Duane Akina

We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important read more

We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important special teams can be in every game.

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So read more

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

It's an insult to be just a great cover guy. I really think Deion Sanders set defensive-back play back. All read more

It's an insult to be just a great cover guy. I really think Deion Sanders set defensive-back play back. All he would do is cover people and not strike anybody.

We don't want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.

We don't want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.