1.   -- Front seven.

2.   Except for the front seven of the defense, the rest of the Patriots should have been forced to walk back to Foxborough.

3.   Front seven on defense, headed by outside linebacker Peter Boulware and inside backer Ray Lewis, can play with anyone in the league.

4.   From that team, eight starters returned, including a front seven that Slocum proclaimed the equal of any in school history.

5.   It starts with their front seven.

6.   On defense, their front seven is excellent, and Bobby Taylor is playing well in their secondary.

7.   Otherwise the front seven, as the defense is designed now, is intact.

8.   Our front seven has a chance to be one of the best.

9.   Running backs were running right through the front seven and Woody was the last line of defense.

10.   The Buzzards have a defense with a front seven that is backed unably by a minus-four in the secondary.