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  Draft check: Defensive ends plentiful, tackles scarce - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Led by a trio of talented pass rushers, defensive end is perhaps the strongest position in this draft.
According to ratings by NFLDraftScout.com, as many as five defensive ends could be taken in the first round and as many as 11 could be among the top 64 picks.
The defensive tackle group is topped by one of the largest players in the draft and the youngest.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/draft/2007-03-07-sw-defensive-ends_N.htm   (1461 words)

  
  NFLHS.com - Tips & Drills - Defensive Line Pursuit
Defensive success often can be traced to the desire and discipline that the defensive line demonstrates as it pursues a play.
The defensive end on the side of the run reacts to the hook block, making certain that he holds his position and does not start to widen until the ball carrier has crossed his nose.
If the defensive end was rushing to the outside, he stops and retreats back to the line of scrimmage, staying outside the offensive tackle.
www.nflhs.com /TipsDrills/features/features_03092000a_db.asp   (1183 words)

  
  Defensive end - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The defensive ends are usually fast for players of their size, often the fastest and smallest players on the defensive line.
Defensive ends are also often used to cover the outside area of the line of scrimmage, to tackle ball carriers running to the far right or left side, and to defend against screen passes.
Defensive ends are usually the only players on the line who are ever used to cover offensive players running receiving routes, albeit ones that are very close to the line of scrimmage.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Defensive_End   (434 words)

  
 Defensive team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Defensive ends and tackles are collectively called defensive line, while the cornerbacks and safeties are collectively called the secondary, or defensive backs.
Defensive tackle (DT) - (sometimes called a defensive guard), defensive tackles are side-by-side linemen who are 'sandwiched' between the defensive ends.
Because of this, the middle linebacker is nicknamed the 'quarterback of the defense'.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Defensive_team   (755 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | SPORTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
McCargo, a 6-foot-2, 295-pound defensive tackle, will help the Bills improve a defense that ranked 29th in the NFL last season and was particularly porous against the run.
The 49ers, which had the league's worst defense last year, used their second pick and the 22nd overall to take Lawson, who's projected to be a defensive end or outside linebacker.
The six-6-foot-5, 238-pound defensive end had 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a junior after netting seven tackles for loss and three sacks in 2003.
www.news14charlotte.com /content/sports/?AC=&ArID=118712&SecID=12   (507 words)

  
 NFL teams feel need for speed at defensive end - CBS SportsLine
Usually the left end is the bulk end since most quarterbacks are right-handed, and the right end is the smaller speed rusher.
He might end up being the top pick in a future draft, but if he were only slightly better in basketball, perhaps he would have chosen that sport as his primary one instead of the other way around.
Linebackers are smaller, and the ends are smaller.
cbs.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3785004,00.html   (1020 words)

  
 Kids Sports & Fitness Advice | Youth Football Drills | Defensive Ends | Coaching Tips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I'm a defensive end and I always get back to the QB but he gets rid of the ball and I end up hitting him because I either don't see him throw the ball or I can't control my speed.
Many defensive ends are so focused on hammering the quarterback, and making the "big sack", that they forget to follow the play and watch what the quarterback is doing.
A defensive end is allowed one step to hit the passer after the quarterback has thrown the ball.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p4071.htm   (422 words)

  
 NFL.com - NFL Draft Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In the 2005 NFL Draft, 20 defensive linemen were taken in the first three rounds; that compares to 19 offensive linemen that were picked in Rounds 1-3.
Defensive ends who can apply pressure from the quarterback's blind side are a real asset.
Wimbley played defensive end, linebacker, quarterback and wide receiver in high school and was also his team's punter.
www.nfl.com /draft/analysis/expert/brandt/dl   (5182 words)

