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There won't be at all. I think we'll be fine. I think We can help do the following: we'll actually I think we'll fare pretty well there." the same. So the difference is our coaching staff, and I think Rod's a big part of that. Now, I'm a little biased here, but I'm going to tell you something: If I'm a defensive lineman in this league, I want to be coached by the best.

And the best one in this league is right here on our staff." Curtis didn't put up eye-popping numbers in his four years with the Rams, either. His best season was 2005, when he caught 60 passes for 801 yards, but he was behind stars Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. Another small, quick former Rams receiver, Mike Furrey, broke out with an NFC-leading 98 receptions for the Lions last season. Asked what made Curtis special, Millen said: "Speed." Later, he said: "Certainly if you have an offense like this, you'd want to look for a guy who understands the passing game pretty well, running the routes, and has some familiarity with that." Curtis is clearly the Lions' first choice at wide receiver. New Orleans released Joe Horn.

Asked if Horn hitting the market influenced them, Millen said: "It could. We have our plan which way we want to go, so we'll go down that path first and see how it works, and then we'll take it from there." Since hiring coach Rxl Ma-rinelli and his staff last year, the Lions have signed several players who have played for their coaches in the past. White and Curtis would fit the pattern. White played for Marinelli when Marinelli was Tampa Bay's defensive line coach. Curtis played for offensive coordinator Mike Martz when Martz was St.

Louis' coach. The familiarity is important both ways. The players know the coaches' schemes and expectations, and the coaches know the players' strengths and weaknesses. White didn't put up eye-popping numbers in his four years with the Bucs. He never had more than six sacks in a season, but he was behind star Simeon Rice.

He is only 27, and the 6-foot-2, 273-pounder has the versatility to play anywhere on the defensive line. "I personally believe he has an upside yet," Millen said. "He hasn't hit it yet. He's young, and he's turning into what he will become. And I also happen to believe, that for him to do that, the best way for him to do that is to be here because our head coach got him going and will take him to the next level.

"He'll have more playing time wherever he's going. So that's File Old Returns Installment Payments Catch Up Old Bookkeeping (Remove LeviesLiens) Penalty Abatement Innocent Spouse Audit Representation PayrollSales Tax NOTEBOOK; The Lions now have After. trading defensive end James Hall on PYitlay, the Lions immediately started recruiting his potential replacement, free agent Dewayne White. The Lions sent Hall to St. Louis for a fifth-round pick.

President Matt Millen announced the trade about 2 p.m. and said White was arriving in Detroit right around then. White was the first free agent to visit the Lions. White's agent, Jason Chayut, said Friday night White met with Lions coaches, but there was nothing to report. Millen said wide receiver Kevin Curtis would visit today hopefully.

Curtis was supposed to visit Minnesota on Friday, weather permitting, and there was concern the Vikings would not let him leave without a deal. "Well, that's why I say hopefully," Millen said. "We'd like to get that thing we'd like to get him in here tomorrow." The Lions reportedly have a visit scheduled with running back T.J. Duckett, the former Michigan State star. The visit is believed to be Sunday.

Millen mentioned another free agent was scheduled to visit the Lions, but he did not provide a name. four fifth-round picks this year. "It just gives us flexibility, Mil len said. "We can do a lot of A things." They have one pick in each of the first four rounds and none in the sixth and seventh rounds, giving them eight picks total. The Lions released tight end Marcus Pollard and defensive linemen Marcus Bell and Tyo- Expert Legal Help ka Jackson.

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Duckett, the former Michigan State star. The visit is believed to be scheduled for Sunday. That raises questions. Are the Lions more worried about Kevin Jones' foot injury than they are letting on? Do they want Jones, Bell and Duckett and if so, what would that mean for Shawn Bryson and Brian Calhoun? Did they acquire Bell thinking they might trade him elsewhere? Jones and the Lions have said they are optimistic he will be ready for the regular-season opener. But no one knows for sure, and in a conference call, Bell said: "I know he's going to be missing part of the season." Asked if someone had indicated that to him, Bell said: "Yeah.

From my understanding he has a foot injury or something, so I feel like I've got a good opportunity coming in and learn the offense and hopefully be the guy." What if Jones is healthy? "If Kevin's healthy, Kevin Jones is, he's as good as there is in this league, I think," president Matt Millen said. "He's got to come back and prove it, which I think he will. But I also think that there'll be good competition, and I think that helps them all and it helps us as a team." Millen said Bell fit the offense well because of his speed and receiving ability. He said Bell and Jones could even be on the field at the same time. fi'tX jr-" 20 minutes from the bridge or tunnel The Wayne Coin Club Aion Presents Its Adm" 47 Annua! Coin Show Sunday, March 4, 2007 10 am-4 pm The Wayne Community Center Corner Howe Annapolis Roads DETROIT RED WING STAR DAN CLEARY SAT, MAHCH I0TH 2PM 4PM $10 00 ANY ITEM vV Vi Hi DETROIT RED WINQ STAR VALTTERI FILPPULA SAT, MAHCH 10TH 2PM 4PM S5 00 ANY ITEM Asked why the Broncos benched Foster as their starting right tackle, Millen said he thought Foster had played well.

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