31.  Are defensive players in vulnerable positions as well as offensive players?

32.  As defensive players we're caught in vulnerable positions.

33.  Eight returning defensive starters include linebacker Jason Chorak, the returning Pac-10 defensive player of the year.

34.  Eliminating so-called "touch fouls," allowing for incidental contact by a defensive player if it isn't deemed to be impeding the progress of an offensive player.

35.  Drifting away: Several players, including captains Cade McNown and Andy Meyers, questioned the preparation techniques of the young defensive players.

36.  Edney's quick exit left the Bruins depending on Cameron Dollar, a confident 6-1 sophomore who had become a dependable reserve and an outstanding defensive player.

37.  Eleven of the signees are defensive players.

38.  During the regular season, Payton was selected as the NBA's defensive player of the year.

39.  Especially when the ailments are to your best offensive player, Roberto Baggio, and your best defensive player, Franco Baresi.

40.  Even coach Mack Brown admits his best defensive player, at this juncture, is tailback Ricky Williams.