Not out of the question for OROY. If Eddie Lacy has a couple more 100-yard games and gets to 1000 overall, though, the voters tend to reward the skill positions more than the guys who make the skill guys good. I wouldn't trade.
It's positive to be praising mid round draft picks and UDFA. For Detroit to find relief from the salary cap these type of players need to be producers and starters.
Warford, Miller, Taylor, Fauria, and Waddle are all producing more than LeShoure and Titus Young.
Rookie guard Larry Warford has been very good for the Lions this year, but he and veteran Rob Sims will have their hands full Sunday with Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy
Larry WarfordPhoto: G. Smith/Detroit Lions
Larry Warford has stood up to every challenge he’s faced so far his rookie season.
Warford, the team's third-round pick in April, has arguably been the Detroit Lions most productive rookie so far. And he’ll have to be again Sunday with Tampa Bay Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy coming to town.
McCoy is fourth among all defensive tackles with six sacks this year and trails only Ndamukong Suh in the number of quarterback disruptions he’s recorded.
McCoy, who plays the three-technique in Tampa Bay's defense, is quicker than he is powerful and that will test Warford’s feet and technique this week.
"He’s really quick and he has a really good get-off," Warford said Wednesday. "That is tough, because you want to get off the ball as fast as he does and that can get you off balance every once in awhile.
"You really have to be on your technique when you have such an explosive guy. That’s going to be one of the bigger challenges this week."