  
 Detroit Lions Site: 2006 Draft Prospect Analysis: Defensive Line
Fourth-year defensive end Cory Redding currently has restricted free agent status but has been participating in offseason conditioning and the voluntary mini-camp.
He is consistently the first defensive lineman moving at the snap, gets on top of the offensive lineman fast and can jolt and drive his man backward into the quarterback's lap.
He made the move to defensive end as a junior in 2004, recording 51 total tackles (12 for loss) and two sacks.
www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=444511   (1674 words)

  
 Scout.com: Defensive end officially in the fold
Defensive end Joe Johnson officially is on the Green Bay Packers roster.
Earlier this off-season the Packers released veteran defensive tackle Santana Dotson and end John Thierry.
Defensive tackles Gilbert Brown and Jim Flanigan are unrestricted free agents.
packers.scout.com /2/41567.html   (467 words)

  
 Defensive lapses end Suns’ magical season - NBA - MSNBC.com
Their improbable rise from the ashes of a 29-win season a year ago was done in by untimely defensive breakdowns and an opponent with more depth and far more experience in playoff basketball.
After the Spurs switched defensive stopper Bruce Bowen onto him at the start of the second quarter, Johnson was 3-for-10 for seven points.
The NBA 3-point shootout winner, and co-leader in made 3s in the regular season, was scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting, an awful end to a disappointing series.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8066559   (768 words)

  
 Top Defensive Ends
Williams tops a list of defensive ends who could be named in the top two rounds, overall a decent class although after the top three or four the drop off is significant.
FoxSports: North Carolina State pass-rushing defensive end Mario Williams is being viewed as an immediate impact prospect whose value may be better than that of Virginia offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson.
Virginia Tech defensive end Darryl Tapp is getting more interest from teams with a need at his position, despite lacking preferred size at 6-feet-2 and 255 pounds.
www.sportznutz.com /nfl/draft/2006/players/defensive_ends.htm   (875 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Football / Patriots / Defensive end Green will give it a go
The Patriots coach spoke of the importance of disguising defensive looks to corral the Colts' prolific passing attack, which averaged 288.9 yards per game and accounted for 51 touchdowns during the regular season before torching the Denver Broncos for 457 yards and four touchdowns last Sunday.
With Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour nursing a left knee injury, the Patriots may need Green, who finished second to Seymour on the team in sacks among defensive linemen this season with 4, to reprise that performance.
Fellow LSU alums Randall Gay, Eric Alexander, and Marquise Hill had an accelerated learning curve with New England's defensive scheme because of its resemblance to the one the Tigers used under Nick Saban, but it's taken Green a little longer to grasp the system.
www.boston.com /sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/01/12/defensive_end_green_will_give_it_a_go   (848 words)

  
 News - Draft Preview: Defensive Line - Cincinnati Bengals
Defensive line coach Jay Hayes likes this guy’s two-way potential at end and tackle, but Hayes want to make sure he gets enough work at end before moving him around.
It’s pretty clear the Bengals won’t have a shot at defensive tackles Brodrick Bunkley and Haloti Ngata and end Mario Williams, and the Sam Adams signing means they don’t have to reach for Michigan tackle Gabe Watson.
He seems awfully small to play end in a 4-3, but Kiper says he’ll be able to pass rush out of it and he compares him to another Florida State guy Lewis drafted and cultivated into a Pro Bowler: Peter Boulware.
www.bengals.com /news/news.asp?story_id=5212   (2088 words)

  
 Bama’s Knight begins new role as defensive end - Tuscaloosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Alabama defensive end Ezekial Knight runs through drills during the first day of spring practice at the University of Alabama on Friday.
While Knight played defensive end for Randolph County High School, a Class 2A school in Wedowee, he was better known as a linebacker, where he had 147 tackles and two sacks.
The All-Pro end actually played safety and tight end at North Fort Myers High School in Florida before switching to linebacker and then defensive end at the University of Florida.
www.tuscaloosanews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060225/NEWS/602250348/1015/SPORTS   (962 words)

