1.   Defenders have the luxury of double-teaming Riley.

2.   What defenders have they got in reserve???

3.   At least three times defenders had McNair cornered, and each time McNair shook off tackles, changed direction and broke down the defense.

4.   Before the LSU game, Florida defenders had a team meeting where they passed out rubber bands.

5.   But defenders have to get beyond that to effectively handle Sharpe the player.

6.   Defenders have to lower their knees and sometimes they get a little lazy.

7.   Defenders of punitive damages have their own list of products that have been improved after juries hit their makers with big punitive damage awards.

8.   Defenders of capital punishment have cause to gripe about the abolitionist tactics.

9.   Even had Marvin Minnis been present, the light-footed Oklahoma defenders would have found a way to get between him and Chris Weinke.