At training camp, I am practicing with the team for really the first time because I had hip surgery last April. It just felt good to get out there. I've been kind of on reserve for so long, and I finally got cleared a couple days before camp.

For me to go out there and get thrown in the mix, and to be able to go compete with everyone else, it felt great. I did some good things and some bad things, but that's why you come out here and practice.

My hip feels good. I was anxious to see how it felt on Sunday for the first practice and it felt awesome. I wasn't worried about the injury--it was the fact that I had not used my legs in five months. It's just a matter of getting back to using my legs, and getting my strength back and getting my muscle memory back.

I'm playing for the No. 3 quarterback spot right now. That's the opportunity that's in front of me right now.

You never know when another opportunity could open up. I want to prepare myself to be a guy who can start. If there's an injury or if there's a situation where they call upon me, I want to be ready. I don't want there to be an excuse, 'Well, he's a rookie.' I want to prepare myself like I could be a starter, but right now I'm fighting for the No. 3 spot with Derek Devine.

I'm getting reps right now and Coach [Jim] Zorn has been great. He told me, 'I want you to come out here and learn, but I'm going to be all over you because I want to make you a better quarterback.' So every time I run a play or throw a pass, he's right there and when I do bad things he's right there. And I told him, 'Good, because I need it.'

It's great when a coach takes that time and effort. It means he really wants me to do well. If he just let me walk back to the huddle and didn't say anything to me at all, I think that's when I'd start to get worried. He has been real hands-on with me and I really appreciate it.

Coach Zorn has me focused more on technique right now. I've had to work on my footwork a lot. I'm playing under center again after playing in the shotgun the last couple of years at Hawaii. I've had to get used to it again and learn his way of doing it. He has his own way of doing it.

Coach Zorn understands that I don't have that muscle memory right now, but a lot of times coaches are on me about exploding out and not making any false steps. It's hard, because my legs aren't quite ready to fire that way yet.

That's why we're out here. Everyone is saying how training camp is so long. Well, I love camp right now, the more work I get, the more my strength and muscle memory improves. I'll be able to do things real quick and do things their way.