Sentences with phrase «defensive line returns»

That's most true up front — the defensive line returns just one of last year's top five and all sorts of young three - stars.

But while the defensive line returns just about everybody, the linebacking corps and secondary are rebuilding.

Not exact matches

Of those six teams, four lost at least 50 percent of their defensive line tackles and tackles for loss and three were crushed by attrition at linebacker (only one returned any major level of experience), and while five of the six were reasonably experienced in the secondary, none were vastly experienced.

The potential return of both linebacker Clay Matthews (groin, questionable) and defensive lineman Kenny Clark (ankle, questionable) would be more bad news for a Buccaneers O - line that'll be without starting center Ali Marpet (knee, IR) and right tackle Demar Dotson (knee, questionable)-- PFF's No. 6 and No. 4 overall center and tackle, respectively.

The Falcons should have a strong defense with a good returning nucleus on the defensive line and Mixon at free safety.

All - America Carl Creenel anchors the defensive line at middle guard, and the secondary, which ranked seventh in pass defense last year, returns intact.

Bellerin and Monreal is always almost on the corner line crossing ball's, we are always leaving defense bankrupt and vulnerable for a take over, by the time Monreal and Bellerin return to their station they have just sprinted the whole of the pitch to make a defensive tackle sometimes coming in from behind the player in our box without giving a penalty or just outside for a free kick which we can not defend set peaces, if we are to use them some midfield players have to drop back which is not happening at the moment

The Panthers return the ACC's Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year (Qadree Ollison and Jordan Whitehead, respectively), a stacked offensive line, and starting quarterback Nathan Peterman.

Plus, the starting set of linebackers, all returning starters, is as good as any in the country, and with a talented defensive backfield, the back seven should cover up any reloading issues on the defensive line.

With Ryan Glasgow, Taco Charlton, Chris Wormley and Matt Godin all graduating, Hurst's return is big for the Wolverines» defensive line next year.

With the inclusion of Mustafi and Boss within the coming weeks I think you'll see the back line tighten up and Arsenal return to a more sound defensive game.

OSU returns an experienced quarterback, its leading rusher, three 200 - yard receivers, six offensive linemen with starting experience, most of a strong defensive line, and, perhaps as importantly, both coordinators.

The Browns harassed Luck all game long, both in the secondary and on the defensive line, sacking him three times, hitting him 13 times, and racking up 12 passes defensed to go with those two picks and fumble return.

«I want to take my five visits, really get a feel for where I want to go to school and play football, and make my decision on signing day,» said Aumavae, joined on the defensive line this fall by returning starters Norgaard, Keller Salmon and Jordan Stinhilver.

The right breaks would include 1) a healthy Dee Ford playing well; 2) development from Kpassagnon, McQuay, Uligwe, and Nelson; 3) signing or drafting a fast, 3 - down ILB (Chiefs clearly don't trust Ragland in passing situations); 4) adding a quality outside CB to replace Marcus Peters; 5) Justin Houston continues to stay healthy; 6) rebuilding the defensive line (at a minimum, the Chiefs need to find 1000 quality snaps for the 0 -, 1 -, and 3 - tech positions — that's about 1.5 starters not on the roster right now, and the number goes up if KC releases Bailey); 7) a healthy Eric Berry returns to form.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

With Brandon Williams back anchoring the defensive line, the Ravens» rush defense has returned to form.

Returning to the defensive line alongside Wiley are a pair of four - star recruits, Boss Tagaloa (6 - 3, 305 pounds) and Devin Asiasi (6 - 5, 255), who are each fielding offers from Pac - 12, Big Ten and SEC schools.

It was being reported that Arsene Wenger had been handed a defensive boost as well after Shkodran Mustafi returned to full training, but the German has not even made the bench today so Per Mertesacker starts again in an unchanged back line.

Arsenal return from the international break to face a sticky away game at Watford, and it was thought we had defensive problems ahead of the game but it seems that Arsene Wenger is pretty confident that Laurent Koscielny will be fit to return to the centre of defence but there is no chance of Shkrodan Mustafi lining up alongside.

The Wolverines had one of the nation's best defenses last season and returned almost everyone to the defensive line and secondary — their two strongest defensive units.

He'll be joining emerging defensive end C.J. Johnson and Gross on the defensive line, and they'll be backed by a very solid Rebel secondary with four returning starters.

Michigan loses only two starters on defense — defensive tackle Maurice Hurst and linebacker Mike McCray — and Chase Winovich's return will boost an already strong defensive line.

Who returns: Rashan Gary and Winovich highlight Michigan's returnees on a defensive line deep with talent.

He is a great defensive asset to the team, and I think he will make a return to the starting line - up here.

While Michigan's defensive line also lost 3 starters to graduation, it returns 4 players from last season who will serve as the foundation: Rashan Gary, Maurice Hurst, Bryan Mone and Chase Winovich.