The Pac-12 blog this week did stories on two of the best defensive players in the country -- Arizona's Scooby Wright III and UCLA's Myles Jack. Which one is destined for a stronger 2015? We debate.

Ted Miller: Announcing something or someone is "best" is subjective more often than not. The London Daily Telegraph this past weekend published a list of the "best" 100 novels and I found myself curiously apoplectic over the egregious omission of several great American novels. When our subject is the best linebacker in the Pac-12, it's notable that the Butkus Award tapped UCLA's Eric Kendricks last year, while Wright earned pretty much every other defensive award, from the conference and nationally.

Both Kendricks and Wright were outstanding linebackers in 2014, but I'd give the overall nod to Wright because of production: 14 sacks, a nation-leading 29 tackles for a loss, six forced fumbles and 11.6 tackles per game, the last two numbers ranking No. 1 in the conference.

And that track record is why I'm going with Wright as the Pac-12's best linebacker heading into 2015. He's walked the walk, which makes it easier to talk the talk on his behalf.

Wright won't lead the Pac-12's best defense this fall. While Arizona has played solid defense since Jeff Casteel took over the unit under coach Rich Rodriguez, the Wildcats don't have dominant players surrounding Wright to make his life easier. That, yes, does lead to him putting up more numbers, but that also feeds pockets of skepticism around the league about whether he's truly the "best" linebacker.

Wright is a physical presence with great instincts who also is an underrated athlete. He's honed his craft, too, adding an understanding of sophisticated concepts to one of the best motors in the nation.

I expect Wright, the most decorated defensive player in the nation in 2014, to be just as good if not better this fall. He might not end up collecting as much hardware in December, but here's a guess he'll win over some of those NFL scouts who are still not sold on him.

Kevin Gemmell: Welp, I'm up against it on this one. How do you say Wright isn't the best linebacker in the league, let alone the best defensive player? He won the league's Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year award last season. He was All-American everything. He re-defined the inside linebacker position last year by piling up backfield stats that are usually reserved for outside linebackers and edge rushers.

The only plausible argument to take is that Jack and Wright are two very different players -- linked only by the title of the position they play. I believe if Jack was plugged into the position that Wright was in and asked to do the same things, I'm confident he would have similar success. I'm not sure I could say the same thing about Wright in Jack's position.

That's not a knock on Wright. As a pure instinctual linebacker, he's one of the best in the country. But I'm not sure I could ask Wright to cover Nelson Agholor one-on-one in man with no safety help over the top for an entire game and the results would only be three catches for 24 yards. It's a question of skill sets. And these two bring different skills to the table.

We might see Jack's numbers more in line with Wright's this season given his move to inside linebacker. As Jack told me last week, his new position is: "Myles see ball, hit ball." But he's still not going to pile up the premium TFLs and sacks. Because he's -- at his core -- a coverage linebacker. That's his skill set.

Ted mentioned winning over the NFL scouts. Jack doesn't have to do that. They know, and they are already won over. Whether Jack stays a fourth season remains to be seen (he told me his plan is as of now is four years ... but first-round money is going to be tough to pass up). And he'll be watching Shaq Thompson's draft position very closely, since the two share hybrid qualities.

If you're looking for just a pure run-stopping/QB sacking linebacker, Wright is your guy. But if you're looking for diversity in a player ... a guy with tremendous athleticism who can do beyond what's typically asked of a linebacker, then it's hard not to pick Jack.