- [Buccaneers vs Saints] Ruud earns NFC Defensive Player of the Week
- Ruud provides turning point
- Barrett Ruud Dominated the Saints on Sunday
- [Chargers vs Patriots Defensive tackle Ryon Bingham delivered a hard take-down on Laurence Maroney, who is the Patriots primary ball carrier since Corey Dillon asked to be released in the offseason. (SDBoltReport.com)
- [Eagles vs Redskins] Kickoff-return duty going to Buckhalter
- [Rams vs 49ers] Rookie nose tackle/defensive tackle Adam Carriker didn’t have his best game, but he played 40 snaps -– forty! -– and assumed multiple roles in Wroten’s absence. (Post-Dispatch)
- Rookie defensive tackle Adam Carriker wasn’t exactly showered with praise by defensive coordinator Jim Haslett for his play against the 49ers.
“He didn’t do as well as we would’ve liked; he’s played better,” Haslett said. “We’re probably doing too much with him. He’s playing nose, he’s playing 3-technique, and then (Sunday) with Claude Wroten out (league suspension), he played all the third-down situations.
“I’ve got to keep remembering that the guy played end for four years (at Nebraska). You want him to play so much because he’s a big, intimidating body, but we’ve got to be smart in how we use him. We can’t play him in three or four different spots in every game and expect him to be very effective.” (BellevilleNewsDemocrat.Typepad.com)
- [Texans vs Panthers] Green gets first TD with team
- [Titans vs Patriots] Last season, the defensive line produced just 18 of the team's 26 sacks. However, all through the preseason and in the first two regular season games, the Titans defensive line has been quite active and productive.
Sunday was no exception as the Titans sacked Peyton Manning twice and had seven total quarterback pressures, including one by Kyle Vanden Bosch that produced a Cortland Finnegan interception in the 22-20 loss.
"Our plan was to get him outside the pocket and get him moving a little bit. We got some hits on him, and if he can feel that pressure early, I think it gave us more chances later to make some plays on defense," Vanden Bosch said. (Herald-Citizen.com)
- Defensive linemen Kyle Vanden Bosch and Albert Haynesworth had a busy day pressuring Manning and keeping him off-balance. Vanden Bosch even blocked Adam Vinatieri's extra-point attempt following Addai's eight-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. (SportsNetwork.com)
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