He's a strong, good-sized kid. He doesn't come down easily. But we don't give him the ball a lot inside read more

He's a strong, good-sized kid. He doesn't come down easily. But we don't give him the ball a lot inside for 2-3 yard dive plays. We prefer giving him the ball off-tackle where he can get into the open field. Once he's in the clear, he's a vapor trail. He's gone. I don't remember seeing anybody who has caught him from behind.

We're working feverishly to try to close the gap and to make sure we balance at the end of the read more

We're working feverishly to try to close the gap and to make sure we balance at the end of the year. ... There's no other option.

If a kid doesn't live up to it, you could have a problem with him losing confidence, and then it's read more

If a kid doesn't live up to it, you could have a problem with him losing confidence, and then it's up to the veterans and the pitching coach to step in and not let that happen.

We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the read more

We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the key for us.

When a team goes through a streak like we're on, it's real easy to lose confidence.

When a team goes through a streak like we're on, it's real easy to lose confidence.

Our health will have a lot to do with our success down the stretch. If we continue to work hard read more

Our health will have a lot to do with our success down the stretch. If we continue to work hard and get healthy, we will be just fine.

I can't tell you overall how we stand. Based on the information we receive, we'll build contingency plans off that.

I can't tell you overall how we stand. Based on the information we receive, we'll build contingency plans off that.

We were within one offense touchdown in the first half. It was just a matter of them wearing us out read more

We were within one offense touchdown in the first half. It was just a matter of them wearing us out -- outsized and outspeed.

Anybody investing on the assumption of who's going to win the election is skating on thin ice.

Anybody investing on the assumption of who's going to win the election is skating on thin ice.