Lovie Smith

A three-technique defensive lineman is the most important position on defense

If I gave you a team and 10 of the guys on defense were average... what would your position be? Well, I say it would be a defensive lineman. And then I would say, okay, who is the closest defender to the quarterback? And so I would say three technique... I've had a privilege of being around a special Hall of Fame three technique in Warren Sapp.