John Marshall has coordinated in this league and has done a nice job at it.

He's acknowledged in the league as one of the best position coaches.

The tough thing in this league about playing the linebacker position is that as a rookie you are seeing many things for the first time and you are going against athletes that you didn't always play against when you were in college. The physical part of it is tough, but they have handled that beautifully. Then it was just a matter if they could handle the volumes of material that are expanded a little bit when you get into our league.

At the league level -- and I sit on the committees that talk about this stuff -- they want to do everything that they can for the safety of the player, ... In warm weather, we really talk about it a lot.

John Marshall: Definer of a Nation.

We did a nice job on the mound against a deep lineup.