Scanning the Savanna

And then there were 10.

“I don’t see a reason why we can’t be 16-0 as long as we put in the hard work throughout camp getting ready for the 2011 season,” Suh said in an interview with the NFL Network.

Coach Jim Schwartz often talks about job descriptions and wanting the players the Lions draft or sign to fill specific roles.

So what will the Lions seek this off-season in cornerbacks, one of their two most pressing positions of need?

Just as before, I’ve included the top-graded 4-3 DE, the Eagles’ Trent Cole, and the bottom-graded 4-3 DE, Kentwan Balmer of the Seahawks. The thick black line represents the average for 4-3 DEs who saw at least 25% of their team’s available snaps.