The Lions Take a Flyer On LB Bobby Carpenter, OL Cody Wallace

The Lions were certainly in the market for some more depth at linebacker, entering their bye week. With yesterday’s signing, of former Cowboys first rounder Bobby Carpenter, whose NFL pedigree (his father played RB for the Bill Parcells New York Giants) may have originally caused his readiness for the NFL to be inflated, the Lions may have found someone who could help them. The Lions Added Former Cowboys First Rounder, Bobby Carpenter The fact that Carpenter is a free agent at this time, doesn’t entirely bode well for how much help he may be able to eventually provide, though. Carpenter has already played for the Rams and Dolphins this season. That being said, the Lions have seemingly gotten lucky turning around talented players who have not risen to expectations elsewhere in the NFL (Alphonso Smith, Turk McBride, Chris Houston). I guess I would place Carpenter into the Lawrence Jackson department of Lions player development, there is chance each of them could be bene...