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And we do ask a lot of our middle linebacker.

John Marshall (football Coach)

We have our D-line back, injury-free, and those guys are keeping the linemen off us at linebacker and allowing us to make plays. We weren't able to do that last year.

Carlos Emmons

As a linebacker, you can kind of see where the play is going, but on the line you have to feel where it's going.

Ryan Barnes

The average linebacker, I think, is about 6-1 or something like that? If I'm 6-7 running down the field, and it's a one-on-one, I'm going to make the play because of my height.

Leonard Pope

Chris has tremendous speed and quickness, but he has to show us that he can really be an all-around linebacker.

Dale Lindsey

Our strength is in our senior leadership and the experience we have at the linebacker position.

Steve Schultz

He was just not comfortable (at linebacker). It's something we can do in a disaster, but he wasn't comfortable rushing from there and he played really well (on the line), one of his best games in quite awhile.

Tim Marcum

Coaches are usually defensive minded anyway. I've always built the defense starting with the middle linebacker.

Gary Campbell

Our job is to go out there and make sure the defensive line doesn't touch him, make sure the linebacker don't hit him and let the chips fall. It starts up front and we have to do our job.

Max Starks

I feel I can play linebacker. That's all that I can do, ... I can't play cornerback. I can't play safety. I can't play offensive line.

Tedy Bruschi

In the beginning of the year we thought we were deep at inside linebacker.

Dave Wood

He's a good player for us, ... He's not a huge bulky linebacker, but just a good wrestler-type of a football player.

Jim Duncan

Really, linebacker is linebacker and football is football. It's going out, making plays, hitting people and tackling.

Nick Greisen

Clint quickly developed an understanding of our defense. He's smart, runs well and is a good tackler. We're counting on him to be a great linebacker.

Roc Bellantoni

We felt that it fell into a great situation being able to get a guy that is a good player, that is a Buccaneer-style of a linebacker. He is athletic, he can change directions and he can run.

Joe Barry

We just felt we're stronger at linebacker than the front guys, so were going to a 3-4.

Doug Adkins

I felt we could cut down on their passing lanes. We didn't get much pressure on them, but the linebacker and ends were really getting their hands up.

Wes Littlefield

That was one of the best runs I've ever seen Broderick make. It was a beautiful run and was great to see, because of how hard he hit the linebacker and how he was able to spin away from him.

Tommy Felty

He's been a tough kid all his life. He's got linebacker mentality. He threw a great game and dominated a good team on the road.

Tony Robichaux

He brings us great energy. Hopefully, his role will expand. It would be good if he could give (starting linebacker) Ryan Foltz a break.

Bob Gregory

You always expect the least from them. Why should I be any different than all of our other guys? They didn't even make [linebacker] Carlos [Emmons] an offer.

Correll Buckhalter

The challenge [with the defense] is going to be in the depth. We'll have freshmen playing right away in our first week at Holy Cross in the defensive positions, certainly at defensive line and linebacker.

Tim Murphy

Being the middle linebacker, he has to make all the checks and all the calls. And he's not a real young guy, but when the ball's between the tackles, he's always the first guy to the ball.

Fernando Bryant

Brigham Young's defense did pretty much what we expected. Occasionally they brought another linebacker up and tried to change a few things.

Ryan O'callaghan

I think he can step right in and play linebacker for them.

Myron Branning

(Linebacker) was something that was a weakness on the team last year. Now hopefully it'll be a strength.

Brandon Short

He's a linebacker with the basketball. He's so doggone strong for a guard.

Chris Mack

I already believe I am the best linebacker in the game. Now, I have to show one more thing ? that I am the most dominating, influential person in the game and the best football player to ever put on a pair of cleats.

Ray Lewis

I have a chance to play early because they only have one middle linebacker ahead of me on the depth chart. I'm excited about playing there.

Domonic Hopson

He was fast enough to play end but not linebacker. But he dedicated himself all year to getting faster and quicker.

Randy Mayes

I enjoyed both (running back and linebacker). I enjoyed sports so much. Hitting people period was always fun for me.

Kris Walter

He did it 23 times. That's similar to a linebacker or running back. He impressed teams with that.

Conley Duncan

He is a very active linebacker, a very good player and is a guy we've been trying to get for a long time.

Brendan Taman

It's about getting more experience, because that position (middle linebacker) takes a lot of reps.

Wade Leppert

We really recognize how well they're playing the game defensively. They have some very good players at linebacker. They don't do a lot of things, but are very well coached on the defensive side of the ball.

Jack Cosgrove

The main thing is his mentality and his aggressiveness. That old linebacker comes in handy behind the plate.

Larry Hays

The first thing about him is that he is really a tough player. He'll need to learn the college game, but as a linebacker he fills exactly the way you would want him to.

Robin Ross

I would say he's the top outside linebacker playing in the game right now because he can do it all.

London Fletcher

Everybody's hoping that Mike can come back from the knee thing and play for us. The guy's a great player and a great leader, and someone this linebacker group really needs.

James Laurinaitis

He wanted to finish it out [score the run]. The guy plays the game like a middle linebacker.

Dale Sveum

Everybody's surprised by Kyle, but I'm not. He's going to do nothing but get better. He's becoming more of a factor. I saw him go inside and put the hammer on a linebacker. There's a lot of things he's doing right.

Gerald Temples

Our position dictates toughness. It's an honor to be a Carson linebacker.

Sean Ellis

You lose a starting middle linebacker, ... thats the heart and soul of your defense.

Eric Green

Every linebacker on that team had some bad habits to get rid of, and that's what he did, improved all our shuffling and our reads and made us all better, every last one of us - even Ray.

Edgerton Hartwell