Your role could expand quite a bit with Will Smith being suspended for the first four games.  Can you talk about that?
“Right now, I’m just trying to get better.  I’ll find out exactly what my role is when Will’s not able to play those first four games.  My job is to step up.  I just need to step up well.”
 
Is the new defensive scheme a d-lineman friendly scheme?
“Without a doubt, it’s very d-line friendly, especially with the linebackers coming down here as quickly as they are.  They’re definitely helping us out up front.”
 
Can you talk about the defensive line’s need to get more pressure this year?
“I believe with the talent we have on the defensive line, we’re going to do our job.  Right now, we’re just trying to prepare to be the best.  I believe we’re definitely going to do that.  They’re expecting a lot from us up front, and I believe we’re going to achieve that.”
 
Sedrick Ellis and some of the others have talked about how the new system utilizes the defensive line and uses their talents.  Do you think that appears to be the case?
“Definitely, we move pretty much side-to-side.  It definitely gives us a chance to show our athleticism and how we can get upfield, so I definitely think it will help us in the long run.”
 
Is this a system where you guys are trying to create disguise and try to get to the quarterback from a different angle?
“We definitely have our own gaps that we need to attack, but up front after we attack that gap that we have, it is going to be a hard time trying to block us.”