Rookies, Caleb Campbell Return to Allen Park for Tomorrow's OTA
by Sean Yuille on May 17, 2010 3:51 PM EDT
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PrintTomorrow's organized team activity will mark the first time the entire Lions team gets to practice together. So far the Lions' rookies have only participated in their minicamp, whereas the veterans have had quite a few OTAs already. Because of rules agreed upon by the NCAA and NFL, rookies can come in for the minicamp, but then they have to wait around until now to return to their teams for OTAs and the like.
While the first OTA with both rookies and veterans isn't until tomorrow, today the rookies were able to take part in the on-field workouts after checking in. That means that the draft picks and undrafted free agents should have all returned to Allen Park by now, ready to get back on the field.
One other player who is ready to get back on the field is Caleb Campbell, who missed last Thursday's OTA because he was still waiting to be officially cleared by the Army to play football. I used the word "was" because it now appears that Campbell has been cleared. According to his Twitter account, Campbell returned to Detroit on Sunday and took part in today's workout. Campbell also said, "So great to be back in the lockeroom wit my rookie class from 08."
The best part about having veterans and rookies together for the coaches is that there are a lot more bodies for the OTAs. Of course, it's good that the entire team is together for chemistry reasons and to continue to get the rookies acclimated to the NFL, but with the extra bodies coming in, the coaches will be able to do a lot more since the depth is so much greater.
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Caleb
good to have him fully on board and not having the Army stuff still pending or holding him back, sure would be nice if he could play safety. Anybody heard anything on Randy Phillips?
we have some depth and you can start to see it
look at all the teams grabing our pllayers and watch the neames that get cut to the 53 man roster
Lets sign a veteran LB, lets get a solid CB i believe in Bullocks at safety. lets go lionsssssssssssssssssssss
by DetroitLions 4 life on May 17, 2010 4:52 PM EDT reply actions
we need it
I just hope nobody get hurt to much this year, man last years injury list sucked, we had either the most or second most names on it, and alot of those were IR. I hope they are in better shape this year.
1 slice, 1 beer, 5 more reps.
Good luck, Caleb!!
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Finally, the gang is all here. I’m excited and I hope the entire organization is too. Expectations aside, I hope it is a safe camp and no one gets hurt. Be smart, play fast and let this be the beginning of a winning tradition. Best to all !
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Caleb at Safety
I know he is supposed to play Linebacker, but he played Safety in college and runs a 4.49. I know he’s a heavy safety, but if he can fly, shouldn’t it just mean he hits harder. Is it maybe just the hip movement adjustment at the pro level that moves him down to Linebacker?
I’m sure the coaches know where to play him, and I’m probably just drooling over a 237 lb safety to play next to Delmas, but I was just curious if anyone out there with more experience knew about why we’d transfer him down to Linebacker if speed isn’t the problem.
Maybe at the least he makes a good goal line safety. I like him matched up vs big Tight Ends better than a 205 guy.
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You have it about right, he is projected at LB because his physical tool set matches that position better than S.
He has all the tools to be a very good LB, at S he will struggle with change of directions in coverage. Believe it or not he actually got more fluid in his hips when he put the weight on. I think the Lions are looking more for the 6 foot 200 lb. guys for S, basically a S/CB hybrid. Schwartz has talked about having 4 corners across the back end so think of our S positions as physical CB’s. As for LB he should translate well. Our LB’s need to be in the 240-260 range, 250 is about ideal. They need to be faster than 4.75 speed and be able to block shed and cover a TE or FB. On top of that they may be asked to blitz occasionally. What Caleb brings just fits LB more than S in our scheme.
yeah, I've watched film
he doesn’t flip his hips as good as a DB should.
he’ll rock as a “slam-dancing” LB though.
I totally agree
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by Hyperion Ecta on May 17, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
are WE positive caleb can play
just sayin last time he was “cleared” din’t work out so well. I am gonna need a notorized photo of obama writing the letter that clears caleb with his grandmother holding todays newspaper in the background and calebs valid drivers liscense and social security card. With the US olympic bob sled team playing twister in the oval office. lol
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by NobodySpecial on May 17, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
At least someone has seen Caleb Campbell's driver's license, ;)
by damnitdamnitdamnit on May 17, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Caleb Campbell doesn't drive need to drive
He just runs.
My two favorite teams are the Tigers and Brewers. Drunk tigers. That sounds about right.
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And running is harder...
in army issued clod-hoppers than in cleats.
by damnitdamnitdamnit on May 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
DAY 1!
it will be impressive, IMO, what our rookies do this year.
It will be impressive (to anyone who has paid any attention over the last decade) what my Lions will do this season.
the Lombardi Trophy may be a couple years away, but the rest of the league is already nervous.
GET READY TO ROAR TILL YOUR THROATS ARE SORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell, it was impressive what our rookies did last year
And this time last year we weren’t feeling so good about the draft results. I think those 2nd year guys are going to keep stepping up plus we’ll get immediate impact from at least our top 3 draft picks, plus at least 3 of the guys we traded picks/players for (C Williams, Houston, Scheffler). I’m pumped!
by WestsideLionsFan on May 19, 2010 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Is the wait because of schools?
Do they want to kids to graduate, so they wait until most schools have held their graduation before allowing them to join their NFL teams?
My two favorite teams are the Tigers and Brewers. Drunk tigers. That sounds about right.
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