It's been pretty crazy watching you practice out here against some young unproven guards that are trying to win jobs. Are you ever worried about embarrassing them?
A. Here's how I look at it. I don't want to be on the losing end, and if I'm on the losing end, then I'm not doing my job. So if the result is me beating up on the guard every single play? Well, that's my job. I'm not going to go out there and try and hurt my teammates or anything of that nature. I want to physically impose my will on them and play to my peak so I can work on my fundamentals. If I make a mistake on a play and he beats me, or if he makes a mistake on a play because I outsmarted him or a put a stunt on him, so be it.
Q: Maybe the best case scenario out of that is if they survive camp, they'll be prepared for whatever other defensive tackles they'll have to face this season, and they can know they won't be facing anyone better?
A. I would hope so. But that would mean me saying that I've arrived and that I'm the best d-tackle in the game, and I don't believe that.
Q. Really, you don't believe you're the best?
A. I think I have a lot more work to do.
Q. So if it's not you, who is the best?
A. I don't know, that's for someone else to decide. I think I'm an elite defensive tackle, and I want to strive to be a great, and be in the Hall of Fame. But at this point in time, it's irrelevant. It's about them putting me out there and finding ways that I can help my team get better.