  
 Defensive end the spot for Tomerlin for now 08/29/05 - HuskersHQ
He was a defensive end at Butler County, good enough to earn four stars on the Rivals.com ranking system.
He was "getting in the swing of things" at defensive end, working some with the No. 1 unit, when he took a helmet in the rib cage.
Even though he is focused on defensive end, "I still catch myself turning my head around, analyzing the other tight ends and seeing what they're doing and seeing just how they fit into the West Coast offense, and how they work out.
www.theindependent.com /stories/082905/hus_tomerlin29.shtml   (852 words)

  
 Lloyd Voss / Steelers defensive end played from 1966-1971   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Voss was a defensive end with the Steelers from 1966 to 1971, before there was a Super Bowl trophy in the Golden Triangle, before there was even a famous Steel Curtain defense.
Voss played on the same defensive line with Mean Joe Greene, a future Hall of Fame defensive tackle who was the team's No. 1 pick in 1969.
Voss moved to right defensive end in 1970 when L.C. Greenwood became the starter at left end.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/07061/766181-122.stm   (544 words)

  
 Chargers.com - News » Headlines » Chargers By Position: Defensive end
The Chargers were preparing for free agency and the draft, and one of their top priorities was defensive end.
Fontenot continued to provide quality depth at defensive end for the Chargers in 2001, even starting the first two games while Wiley recovered from his broken foot.
Taking all that into consideration, it’s safe to say that defensive end is one of the most solid positions on the Chargers’ current roster.
www.chargers.com /news/headlines/news-101280960018395.htm   (786 words)

  
 Cardinal find themselves short at the defensive end position
Coming into the season, the two defensive end spots had seemed to be the team's deepest area, with four players - Benner, Leonard, Austin Lee and Marcus Hoover - expected to rotate.
On the positive side for Stanford, if they had to be short-handed at defensive end, WSU was probably the team to be short against.
In that set, outside linebacker Riall Johnson moved up to one of the end spots, meaning only one of the traditional defensive ends was needed.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/09/03/SPORTS8959.dtl   (629 words)

  
 ::: The Official Site of Cal Poly Athletics - Men's Football :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
2004 -- Moved from nose tackle to end on the defensive front...
helped Cal Poly's defense finish third in the nation in rushing defense, ninth in scoring defense and 41st in total defense...
one of the primary reasons Cal Poly finished 24th in the nation in rushing defense, No. 29 in total defense and 39th in scoring defense...
www.gopoly.com /football/mens/bios/gocong.html   (436 words)

  
 DelcoTimes - Eagles: Walker running at defensive end
But Walker is working hard this offseason on his foot quickness, and that could go a long way toward preparing him for added duties at defensive end, where he played last year in certain pass-rush packages.
The Eagles are expected to address the defensive line with at least one of their four first-day picks in the NFL draft this weekend.
It’s anyone’s guess how the defensive linemen will come off the board around the 30th overall pick, which is where the Eagles stand.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=7810099&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18170&rfi=6   (753 words)

  
 Rosenbaum: Defense is all about keeping the other team from scoring | 82games.com
Defensive statistics, votes for the All-Defensive team, and accolades in the press are nothing more than indicators that a player may be a good defender.
Defensive ratings, on average, are highest for centers, then power forwards, then small forwards, then shooting guards, and then point guards.
Dikembe Mutumbo had a phenomenal year last season on the defensive end, but his ratings bounce around a good deal from season to season, so we should be skeptical of exactly how good of a defender he will be next season.
www.82games.com /rosenbaum3.htm   (2243 words)

  
 Reggie envy - Buffalo Bills' defensive end Bruce Smith - Cover Story Sporting News, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was the NFL's 1996 Defensive Player of the Year; in 1997, it would be absurd if he doesn't win the honor again.
But that is not enough, not when you yearn for more universal approval of what you are convinced is true, that you are the best defensive end who has ever played-a label Reggie's shadow always has blurred.
This is his private war, and if he is to prevail, he can't do it out of shape and sucking air in the fourth quarter When Jim Jeffcoat, the old Cowboys, defensive lineman, came to Buffalo as a free agent in 1995, he was shocked at the condition of Smith's body.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n49_v221/ai_20077213   (879 words)

