ... All anybody wanted to talk about was Miami's chances of winning the national championship after they beat us. It was just assumed.

Every week, it was somebody different stepping up and doing whatever it took to win, ... It was like, 'Who are these guys?' We just weren't going to be denied.

Dallas is a good situation, obviously, with Drew being there, but the numbers have to be comparable or more.

A lot of people, including our side, are glad to see it happen. It should have taken place in June. That would have been the professional thing to do. Now he can move on in his career as a wide receiver and not a blocker.

They've been waiting for a while for this to happen.

This is an impressive transaction by any real estate standards, ... In terms of dollars invested, it is comparable to the 1999 Merchandise Mart Properties acquisition of Market Square.

that optimistic soul who's digging through a roomful of horse manure because he's convinced that somewhere in there is a pony.

The bottom line is this is not what we bought into when we came to Atlanta. If we would have known Peerless was going to play a blocking receiver role and not a vertical wide receiver, we wouldn't have gone in that direction. But it was a situation where the Falcons organization went through a changing of the guard, and Peerless got caught in that situation and it didn't coincide with his talent.

It would be like jumping off a train at 85 mph. It's almost impossible to even win a single ball game against some of these schools that have been playing for years.