James Gladstone

It's not something that's easy or many would be willing to put themselves at potentially risk for looking worse.

And you wouldn't hold that against him.

It's not something that's ever...

considered as long-term concern or anything of that nature.

In fact, it's something that you would prop him up for, right?

The willingness to step into that despite being sort of adverse situation or your body's not feeling its best.

That's stuff that he should take real pride in.

And he's certainly somebody that we want to make sure we align ourselves with moving forward.

That's a good question.

I don't know that it comes down to a sale job as much as it is.

Think back to a lot of our conversations last spring into the summer and it's

It's going to be really important, I think, for us as a leadership group to make sure our words align with action.

And when we say something, we stand on it.

And when it comes to injuries over the course of the season, I think that provides opportunities, opportunities to showcase depth and agility and development and

I think you mentioned a few guys, but there's a long list of folks that sort of shine when those opportunities present itself.

There's a long list of examples of our coaching staff adjusting in real time.

And that stuff, they all deserve a ton of credit for that.

the attrition that takes place over the natural course of a season is real and you gotta prepare for it.

And you don't get to 13 wins unless you have chemistry, you have folks that can step in when voids are created and you don't feel a massive drop off.

And I think that showed itself time and time again in a number of different ways.