Gary Andersen

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.

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.

At the end of the day, am I happy with the way we played? Absolutely. Bottom line, we beat 'em.

At the end of the day, am I happy with the way we played? Absolutely. Bottom line, we beat 'em.

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.

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.