Lions Planning To Use Louis Delmas In Man Coverage?

Though quarterback Matthew Stafford has received the bulk of the attention (I was going to say “Lion’s share,” but that would have been lame), there’s another Detroit draft pick who could have as big of an impact. Second-round safety Louis Delmas, who has looked good throughout the offseason underwear practices, could become the next great undersized safety in the NFL. And the Lions could be planning to use him more extensively than as a member of the last line of the defense. According to Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com, Delmas was the only Lions safety to participate in man-to-man coverage drills during a recently-concluded minicamp. This could mean that the Lions are considering the possibility of periodically dropping Delmas into individual coverage, possibly eliminating the need to bring in a nickel back. Regardless of this potential extra role, we’ve got a feeling that Delmas is going to become the kind of difference-maker that the Lions long have needed on defense.