... appeared to be one of the strengths of the defense.

With two starters returning, and a starter from the 2007 season returning, it looked to be all three were to bring starting experience into 2009.

In the end four players ended up with playing time and provided 274 tackles on the year.

As part of the turnover of coaching staff, this unit had a new position coach for 2009, Mike Cox. Cox is an alumnus of the University of Idaho, where he played the linebacker position.

He has been in the coaching ranks since 1987, mostly focusing on linebackers and defensive line. His last stop prior to Washington was in the NFL, where after the coaching change last season he became the linebackers coach for the remainder of the year f...

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