Bart Scott said every team needs a few "goblins" on defense.
That doesn't mean a dirty Vontaze Burfict trying to injure
Some players just hate to lose and they'll hate you for trying to make it happen.
They have an extra intensity right on the border.
All that "FAMILY" stuff doesn't really get you there in any large way.
Culture is good for work habits and good character but sometimes you have to be a rule breaker
Devraun Thompson had that - hated to lose and was smart about finding the gap in the armor.
He had resovle and if you didn't have that same resolve going against him he would know it - and you would know he knew it .
Vs Louisville Schiano called a blitz to the left side but Thompson called one to the right instead. DT and Collins made a sack
"After the game Schiano asked me why I flipped it and I just said 'I didn't like it'. He just said 'Oh, OK'. If I had flipped it and we didn't make a play I would have been in trouble, but after four years, he knew what I was doing."
Read about what Thompson has been up to since leaving Rutgers, what he thinks of Greg Schiano being back and more.
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Man when you play defense with a savvy, tough LB like that you love it.
Its like being lost in the woods but there's one guy who always knows the right path
Its not family its make-up and DT had it when he got to RU from state title HS team.
That's the kind of players you want compared to Boy Scouts
They very best insight into all this comes from psychologist Jordan Peterson.
He discusses men with "the monster" inside thats under control, but still making waves
"Their presence radiates implicit potential for havoc..If you're harmless you're not virtuous - you're just harmless - like a rabbit (who gets eaten)...a hero has to be a monster - a controlled monster - but still a monster "