Ben Johnson

Well, I think it's the beauty of being in a place that cares.

When you do well, they let you know it, and when you don't do well, they let you know it.

There's a little seesaw effect to it, and I'll never forget, you lose your...

first game which was Monday night football against the Vikings and there were lots of boos and so you got to roll with it a little bit you know the ups and the downs I think the biggest thing for myself our staff this team is what's in the past is in the past and we can put that to bed here at this point and when we come back here I think it's April 20th that we start officially with the players and

We can start focusing on the next season.

That's the most important thing.

Well, I want to say last year.

I can't remember what time of year it was, but my family stayed downtown for a couple nights.

We could do a lot more.

And now it's just the recognition factor is a little bit higher.

That's fine.

That's not why we go down there.

I'm trying to spend some time with my kids and trying to earn that Father of the Year award that I missed for the other half of the year.

But no, I think it's such a wonderful city that we love going down there, exploring restaurants, museums, sporting events, whatever that is, and really getting to experience it ourselves.

What parts do you feel like have been gently awakened at this point?

Yeah, I felt it.

I felt it at the end of the year, just...

Everybody coming out full force as the temperatures dropped and being in Soldier, and yet the excitement was sky high.

You could feel it.

You could feel it throughout the game.