Reasonable people can debate whether the Detroit Lions’ roster is better today under Bob Quinn than it was a year ago under Martin Mayhew, but one product of the team’s off-season personnel makeover has been adding more versatility to the locker room.
Whereas last year, the Lions relied heavily on middle linebackers (Stephen Tulloch), strong safeties (James Ihedigbo) and interior linemen (Larry Warford, Laken Tomlinson, Travis Swanson) who lacked the versatility to play a second position, Quinn said he targeted players with the ability to play multiple roles both in the draft and free agency.
“When we do the evaluation process it’s important to not only look at the player and what position they play in college, but have they played a position previously in their sophomore year, their freshman year?