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We got confused a little bit. One of our linebackers should be to the right. We didn't respond very well.

Phillip Daniels

It creates a natural void between the linebackers and the line, and that sets the screen up.

Frank Cignetti Jr

We give him all the credit. Without him, we couldn't do what we do. We know he makes the linebackers more successful by doing what he does.

Roman Phifer

It's all starts with footwork. Both backs taking angles, the linemen taking angles and getting defensive linemen and linebackers to flow. Even we don't know where the ball may end up at. It may go front side, it may come all the way back.

Justin Griffith

We have linebackers this year who will hit and tackle you. We have to be able to stop the run and establish it ourselves.

Cecil Ratliff

I'm proud of how physical we were, especially early in the game. Our new linebackers played good. They worked downhill well.

Freddie Tidmore

(The linebackers) probably have the toughest individual running and hitting drills.

Jay Rohr

Controlling them up front, they make it extremely easy for our linebackers because of the quickness and strength that they have. They dominate the line of scrimmage for the rest of our defense and it make it easier for all of them.

Kevin Bartz

It's their linebackers. They just play downhill. Those backers are fast, athletic and make a lot of plays.

Dan Kreider

He did a great job getting blocks on linebackers.

Patrick O'brien

The reason we are running this is because we have four good linebackers.

Tom Monarch

I really liked the reputation of the football program, and they've got some great linebackers down there. And I really liked their business program, which is what I want to major in.

Charles Stephens

The camaraderie among the linebackers is the best it's been since I've been here.

Jason Lewis

I knew he was special from the first day when he took over the huddle. The huddle, that?s the linebacker?s house.

Chuck Darby

Everything just clicked; you could see it watching on TV. He was standing over the ball and calling out the (blocking assignments) on the linebackers, just like with the Saints.

Kyle Turley

Well, you pay attention to what you're doing and watch film. But we've also got some pretty good defensive ends and linebackers that give us pretty good looks in practice. You just practice hard.

Tom Ashworth

Our linebackers have been great.

Brad Scott

It's funny. I have more trouble picking quarterbacks than I do linebackers.

Gary Campbell

Two of the best linebackers in the state will be on the field (tonight). They are both lights out. They hit you and run things down. I've been really impressed with Brown.

Mike Hathaway

(The offensive line) is responsible for the (defensive) line and linebackers.

Will Montgomery

There's an abundance of linebackers in this draft. There are a number of good first-day linebackers.

Fran Foley

It will be more like linebackers than most of us look like now. That's the trend anyway, better athletes playing golf.

Joe Durant

They were beating us to the edge. I can't name one team that's done that to us before. We'd have him contained and he'd just bounce away from our linebackers. I've never seen someone do that before. I saw that and said: That's a special back.

Wayne Dickens

He might be one of the best linebackers in the PIL.

Tim Price

I feel like they are two of the best linebackers that will be in our league on any team we play this year. These are two guys with experience who have had great summers.

Gary Moody

If the line's doing its job, ... the linebackers will be able help with the coverage and can take some balls away.

Mark Courtney

We have a veteran group on defense. It's not a case of having a dominant player there. It's a combination of getting good play from the line, the linebackers and the defensive backs.

Doug Borowicz

A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football.

Ray Lewis

They look like linebackers to us. I think what it allows them to do is put a lot of speed on the field defensively.

Neil Callaway

The nose and the linebackers in the middle -- those are the guys that have to stay on their feet and be there when the ball comes back.

Ray Hamilton

He's a load and runs hard inside. He's also one of our middle linebackers.

David Hearn

We have two great linebackers leaving. Guys are hopefully going to fill their shoes.

Chris Brevi

I'd like to try and keep what Greenway and Hodge have going. I'd like to keep expectations high for linebackers at Iowa.

Troy Johnson

Our defensive scheme was aimed at protecting our linebackers and keeping Cortez's big lineman away from them.

John Ramunno

They stopped our run (in the first half). Their defensive line and linebackers caused enough confusion that we were missing blocking assignments and we couldn't get a running game going inside.

Mike Huggins

I played with them for a couple years and they certainly set the bar high, but that's good. That's just going to bring our level up. We're not trying to fill their shoes. We're trying to make new shoes. We're trying to build our own crew, our own linebackers.

Mike Rivera

We feel like he can be a starter in this league, and we don't feel like there's much lost if one our linebackers goes down because of his versatility.

Keith Butler

That is the way the league is going, ... Getting linebackers that can run. We definitely have athleticism and speed. Everyone can run, even that guy with his shirt off.

Donnie Edwards

Their linebackers did a good job of blocking the middle, so we had the option to kick it out.

Jose Gomez

What he does is super hard. You don't see middle linebackers started as rookies that much because there's so much to do. That's why he's the X-factor.

Isaiah Kacyvenski

We have to be leaders out there. The linebackers are kind of like the quarterbacks of the defense.

Dale Robinson

He played great. He played awesome on nickel and with the inside linebackers.

Bryan White

We've got four other Division I linebackers other than Josh, so yeah, he is a great player and he's going to be on the field a whole bunch, ... but he's not a Cadillac at a VW bug convention.

Bert Williams

The defensive linemen that we have, they're really good. They're the reason that our linebackers are doing so well this year. They've been keeping the linemen off of us, so I have to give credit to them.

Dustin Davis

His instincts are still there and that's what separates him from other linebackers.

Chad Brown

I was just looking to get a first down and things opened up. The linebackers kind of ran over the top and from there, there was nothing but green grass.

Cadillac Williams

There's a number of good first-day linebackers in this draft. A lot of them.

Fran Foley

Our linebackers played extremely well.

Steve Brewer

Those linebackers really step up to the ball. They are very quick, they come after you and they hit hard.

Chris Pardue

The defense played really well today. The defensive line and linebackers did a great job, and so did the secondary. Everybody looked good.

John Gagliardi

Nobody looked us as a good group of linebackers.

Carnell Williams

They've got a great d-line and great linebackers, and they'll probably try to put some pressure on us. But, we just have to play the game and see how things go.

Eric Sanders