To what extent his conservatism has had on the overall decline in the previous months, I do not know, but I believe we can expect him to loosen up a bit, going forward.
I get the feeling he has drawn the line and said, "Enough already! It's time to tighten some screws here!"
As he mentioned, he has used restricted shares for some of the leases and I'm quite sure he feels a little uncomfortable towards the landowners who have seen their shares get de-valued by the MMs.
Also, as mentioned, for future leases, he knows he has to get the pps up in order to strike half-way decent deals with new landowners.
When ya put it all together, there's just SO much goodness in this lil-ass company, 'bout near makes me pee all over meself! LOL