The new fad of the Rod Marinelli era has the Lions going after Tampa Bay Buccaneers players. Most notably, they've taken features of Tampa Bay's defense and plopped them into the defense in Detroit.
Marinelli's player acquisition philosophy dictates that his team must obtain high-caliber players who represent the character of the game.
Now, high-caliber plays are not going to be found in Detroit just yet, but the Detroit Tigers were the laughing stock of the MLB during the 1990s and early 2000s. Presently, they are a force to be reckoned with.
People now are wondering who plays each Sunday at Ford Field—the Lions or the Buccaneers?
There are those who disagree with Marinelli and his ideas about recruiting players by going back to his old roots in Tampa where he won a Super Bowl.
I have more trust in Marinelli than I do in Matt Millen. I see why Marinelli is seeking out players from Tampa, notably on the defensive side of the ball. He knows that these athletes can do something productive in Detroit.
But then I again, I am one of those fans who thinks at the beginning of each year, "Is this the season everything will change?"
I hope so, because time is ticking for Marinelli. He may be fired in that fine Detroit tradition, after just two years, like all the other coaches to follow Millen.
In the end, I don't have a problem with Detroit taking on the look of Tampa Bay personnel wise. Let's just hope this pays off.
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Russell Ivanac about 1 year ago
Hopefully it does work. I like that he is making moves, but i disagree with some of them(i.e. Brain Kelly) and i don't think that they will be enough. Not yet anyways, but you have to build somewhere. I just hope that this time the real idiot (Millen) will get fired instead of the coach that is trying to clean up his mess. Good article.
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Ju Vin about 1 year ago
If you think about this, it REALLY makes sense. He is not bring them on to win this season. He is bringing in these verteran players, who know the Tampa 2, who can groom our youth and teach them the intricacies of the scheme. 2 years from now watch out!!! Lions 8-8 this year and getting better each year for a while.
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Sebastian Salazar about 1 year ago
i think its really sad how all the old bucs players are with the Lions now. There is a reason why we let them go, they either get hurt alot (Brian Kelly), not good enough( Kalvin Pearson and Chuctic Darby) or we get younger better players to replace them(Buchanon over Kelly, Pschtelli over Pearson) Matt Millen has no idea how to run a team.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This is a great idea until...Marinelli and Millen are fired. Then we're stuck with a bunch of washed up players from Tampa Bay. It'll soon be back to 2-14
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Why sould anyone be upset because of the new blood the Lions are bringing in. Can these new faces really do any worse than what we have watched for the last several years. Most of them are wearing superbowl rings. The players we let go had nothing to show their new team mates
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