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10/25/2007

Cason back, more Tatum talk

Not to rehash a blog from last week, but the Lions' decision to resign Aveion Cason Wednesday furthers my point that Tatum Bell should have been traded for whatever second-day pick the Lions could finagle out of some NFL team.

Bell, as everyone knows by now, did not play in last week's win over Tampa, and coach Rod Marinelli confirmed Wednesday there's a chance he could be inactive for this week's game at Chicago. As I reported last week, Bell does not play on any special teams, and Marinelli prefers position flexibility from the backups on his roster. Cason is both a solid return man and decent in coverage. The Bears, of course, have the league's best returner in Devin Hester.

Marinelli said Kevin Jones will once again get the bulk of the carries this week with T.J. Duckett No. 2. If Jones re-injures his left foot, Bell likely would replace him as feature back. Frankly, that's a big if, and I'd rather have the draft pick.

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