... than offense, where it regards value to a team.

After all, one could simply say the top five tacklers in the conference are the five best defensive players. On the other hand, two of the top five tacklers are Michigan Wolverines, and let's face it, the Wolverines don't have a particularly good defense.

Much like the offensive line, many of the most valuable defensive players don't show up on the stat sheet.

For example, a linebacker may accumulate so many tackles. Nevertheless, that doesn't account for the lineman that is taking out two and three blockers at a time, thereby giving the linebacker in question the opportunity to ma...

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