1.   And he intercepted a pass against New Orleans and defensed seven passes.

2.   He also had three passes defensed in the game.

3.   He has defensed five passes, forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble.

4.   He has defensed four passes and intercepted two.

5.   I used to say the toughest thing in college football was to defense the pass.

6.   Then he lost his starting spot to Brad Edwards, mostly because Bates had no passes defensed in those nine games.

7.   They have spent the better part of a decade going after quarterbacks with ease and relish, defensing the pass better than almost anyone in the country.