Just when you thought the Lions couldn't get any worse...they sign Jason David!

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over 2 years ago Dave Cariello 10 comments 0 recs |

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Well

They shoot horses. Dont they?

A SAINT in Panther country

by carolinasaintsfan on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM CST reply actions

Beat you to it, sir.

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by coldpizza on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 AM CST reply actions

you did

sorry. didn’t see yours.

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by Dave Cariello on Nov 4, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions

Poor JD

I wish him well…maybe a new team was what he needed.

Super Bowl 44: "If you play in this league and it's not your goal, there's something wrong with you." -- Marques Colston

by MtnExile on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM CST reply actions

I dunno what Pay-Loo were thinking when we signed this guy. We don’t run a cover 2….so why sign a strictly cover 2 corner? Coming from indy he probably never had to man cover a WR in his nfl career, but we expected him to be able to do so here? I don’t think JD’s epic fail in NOLA is totally his fault, i don’t even think the majority of it was his fault. He can make some good plays sitting in his flat zone, just trying to cover guys like Brandon Marshall downfield with JD was…I guess i’ll be kind and say questionable thinking. Well atleast now Detriot has a blueprint for this guy…massive liability in man coverage, does pretty good sitting in the flats.

Good luck JD…u shall need it.

by fruly on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 AM CST reply actions

For what it’s worth, Randall Gay had never played outside of the Cover 2 prior to coming here and Jabari Greer had limited exposure to anything besides. It’s a zone scheme, so it tends to hide the shortcomings of players more than others. That doesn’t mean everyone who plays it, CAN’T adapt to a more conventional scheme, just that you don’t really truly know what you’re getting, without evaluating the player from game film when he was in college, bringing him in for extensive pass drill workouts, etc. All in all, it’s a crapshoot. David just didn’t work out as a CB for us. Jonathan Vilma has struggled in the 3-4. Every scheme isn’t for every player. David does have pretty good recognition skills and plays big, in terms of delivering a hit. He reminds me of Toi Cook, in a lot of ways. Maybe he’ll eventually find his niche as a safety. Maybe he’ll have a better go of it with the Lions. Whatever the case, I wish him luck.

"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper

by coldpizza on Nov 4, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions