I’m eight months out of my knee surgery and I feel great. I’m out here competing with the other guys.

We have a great group of linebackers and everyone can play. My job is just to go out there and be a leader and focus on what I have to do on the field.

My goal for this camp is to make the team. There are no guarantees, so I go out there every day and I’m giving it my all.

This is my first year with Calgary after four seasons in Winnipeg. Things change. It’s just part of the business and you’ve just got to go with the flow. As a player, you don’t want change but it does happen in this profession.

As a player, you can’t take anything for granted. The thing is, I’m very happy to be here in Calgary.

The nice thing is I’ve played with several of these guys before — Kevin Glenn, Romby Bryant, Arjei Franklin and Jabari Arthur. And obviously, I’ve played against Calgary so I know most of the team.

The adjustment period when you’re on a new team depends on the person. I’m very friendly so I get along with everybody here and it’s been pretty easy.

Football-wise, everyone runs a different defence. In this case, I was a little bit lucky because I played for Coach Campbell in Winnipeg in ’09, so it’s just a matter of getting reps and becoming familiar with the game plan and what we do on the field.

Right now, we’re just building to see what we’re going to be like on defence. I do know we’re going to be the most physical defence out there this year.

Like a lot of people from Hawaii, I’m very proud of my state. Hawaii is a very small and remote state and island. To have the opportunity to represent my state is big and I take a lot of pride in that and who I am as a person.

Joe Lobendahn, #58
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