The Facts: A rehabbing Faulk estimates that his right knee is at 70 to 75 percent and said he's taking his recovery one stage at a time. Speaking this afternoon, Faulk said his knee -- he tore his ACL against the Jets in September -- is "coming along; it's stages and we're in the next stage. It's getting better each and every day."

Diehards Line:Faulk hasn't yet made a determination on his future as far as playing again next season; there are too many variables right now, he noted, including the resolution of the collective bargaining agreement. If there is a lockout, Faulk, who has been at Gillette nearly every day rehabbing, will head to his home state of Louisiana to continue his recovery. His 70 to 75 percent estimation isn't from team doctors of trainers, he noted, it's his own number. But to him it is important.