  
 NFL Draft - Nebraska assembling great DE tradition
The change set the foundation for the attacking defense that anchored three national championships in four seasons from 1994-97 and provided the NFL with standout defensive ends.
Between 1997 and 2003, a Nebraska defensive end was taken in the first two rounds of the draft.
Other Cornhusker defensive ends on NFL rosters in 2006: Chris Kelsay, who is a two-year starter for the Bills, Trevor Johnson (Jets) and Benard Thomas (Ravens).
nfldraft.rivals.com /content.asp?CID=534397   (985 words)

  
 THE GENDER BOWL
The highly respected DC Police Department allowed Subrena to attend this game because they saw the importance of showing the general public how courageous and dedicated their police officers are in every endeavor of their lives.
As a defensive lineman she relishes the opportunity to sack the quarterback and make game changing plays.
When you approach her on the field as a tight end, you won't see her smile until she has run for a touchdown or knocked over her opponent.
genderbowl.com /rosters/women.php   (2133 words)

  
 DenverBroncos.com — Official Web Site of the Denver Broncos
An eighth-year defensive end who enters his second season with the Broncos after joining the club in a trade with Cleveland during the 2005 offseason.
Tied for the Broncos’ lead with four sacks in 2005 on a defensive line that featured three former Browns teammates (DE Courtney Brown, DT Michael Myers and DT Gerard Warren) and was instructed by his former position coach in Cleveland from 2003-04 (Defensive Line/Tackles Coach Andre Patterson).
He returned to the starting lineup and led the defensive line and tied for the team lead with eight tackles (7 solo), including a sack on Sunday Night Football vs. S.D. He sacked QB Philip Rivers for a five-yard loss on the last play of the first half.
www.denverbroncos.com /page.php?id=498&contentID=4193   (2873 words)

  
 1999 NFL Draft: Defensive Ends Player Profiles
Even though Florida's Jevon Kearse is regarded as a tweener and has slipped slightly, he remains at the top of the defensive end list.
The big news at defensive end is Virginia's Patrick Kerney, an elite athlete who lacks football experience.
Underwood missed the 1998 season thanks to disciplinary problems but he has the natural size and build for a defensive end that attracts scouts.
www.iis-sports.com /draft/1999/de.html   (271 words)

  
 NFC East Stacked At Defensive End
With the Redskins, Carter is expected to be in a rotation at defensive end that also features veterans Phillip Daniels and Renaldo Wynn.
It's not just the Redskins, though, who appear to be loaded at the defensive end spot all of a sudden.
What it means is that offensive tackles in the NFC East--in the case of the Redskins, Chris Samuels and Jon Jansen--will have to bring their best every week in terms of 2006 division games.
www.redskins.com /news/newsDetail.jsp?id=19754   (542 words)

  
 Defensive End Battle Should Be Intense - Buffalo Bills
Gildon can play defensive end and should get some reps and the opportunity to compete for the job.
Gildon is anxious to show critics that he can still play and lining up at defensive end may give him a chance to do just that.
Defensive line coach Tim Krumrie is also looking forward to the competition and said that all of his guys are ready to step into the starting position.
www.buffalobills.com /news/news.jsp?news_id=2610   (745 words)

  
 Winston-Salem Journal | N.C. State gets defensive end from Pinetops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Euwell, a 6-3, 210-pound junior, is a defensive end and tight end at SouthWest Edgecombe High School in Pinetops.
Euwell is a two-year starter on defense and offense and is expected to play defensive end at State.
He was named to one Class 3-A all-state team and was the defensive player of the year on all-area teams selected by The Wilson Daily Times and the Rocky Mount Telegram.
www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836375574&path=!sports&s=1037645509200   (364 words)

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