"Barrett Nicholas Green" is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for West Virginia Mountaineers football/West Virginia and was drafted in the second round (50th overall) by the Detroit Lions in the 2000 NFL Draft.

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He's just a strong back. It's hard to tackle him with an arm tackle. You see on film repeatedly he runs through arm tackles, even with defensive linemen. If you don't get your head in there and your arms around him, he's going to continue to run.

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There's going to be a lot of animosity, you can count on that, ... In the preseason game, there's no question about the rules, there's no question about hitting people. They're going to get hit -- hard.

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Obviously, they had different intentions out there than we did, and it showed. I don't think there were a whole lot of people over here on the blue side who were too happy about it. They had a few smart comments they made about how that's how they practice, but we're very capable of practicing that way, too. But we didn't get a chance to do that.

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[Green said yesterday he assumed he would not play until Oct. 16 at Dallas, with a bye week following the Rams game.] It's frustrating, because I know I can help this team, help us stop the run, ... But coach is doing what he thinks is best and you have to respect him for that. He wants to wait until I'm 100 percent.

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But yes, from the perspective that I felt I could have helped this team. We obviously won, but I think I could have contributed to the effort even more. Every week that goes by I feel better.

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It's frustrating, because I know I can help this team, help us stop the run. But coach is doing what he thinks is best and you have to respect him for that. He wants to wait until I'm 100 percent.

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They're going to get hit. Hard.

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