and jason gill wasn't his predecessor.k god we have a line of people very successful. their games may not be similar but the production will be. >> with age and years in the league, folks say he's not the same player anymore. what do you have to do to get back in the form that earns you the defensive player the year award? >> they're right, i am getting older. as far as you're concerned, honestly, i'm not sure. i will say my knowledge of the game is much more. i feel for the game much better. who knows, you know what i mean? time will tell. that's the success we'll have this year. >> how do you feel the league is changes? is it a good direction because players are protected, or is it the other way because you have to think about what you do on the field now more than you ever have? >> whether -- when you talk about health, that's an important issue, especially brain health. the development of that part of the game is obviously positive, because you want to take care of people and be healthy. on the other side of it, i'm a