Lions sign their starting LG?
http://gridironfans.com/forums/latest-nfl-headlines/97008-lions-sign-veteran-g-toniu-fonoti.html
Fonoti was fightning for a starting spot in Carolina ,one of the best OL in NFL
also signed Eric Hicks he will add depth to DL
at least these signing will bring depth 2 of the teams weaker areas and will drop the lower rung players off the depth chart .. thats always a good thing
now go get Foote plz
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6'4 344 28 yrs old and a Guard we will take it
even if doesnt start,it will make Backus,Loper better ( Loper appears to be the LT)
And what makes you think that?
What has ‘appeared’ to make you think that?
by CLF on May 5, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah looks like Loper is LG according to this ( lions Depth char)
by thunder_god08 on May 5, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Looper Will be The LT.....
…..hes a schwartz guy and is better then Backus.
by BennieBladesFan on May 5, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Fonoti is a bit of a headcase...
from what I’ve heard. He was a starter for San Diego and then his play went downhill as well as his behavior. I think this is a stab at depth/resurrection. I wouldn’t pencil him in as starter.
Loper is intriguing, however. Schwartz may know he has something here and that’s why they didn’t draft a guard. Still… he wasn’t starting for the Titans. We’ll see…
Was the post on the front page not good enough for you?
And this guy didn’t even play football last year. I doubt he is anything more than depth.
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Sean
This was the first that I had heard of the Lions signing Fonoti…..was that in your front page post, cause I must have missed it if it was. I agree that it is unlikely that he will be the starter, since he failed to make the regular season roster of the last two teams he signed with. I assume that it is because of his conditioning, his attitude, or a combination thereof. However, we could be hopeful that he is ready to play ball again. He was a stud at Nebraska, and he was a starter for awhile as a pro. Most likely he was signed for depth, as you stated, but maybe he come into our camp in playing shape and works his way back into a starting role. At this moment, I’m not sure what our best option is at LG and I certainly welcome the addition of a young guy who has experience playing LG in the NFL.
Here is the quote in the blue:
Seeking to add depth, and perhaps create some training camp competition, the Detroit Lions have added a pair of veterans, neither of whom played in the NFL in 2008.
The team confirmed it has signed defensive end Eric Hicks, and guard Toniu Fonoti to one-year contracts. Financial details were not immediately available.
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This was posted at 6:13 p.m. ET
My FanShot on it was at 5:07 p.m. ET yesterday.
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Neither does Ralph
Everything he says is the honest truth, no matter what alternate universe he’s from.
1 thing's 4 sure
There’s gonna be some competition for starting jobs on the line, Backus & Raiola had better take notice.

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