11.  Any place they finish above that would be a gold star on Baker's employee file.

12.  Defensive tackle Warren Sapp, linebackers Derrick Brooks and Hardy Nickerson and strong safety John Lynch all were chosen on defense.

13.  Defensively, Atlanta is very good on the line of scrimmage and has the pass rushers to give Drew Bledsoe a lot to think about.

14.  Defensively, he is not as agile laterally or getting back on transition.

15.  Defensively, I think we proved we can get pressure on the quarterback.

16.  Defensively, new coordinator Phil Bennett has brought with him a more aggressive and attacking scheme that will be predicated on speed and quickness.

17.  Defensively, the Packers stopped concentrating on stopping the run and started to blitz, especially with safety LeRoy Butler coming off the corner.

18.  Defensively, the Rams are led by All-LSC and preseason All-American Terry Marino on the defensive line and all-conference cornerback Valery Jackson.

19.  Defensively, they are disruptive enough that opposing teams tend to improvise on offense.

20.  Defensively, they've collapsed well on O'Neal and forced the Lakers into an outside shooting game that has mostly failed.