Larry Foote talks the talk

Saturday, May 16, 2009

As many Lions fans had hoped, veteran MLB Larry Foote has brought a champion's resumé--"street cred", says Jim Schwartz--relentless energy, and a vocal leadership style to the middle of the Lions' defense.  Now, as the Free Press' Carlos Monarrez writes, all that's left is for Larry Foote to actually learn the defense, and execute it well.  If he can do those things, he'll be the centerpiece of a major defensive overhaul that happened so slowly and quietly, most fans barely noticed.