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Winning at football's 'hardest position' is key to Monmouth's success

By Jake Matson, Asbury Park PressAsbury Park Press

After quarterback, the next most important role on the football field is the men tasked with hunting the quarterback down—or protecting him.

WEST LONG BRANCH -- It's a Friday spring practice for Monmouth football, and the level of intensity in position drills is not up to the standard of defensive line coach Codey Cole. He calls out for h…