41.  As football became more sophisticated, and defensive players became bigger, the quarterback sneak was gradually abandoned.

42.  As for Horry, he's a defensive player who can't get his own shot.

43.  Even Arizona's best defensive player, preseason All-American Chris McAlister, is a scoring threat who will return kickoffs and do some double duty as a receiver.

44.  Even Sheryl Swoopes, the league's most valuable player and defensive player of the year, admits to wondering about the post-Cooper era.

45.  Even on the most simple play, like a pick and roll, the defensive player is just using his forearm to push the offensive player around.

46.  Everybody knew they were going to select a defensive player with their first pick.

47.  Everett, a solid defensive player who won the job during spring training, was hitting .189 with no home runs and three RBIs in 37 at-bats.

48.  Except for cornerback Phillippi Sparks and defensive end Michael Strahan, the Giants don't have any defensive players with even Pro Bowl potential.

49.  End Travis Kirschke and injured safety Shaun Williams probably are the Bruins' best defensive players.

50.  Even at that, when you examine the numbers, the historically black schools produced proportionally as many defensive players as the super programs to which they were compared.