When you're kind of the ugly stepsister, you just go to the prom with whoever asks you.

When you're kind of the ugly stepsister, you just go to the prom with whoever asks you.

Micheal Barrow and Darrin Smith, those guys were really intelligent. They're smart football players. They'd always be a step ahead of the offense and could predict what was coming. Dan Morgan has that. Jonathan Vilma has that. Ray Lewis has that.

Damn sure better win. That's all I can say.

Obviously, I think it was an aberration, but it is a reality. We're still a team that won nine games, but this one was a real shock.

We don't condone it, but it happened. Is there a concern Yes, there is a concern. People are going to think what they think. But the reality is, I know the players we have, I know the character we have. We're recruiting the right people.