51.   A defensive player had my other hand.

52.   A lot of their defensive players make plays.

53.   A year ago, several Florida defensive players, including Rutledge and end Tim Beauchamp, were critical of Manning.

54.   Accept getting pulled for a better defensive player in the late innings.

55.   Add to that Miami defensive players are questioning why the coaching staff went so conservative once the team did have the big lead.

56.   After their dominating performance against the Steelers in Pittsburgh last week, the Seahawks defensive players talked all week about coming out with a statement-making effort early.

57.   After the Miami loss, some Patriot defensive players were complaining about staying on the field too long.

58.   Also increasing is the number of opinions aired by defensive players concerning Bledsoe.

59.   All at the same time, the defensive players seemed finally to comprehend just what Vechiarella, the new coordinator, was trying to get them to do.

60.   Also, I think in recent years there has been an influx of a lot of quality defensive players through the draft.