Mountaineer Nation has been lucky to bear witness to some fantastic linebacking over the years. When I was growing up it was guys like Canute Curtis, Barrett Green, Gary Stills, and Grant Wiley. My college years featured guys like Boo McLee, Reed Williams, JT Thomas, and Najee Goode, and more recently we've gotten great play out of guys like Nick Kwiatkowski, Al Benton, Kyzir White, David Long, and Tony Fields. However, with the way offenses are looking to spread you out these days, linebackers have been forced to evolve. Knowing where you need to be and making the play once you get there aren't always enough anymore, because getting to those spots has never been more difficult.