Foote agrees to terms

Foote will be a Lion if he passes his physical. It's almost official!

about 3 years ago Sean Yuille 12 comments 0 recs |

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about passing up Maualuga and Laurinatus. I still don’t think this factored into draft day strategy because the Lions couldn’t have counted on getting a player that was, at the time, on another team’s roster. That said, I am now comfortable with where the Lions are at Middle Linebacker and the Linebacking unit as a whole. This is a great pick-up.

by James L on May 6, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

This means Levy will have some time to put on weight and get accustomed to his new position...awesome

by thePROD1GY on May 6, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions

good news.

by nuftjedi on May 6, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

3-4

Given the depth of our linebackers and the incredible mediocrity of our DL, doesn’t a 3-4 defense make more sense at this point than the 4-3?

by Trysdor on May 6, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

Good point

This is so awesome... it's like i'm watching the daily shows version of the draft..
by MatthewDC on Apr 25, 2009 7:35 PM EDT

by mrcooms on May 6, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Unfortunately

The personnel we have on the D-line, with the exception of Grady Jackson, don’t fit the ideal personnel for a 3-4 alignment. I personally like the 3-4 idea, but the Lions are a year or two away from being able to make it their permanent base Defense. I still think that we’ll see some situational 3-4 alignments this year in an effort to keep opposing Offenses off balance. I’m just glad they aren’t going to run the Tampa 2 anymore.

by James L on May 6, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd say we

by AZ Yooper on May 6, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Oops...hit enter

I’d say we’re no more than a year away. We’ve got the linebacking corps to go 3-4, now the only thing we’re really missing is a solid nose tackle. I think we make the switch next offseason.

by AZ Yooper on May 6, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course

It all depends on what system the Lions stick with. Schwartz and Cunningham may decide to stay with a 4-3 during their time here. However, having the personnel that can switch off and play both systems gives a Defense huge flexibility.

by James L on May 6, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

True

They are on record saying that we’ll run primarily from the 4-3, but Gun has said that we’ll be lining up in the 3-4 in certain situations. From what I can tell, we’ll be showing a few different looks to defenses this year. If nothing else, it’ll be a lot more fun/interesting to watch than 4-3 zone coverage ALL YEAR.
I’m just happy we’re getting size back on defense, and not trying to force the wrong players into the wrong system.

by AZ Yooper on May 6, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions