Thursday Notes: Stanton to Get Playing Time Soon?

by Sean Yuille on Oct 30, 2008 10:15 AM EDT in Notes Comment 2 comments

Tom Kowalski suggests that Drew Stanton may get some playing time in the near future regardless of whether or not he actually starts. The speculation is that the Lions could get a look at Stanton without throwing him out there as the starter. If he plays well, then he could get more playing time. On the flip side, if he plays poorly and looks unready, then someone like Daunte Culpepper could be signed, allowing Stanton to continue to develop.
Dan Orlovsky played dumb when he was asked about Daunte Culpepper's visit with the Lions.
The Lions worked out five veteran safeties earlier this week. Since Dwight Smith may miss another game due to an injury, there may be a need to sign another safety for depth reasons.
Rod Marinelli thinks Cliff Avril is a "special player."
You need talented players to make the Tampa 2 work, which explains why the Lions haven't had any success with it.
It seems as though a change of scenery did quite a bit for Shaun Rogers.
Fullback Darian Barnes, who was just signed earlier this week, is a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer.

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re: shaun rogers: I’m glad for him….always liked him, and there was a sense that just being a Lion kind of wore him down….but again, he did well in the first half of the season…remains to be seen how he does in games 9-16

Stanton: throw the kid in there. Dan Orlovsky is not the answer and will never be the answer. Unless the question is: which quarterback led the Lions to the first winless season since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule.

Put Stanton in there, and maybe the Lions have a chance to win a game.

Daunte Culpepper….the word “BLEH” comes to mind. If he signs, get ready for constant Love Boat references.

by ahtrap on Oct 31, 2008 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs