Duane Akina

It's really hard to find corners with that physical nature to them.

It's really hard to find corners with that physical nature to them.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what read more

That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what we want people to talk about.

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.

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.