His defences were all in his wits and cunning, his very instincts of cunning, and when these were abeyance he seemed doubly naked and like a child, of unfinished, tender flesh, and somehow struggling helplessly
Quotes about defences (7 Quotes)
In three of our four games, we have faced defences that have done things that are a little bit out of the norm. Maybe a little bit more exotic then you would expect, and that was Philadelphia and Buffalo and yesterday against Minnesota. They are not your typical line-up-in-four, get-in-the-shade and play defence.
You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.
One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.
There was a change in Boldwood's exterior from its former impassibleness and his face showed that he was now living outside his defences for the first time, and with a fearful sense of exposure.
It has been mentioned that in Trench I there is evidence of three successive stages of these defences.
We all know Curtis is a tough guy. He's going to play if he can play. It wasn't like our jobs could have gotten much harder anyway with these defences coming up. It's going to be a tough mountain to climb regardless.