If you liked this article, here are three others just like it: 1. Roll Call at the Ball, May 2002 2. Practice with a Purpose, July 2002 3. Attacking the Line of Scrimmage, Oct. 2001 Our defense finished the 2002 season with the following President’s Athletic Conference rankings: No. 1 in scoring defense; No. 2 in pass efficiency defense; No. 2 in sacks; No. 2 in turnovers created; No. 3 in total defense. I firmly believe the most integral reason for this success is the play of our front four. Our defensive ends were 6-foot-2, 225 pounds and 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, while our defensive tackles were 6-foot-2, 235 pounds and 6-foot-1, 215 pounds. In every game we were overmatched in size, but not in speed and heart. We pound into our front four one thought and one thought only – make the quarterback have a bad day! Every snap we want our front to think about getting after the quarterback,
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