'Now Ragland is back, hoping this visit to Rochester goes a little better. He’s also playing in a different defense, and that starting role Whaley and Ryan almost guaranteed him last year is quite the opposite. He and Preston Brown are battling for the middle linebacker spot in McDermott’s 4-3, and the veteran Brown may have the inside track based on three years of NFL experiences, and more defensive snaps than any player on the team in that span. Ragland could move out to the weak side spot if no one establishes an identity there.'