Roster cut surprises...

OK, I know the average fan thinks that the Lions would be just as well off saving the money and letting all of the cornerbacks go, because, afterall, they don't actually cover any receivers. Or in other words they could be replaced by air or ghosts and it would take 3 and a half games for anybody to notice...but, I never thought Martin Mayhew was listening.

When I read the final roster cuts the other day, I was shocked at how many cornerbacks, including Dre Bly and Paul Pratt --the only DB's to actually intercept passes this summer, were shown the door.

There are now only four cornerbacks on the roster, most teams keep at least five or six. Not only that, the Mayhew traded for one of them right before cuts...so the new guy has never even seen the Lions playbook.

What about those guys I talked about last week?

On Wednesday last week I wrote about three players the Lions might be interested in.

Cincinnati CB Dave Jones was traded to Jacksonville for Safety Reggie Nelson. He would have been a very good addition to the Lions secondary.

Kansas City LB Derrick Johnson worked himself out of Todd Haley's doghouse and avoided being cut.

Denver CB Alphonso Smith is now Detroit CB Alphonso Smith.

So what does it all mean?

First of all, it means the Lions have one of the, if not the, youngest secondary in the league. The entire second string has a grand total of one NFL season--and that season was so bad, Denver shipped Alphonso Smith to us. S Randy Phillips, S Amari Spievey and CB Aaron Berry are all rookies--Spievey was the only one even drafted.

In a way, this is the right way to build a team. No longer are the Lions running out and getting old nobodies to act as pylons for opposing receivers. Instead, they are finding young talent and trying to develop them.

In the past, the Lions were awful, horrible, bad and old. There was no real hope for the future. Now, the Lions are awful, horrible, bad and young! There is hope for improvement...