Blkbrd671 wrote:ICE
Whats our secondary looking like. will bently start? or you think he's capable of it?
and how far along is Broyles in his rehab?
Secondary will hit camp like this:
Houston and Delmas are locks to start. #2 corner will be battle between Berry and Lacey. Bentley will be top inside/slot corner, which means he will start against teams that go 3 or 4 WR as base package (GB, NO, PHI, etc). If Berry wins #2 job, Lacey is #4. If Lacey wins #2 like I think he will, Berry has to fight with Greenwood and Smith for #4 and his fight looks to be uphill. Don Carey is ostensibly in that battle too but he's the kind of guy you can cut and re-sign later if needed. Smith gets bonus points for special teams but I'm not sure how much that will help him keep a roster spot if Jonte Green or Greenwood are equal to him on defense.
#2 safety is Spievey's job to lose and I think a full offseason as a safety can only help him. I believe the Lions would like Alonzo Young to take one of the reserve jobs from Erik Coleman or Ricardo Silva. Wendling makes the team as the #4 safety because he's one of the best special teams guys in the league and he doesn't miss tackles.
So the locks for the team
CB--Houston, Bentley, Lacey
S--Spievey, Delmas, Wendling
If they do like most teams and keep 6 corners and four safeties...
3 CBs from group of Smith, Berry, Greenwood, Green, Carey, Ross Weaver. I would say Smith, Berry, and Greenwood make the team
4th safety comes from Silva, Coleman, Lawrence. I can see Greenwood moving to safety a la Spievey too, but not this year.
The word I got from the first week was that Greenwood clearly has strong potential but his footwork and ability to anticipate routes need lots of work. Green is fast and can turn and run but had trouble figuring out where he belonged. Way too early to judge though. Look for one to make active roster and the other to go practice squad.