Some of the trees were old and sick. They weren't made to resist winds like that.

Some of the trees were old and sick. They weren't made to resist winds like that.

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according read more

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according to a source. It wasn't a fractured wrist, as first reported by the team. He will miss eight to 10 weeks. ... Abraham, in his latest comments about his franchise tag/contract dispute, reacted coolly toward the front office.] I came back strictly for my teammates, not for the people upstairs, ... I feel like I've proved myself, but that's not proof for them. I have to work with what they're doing.

I've never been able to play defense in my life.

I've never been able to play defense in my life.

With this rescue in West Virginia , I feel even more helpless because I'm here, and not doing much other read more

With this rescue in West Virginia , I feel even more helpless because I'm here, and not doing much other than praying.

He's athletic, but he's really raw yet. He's definitely a scrappy kid.

He's athletic, but he's really raw yet. He's definitely a scrappy kid.

It's a very small operation, there are five of us traveling, and I like working with different audiences, seeing how read more

It's a very small operation, there are five of us traveling, and I like working with different audiences, seeing how different it is from one night to the next.

He probably just collapsed and never got up.

He probably just collapsed and never got up.

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people read more

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

We could have and should have beaten them. I think we'll give them a run for their money. Our kids read more

We could have and should have beaten them. I think we'll give them a run for their money. Our kids have a lot of heart, and our goalkeeper (Patch Skinner) is playing with a lot of heart at the goal. He's going to give it his all if the players in front of him do. We have just one shot to shock the Silver Division, and we want to do that.