Edwards Impresses

[lp4ever41]

Lions coach Jim Schwartz is high on undrafted free agent WR Patrick Edwards.
"(We) were very surprised that he didn't get drafted," Schwartz said. "He was a guy that we went to work on right away, as soon as that draft was over." Edwards caught 89 passes for 1,752 yards and an NCAA-leading 20 touchdowns last season, but stands in at just 5-foot-9, 175 pounds. He'll likely need No. 54 pick Ryan Broyles (torn ACL) to begin the year on the PUP list to have any chance of cracking Detroit's crowded receiver corps.


I believe he's a returner as well. I think he'll push Logan for the #5 WR spot, and he'll probably get it. Broyles and Bentley can return as well, so there's really no need for Logan. Might as well have a guy who might be able to produce if necessary IMO.

 

[imthetruth]

With the kickoff the way it is now Logan has little to no value. He doesn't contribute to the offense. I 'd be fine with Edwards replacing Logan if he added something to the offense.

 

[motown1958]

I have been saying it since the draft that I think Logan wont be back this year. Edwards is a guy with 4.3 speed that ran a 4.5 at his pro day due to a torn quad. He also put up huge numbers every year.

 

[zoombabyzoom]

I also think Logan is gone

 

[murktastic]

this kid seems like a diamond in the rough. #5 receiver and returner is what we need. logan can get the fuck out

 

[tonyballs]

Buh bye , Logan

 

[cmlfactor]

Hopefully ONE of these guys will be decent on kick-off/punt returns...Logan was garbage...he started out so promising in Pittsburgh then just took a dive...

 

[murktastic]

logan had 1 decent year with us. top 5 in both but yea hes no use on offense except swing runs and trick plays

 

[Diggler Cometh]

In all fairness to Logan the return team had many many injuries and was lacking the specialists it had the previous year. Notice how many special team players were drafted this year? Should be improved regardless of whos back there.

 

[cheeno]

In all fairness to Logan the return team had many many injuries and was lacking the specialists it had the previous year. Notice how many special team players were drafted this year? Should be improved regardless of whos back there.

ST as a whole was down, return and cover. Guys like the Zach attack and Ekijuba have an impact.

 

[tonyballs]

Follett had one great hit in his career. People need to stop acting like he was Larry Izzo or Steve Tasker for crying out loud.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Zack was bad. He was a bad special teamer and just a bad football player. It just never occurred to him that a good ankle tackle was as good as hard hit.

 

[cheeno]

Zack was bad. He was a bad special teamer and just a bad football player. It just never occurred to him that a good ankle tackle was as good as hard hit.

I always thought he was a good ST player. Not only on the coverage unit where he averaged about a tackle a game but also on returns where he was a good blocker. He was the guy who set the two man wedge. The problem was that people blew him up as a potential starting LBer which he was far, far from being. Ekijuba was our best ST coverage player up until he got hurt. The influx of guys like the OK Lewises, Whitehead, and even Green and Greenwood potentially, should really help.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I always thought he was a good ST player. Not only on the coverage unit where he averaged about a tackle a game but also on returns where he was a good blocker. He was the guy who set the two man wedge. The problem was that people blew him up as a potential starting LBer which he was far, far from being. Ekijuba was our best ST coverage player up until he got hurt. The influx of guys like the OK Lewises, Whitehead, and even Green and Greenwood potentially, should really help.

I may him not noticed him as a good blocker but I thought he was terrible on coverage. Guys that we had last year, like Wendling for example I thought was much better.

 

[lp4ever41]

I may him not noticed him as a good blocker but I thought he was terrible on coverage. Guys that we had last year, like Wendling for example I thought was much better.

Our coverage was pretty bad last year though

 

[Mitchrapp]

Our coverage was pretty bad last year though

But it certainly wasn't because of Wendling.

 

[cheeno]

Wendling has been a very good special teamer since he joined the Lions. Stovall, has been good too as a contain man. But the units as a whole return and coverage, I have to agree with lp, were both bad. We ranked 29th according to Football Outsiders:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamst

 

[Mitchrapp]

Wendling has been a very good special teamer since he joined the Lions. Stovall, has been good too as a contain man. But the units as a whole return and coverage, I have to agree with lp, were both bad. We ranked 29th according to Football Outsiders:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamst

No one questions that.