Assessing 2011's field generals, in no particular order.

They marshal the whole defense, they're like field generals.

With its easy clichés about ground assaults and air attacks and field generals, football is often compared lightly to war.

Uteritz was known for his speed and his "heady" play as the Wolverines' field general.

But Ms. Marshall argues that approaches other than that of the traditional field general can work just as well.

Barfield served as field general of the Golden Masks.

"Something has happened to the Ruiz brothers," he told the drug lord's field general.

The president, the defense secretary, foreign service people, field generals.

I have a message from the field general of our deployed forces.

The main talent and field general has become the quarterback instead of the tailback.