Then comes a spread offense or a wildcat formation and, swifter than a red-dogging linebacker, every team moves to adjust.
Some of the Sailors football players are out for lacrosse this spring, like linebacker and team captain Brian Bailey.
Linebacker and team captain Bryce Campbell came up with a fumble recovery at the Edison 21 with 4 34 left in the opening quarter.
Thomas and Tuck played tight end and linebacker for teams that were rarely better than mediocre.
McGinnis will be an assistant head coach, focusing on defense and the linebackers, the team said.
And then I remembered why one of the greatest Bears middle linebackers in team history won't be returning to Soldier Field in blue and orange in 2013.
Muschamp kept the running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Stan Drayton, the linebackers coach/special-teams coordinator D. J. Durkin and the tight ends coach Brian White.
Pick: 49ers Bears (8-4) at Vikings (6-6) Sunday, 1 p.m. Line: Bears by 3 The Bears will be playing on the road without linebacker Brian Urlacher, the team's emotional leader, or Tim Jennings, the team's interception leader.
Pierce is the only linebacker on this team who could have started for the best Bill Parcells teams.
Florida State senior linebacker A.J. Nicholson, the team's leading tackler, will not play after being dismissed for breaking team rules last week.
