The graduation of three senior defenders cast doubt on the defense.
In the post-mortem the defenders no doubt considered the possibility of reverting to the traditional fourth-best lead, which would have solved the defensive problem by clarifying the length of West's suit.
Watching him that day it wasn't so much the size that belied his age – though to behold the 6ft 8in, 225lb teenager picking his teeth with high school defenders no doubt lent to the spectacle – but that he operated with the maturity and sophistication of a seasoned professional.
With Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard dug in on the outskirts of Baghdad and thousands of his most loyal defenders no doubt armed and waiting in the city's neighborhoods, he might be on the verge of delivering the "mother of all battles" he promised 12 years ago.
One consumer association thought Mr. Berlusconi would be an effective pro bono consumer defender (no doubt he has spent much time, effort and money defending himself and his companies over the years).
Section 215's authorities for collecting business records has become a routine investigative tool for the FBI, and civil libertarians are united with NSA defenders in doubting that the GOP-led Congress will reauthorize it absent prior surveillance reforms.
Which is not to scorn the East Coker defenders, or cast doubt on the justice of their action.
Short, quick passes to Jurevicius, whose size helps him shield defenders, would no doubt help Collins play more aggressively.
Rather like Argentina, Chile have a dual problem; the balance of the side is firmly tipped towards attack, and the individual quality of their defenders is in doubt - hence the fact Gary Medel, Cardiff City's little pitbull of a defensive midfielder, is normally employed in the back line (where Chile can switch between a three and a four).
Brownlee's defenders called into doubt MacLean's motivation for involvement in the case: according to rumour, MacLean had been involved in a drunk driving incident several years previous in which he had driven his car into a ditch.
