The Lions seem to be a sexy sleeper pick to take the next step and make the playoffs whenever the 2011 season starts but a couple of questions linger.  The addition of a stud, shutdown corner like Asomugha would certainly answer one question with an exclamation point.

The Sentinel chatted with Eddie Murray, a former kicker who spent 12 season with the Detroit Lions and made 75 percent of his field-goal attempts. Murray marched in Saturday’s Muziekparade at Tulip Time.

Marinelli has been a longtime college and NFL assistant. He was the Lions’ head coach. But he never had been a defensive coordinator until coach Lovie Smith elevated him to that position during the offseason, which means he’ll be calling defensive plays for the first time when Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson line up at Soldier Field.