2011 Lions offseason

[micknugget]

Lions sign two RB's, Jerome Harrison and Mike Bell to replace Leshoure.

http://www.freep.com/article/2011080...ments-Leshoure

I bet that they both stick. Harrison is a smaller, faster back where Bell is more of a short yardage guy who is a good blocker.

[DrRay11]

yeah. Getting the feeling we'll keep 4 RBs (Best/Morris/Harrison/Bell) and 5 WRs (Johnson/Burleson/Young/Logan/ one of Derrick Williams, Tim Toone, Maurice Stovall, and that 6-6 UDFA).

[micknugget]

yeah. Getting the feeling we'll keep 4 RBs (Best/Morris/Harrison/Bell) and 5 WRs (Johnson/Burleson/Young/Logan/ one of Derrick Williams, Tim Toone, Maurice Stovall, and that 6-6 UDFA).

By RBs are you including FBs because I think Felton will be on the team.

[DrRay11]

yeah he will be on de team.

[Tahoe]

If we had an offensive line, you could plug any RB in there and they'd do ok.

I realize we've come a long way under MM, I just wish he'd rebuild the offensive line.

[Tahoe]

Forgot...Leshoure's injury just sucks.

[DrRay11]

If we had an offensive line, you could plug any RB in there and they'd do ok.

I realize we've come a long way under MM, I just wish he'd rebuild the offensive line.

I feel like the guys there are serviceable and (Backus and Raiola) have big contracts and are difficult to drop, and are probably average or above average. Hard to give up on Cherilus, and he addressed the LG hole with Sims.

[Tahoe]

True, but what'd he give for Sims? 5th?

Then look at what he spent on rebuilding the defensive line. High draft picks, etc. KVB...big FA dough.

[DrRay11]

we didn't have big contracts to cut/eat financially/replace on the d-line, though. we were pretty much building from nothing there

[Timone]

too soon to start the preseason game thread?