Detroit Lions' Week 1 Depth Chart

by Sean Yuille on Sep 10, 2009 11:33 PM EDT in Roster Comment 19 comments

OFFENSE
Pos.	First String		Second String		Third String
QB	9	Matthew Stafford	11	Daunte Culpepper	5	Drew Stanton
RB	34	Kevin Smith	28	Maurice Morris	21	Aaron Brown
FB	45	Jerome Felton	44	Terrelle Smith
WR	81	Calvin Johnson	12	Derrick Williams
WR	80	Bryant Johnson	86	Dennis Northcutt	16	Yamon Figurs
TE	89	Will Heller	84	Brandon Pettigrew	82	Casey FitzSimmons
LT	76	Jeff Backus	74	Ephraim Salaam
LG	70	Daniel Loper	63	Manny Ramirez
C	51	Dominic Raiola	65	Dylan Gandy
RG	66	Stephen Peterman
RT	77	Gosder Cherilus	68	Jon Jansen
DEFENSE
Pos.	First String		Second String		Third String
LE	92	Cliff Avril	96	Andre Fluellen	94	Copeland Bryan
DT	90	Grady Jackson	98	Landon Cohen
DT	79	Sammie Hill	60	Orien Harris
RE	99	Dewayne White	97	Jason Hunter
OLB	59	Julian Peterson	46	Darnell Bing
MLB	55	Larry Foote	54	DeAndre Levy
OLB	50	Ernie Sims	57	Jordon Dizon
LCB	32	Anthony Henry	41	William James	23	Kevin Hobbs
RCB	31	Phillip Buchanon	29	Eric King	25	Marcus McCauley
FS	40	Marquand Manuel	24	Kalvin Pearson
SS	26	Louis Delmas	30	Ko Simpson
SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos.	First String		Second String		Third String
K	4	Jason Hanson
P	2	Nick Harris
H	2	Nick Harris
LS	48	Don Muhlbach
PR	31	Phillip Buchanon	86	Dennis Northcutt	12	Derrick Williams
KR	21	Aaron Brown	12	Derrick Williams

Information provided by the Detroit Lions' official site.

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Surprises

Not many. The first of which, which is a huge one, is why the hell isn’t Brandon Pettigrew starting? You invest a 1st rd pick on the guy and he’s not 1st string? Questionable, is there an injury I don’t know about?

Second, Marquan Manuel over Ko Simpson and Kalvin Pearson, he had a great preseason, but you alwayss take preseason performance with a grain of salt, I guess he really showed the Lions brass he can play, gotta love that

We didn't lose the games, we just ran out of time -- Bobby Layne

by detpistons3 on Sep 10, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I’m especially shocked at the Manuel decision…..Pettigrew missed a lot of time in the preseason. Maybe he isn’t ready. Rest assured, he will play regardless.

by KDawg on Sep 10, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You will probably see alot of 2 tight end formations till Stafford settles down

by msivits on Sep 11, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heller.....

……played amazing in the presseason in the blocking game…..petigrew will play but Heller should start with the rookie te

by BennieBladesFan on Sep 11, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about Sammie Hill

lining up next to Grady. That is alot of cheeseburgers at DT

by JCruize on Sep 10, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll say

I doubt he’ll be there on the first snap.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 11, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

by BennieBladesFan on Sep 11, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just have a funny feeling Landon might be there instead of him

The depth chart doesn’t mean much anyway, I reckon. There’s gonna be so much rotation with the D-Line that starter’s won’t feel like em.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 11, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am very impressed that S. L. Hill is starting

I don’t know…maybe its just me, but could we have gotten a “steal”

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by CapitolLions on Sep 11, 2009 8:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I sort of agree CL, but the flip side is that this is a sign of how desperate we are at DT.

Like Staff, I think Hill will learn a lot more on the field than watching. He may get embarrassed at times, but we may end up with a real solid cornerstone of our defensive line.

by NorthLeft12 on Sep 11, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that is how I took it

I don’t like the 4 guy rotation we have. I would have liked one player I am 100% on.

With that in mind, I watched the Tenn line dominate Pittsburgh last night without any big name guys.

by ATL Lion on Sep 11, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope our O Line plays as well in the real season as they did in the preseason

I also hope they put Heller/PGrew with Sackus on the left side of the line for max protection on Staff’s blind side.

Also – I am hoping for lots of 2 TE formations to SLOW the game down and keep Brees off the field (easier said than done – I fully realize).

The defense – well lets just hope they hold their own – particularly the secondary. They need to create at least 2 turnovers. Maybe Delmas can jar the ball loose with a bone crushing hit – one in which we haven’t seen since the days of Bennie Blades!!

Prediction: Lions create 2+ turnovers and K Smith runs for >100 yards we have a real shot at winning.

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by NYCLionsfan on Sep 11, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

totally agree...

with the prediction, because that would mean that we had a decent time of posession and then our defense held their own against the Saint’s O.

by lions_sucker on Sep 11, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we need more info on the pettigrew issue

Kevin Smith let em kno, Ernie Sims Break em, Calvin Johnson you already Kno
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by DetroitLions 4 life on Sep 11, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Per Killer Kowalski....

Heller will start, but Pettigrew will get more total snaps. Why Heller starts if Pett gets more snaps… beyond me. There’s a whole lotta changin’ goin’ on in Allen Park, but they are still the Lions…. :o)

by DrewsLions on Sep 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe because we look to run the ball more?

Heller should know more about the intracacies of run blocking compared to ‘Grew. But from what I hear Pettigrew is a better blocker than receiver, even though he’s great at both.

We didn't lose the games, we just ran out of time -- Bobby Layne

by detpistons3 on Sep 12, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DT

Grady and Hill are big hole pluggers, but Grady might be suspended soon for something he did last year. Whos gonna back up these two OUT OF SHAPE big fellas?? Im concerned, we are gonna be easier to run on than last year. Why did we trade Shaun Rogers again???

by I3usdriver on Sep 11, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs