I REMEMBER TURNING twenty-three and beginning my first season as a starting quarterback. The powers that be considered twenty-three young for a starter. Now, three years later, I feel old. From the wear and tear on my body and my mental state from losing game after game, I don't have the same excitement as I've had in the past.

As team captain, it's my job to pump up the players for the coming season. I'm hoping the new kicker the front office signed will help us out. The ...