Bars Quote by Bear Bryant

Linebacker is a lot more detail oriented and you have to know a lot more than a defensive end necessarily would on any given…

— Justin Cole

There are not a lot of true defensive ends like there used to be.

— Ron Rivera

Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the…

— Merlin Olsen

Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. He thought…

— Jim Brown

Kirby Smart is one of the best defensive minds in college football.

— Jesse Palmer

The one thing that tackle wasn't was high and dangerous.

— Andy Gray

He would have scored a touchdown if he hadn't been tackled right there.

— John Madden

“[Jim Graham] had been a linebacker at Penn State, and was seriously old-school. I mean, really old-school; like he thought the forward pass was…

— Randy Pausch

A great defensive lineman causes problems all day long for an offensive line - problems that don't have a way of getting into the…

— Mark Schlereth

“Most cornerbacks tackle low. They shoot for the kneecaps or the ankles because that’s how you can bring down a larger man.”

— Nate Jackson

I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!

— Dick Butkus

I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play basketball and…

— Jeff Ament