We continue our preseason look at the Virginia Cavaliers’ projected depth chart as we charge full steam ahead into fall camp. On Monday, we took at look at the offensive line. Today, we turn our attention to the other side of the ball as we look at what’s become a shallow bench of defensive linebackers.
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As most fans know, and as we’ve discussed in the past, the 3-4 defense relies on linebackers to make plays. The defensive line’s job is largely to occupy blockers and create penetration into the backfield. But a majority of the tackles are going to be made by the LBs, a majority of the sacks are going to come from the LBs and significant pass coverage responsibilities fall on the LBs.