SideLion Report » Nick Barnett http://sidelionreport.com A Detroit Lions Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Nick Barnett’s Name Emerges as an Option for Detroit Lions at Linebacker http://sidelionreport.com/2011/07/26/nick-barnetts-name-emerges-as-an-option-for-detroit-lions-at-linebacker/ http://sidelionreport.com/2011/07/26/nick-barnetts-name-emerges-as-an-option-for-detroit-lions-at-linebacker/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:47:58 +0000 Zac Snyder http://sidelionreport.com/?p=10211 The delay to the start of free agency caused by the lockout made for a lot of time to speculate about who the Detroit Lions could target once player movement started. The problem is that it only allowed for consideration to be given to players with expired contracts. The implementation of rules for the next [...]

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]]> The delay to the start of free agency caused by the lockout made for a lot of time to speculate about who the Detroit Lions could target once player movement started. The problem is that it only allowed for consideration to be given to players with expired contracts.

The implementation of rules for the next league year means teams are now free to cut players that no longer fit in their plans or budget releasing another group of players to the free agent market. One name has already drawn some attention as far as the Detroit Lions are concerned.

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]]> http://sidelionreport.com/2011/07/26/nick-barnetts-name-emerges-as-an-option-for-detroit-lions-at-linebacker/feed/ 1 SideLion Bold Prediction: DeAndre Levy Will be the best linebacker in the NFC North http://sidelionreport.com/2010/05/06/sidelion-bold-prediction-deandre-levy-will-be-the-best-linebacker-in-the-nfc-north/ http://sidelionreport.com/2010/05/06/sidelion-bold-prediction-deandre-levy-will-be-the-best-linebacker-in-the-nfc-north/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 19:46:28 +0000 Joe Dexter http://sidelionreport.com/?p=1524 When it comes to middle linebacker DeAndre Levy, head coach Jim Schwartz has made his feelings clear. Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham has been in love with him since the moment he stepped onto the Detroit Lion facilities. Including a comparison to Brian Urlacher at one point last season, after Levy made a game-saving touchdown stop [...]

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]]> When it comes to middle linebacker DeAndre Levy, head coach Jim Schwartz has made his feelings clear. Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham has been in love with him since the moment he stepped onto the Detroit Lion facilities. Including a comparison to Brian Urlacher at one point last season, after Levy made a game-saving touchdown stop against the 49ers.

“As I see that play, that is something that Brian Urlacher is capable of doing, and most middle linebackers don’t have enough skills to do that. He is very athletic and has the ability to burst and run, and that’s showing up. He made a couple of outstanding big-time tackles inside the box,” Cunningham said. “Overall, I was really impressed.”

The overall consensus doesn’t isn’t just between coaches. General manager Martin Mayhew made it clear his guy in the middle was Levy when the Lions didn’t even offer veteran Larry Foote a contract. According to Foote, The Lions didn’t even consider him a part of their plans. (more…)

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