Gary Andersen

I felt like we got in a rhythm there in the second half. I think it was a definite improvement.

I felt like we got in a rhythm there in the second half. I think it was a definite improvement.

He's an unbelievable playmaker. He's just one of those kids who has a knack to make plays. Now he has read more

He's an unbelievable playmaker. He's just one of those kids who has a knack to make plays. Now he has to be a leader off the field, too, for our defense, and I think he's accepted that role.

When you play safety in this defense, you have to know a lot about where people fit, what's going on read more

When you play safety in this defense, you have to know a lot about where people fit, what's going on and the whole big picture. Eric has a very good grasp of the picture, of our whole defense. He's going to get the guys lined up in the right spots.

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in read more

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in a game situation definitely goes to Eric.

It's not a big deal. We've got good players behind him and we're ready to go. That's life. It's a read more

It's not a big deal. We've got good players behind him and we're ready to go. That's life. It's a window of opportunity for those two kids and they need to jump on it and go get it.