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DETROIT -- New players. New team. New questions.
It's always of concern to coaches how new players fit in with their new surroundings. If Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham had any questions about free-agent safety Glover Quin, one word told him all he needed to know.
"He is something," Cunningham said. "We had a meeting the other day and I turned to (vice president of pro personnel) Sheldon White and I said, 'Quin.' He goes, 'Professional.' I said, 'That's the best description I've ever heard.' That's him. All about business every day."
Quin already has shown some of his chops on the field and off it. He mixed in well with the starters during minicamp and he has been trying to encourage younger players in the secondary.
"I think we're shaping up pretty well," Quin said. "We've got a good group of veterans. Me and Chris Houston and Ron Bartell and Louis Delmas, and we just signed Chris Hope. So we've got a great group of veteran guys. We've got a great group of young guys like Bill Bentley and Chris Greenwood and Jonte Green, and we just drafted Darius Slay."
And then Quin has flashed a little of that professionalism. As a four-year veteran, he understands the practical realities that affect an NFL team's success. While most eyes will be trained on the starters, it could be the younger players on the back end of the roster who determine the secondary's success.
"So I think when guys miss, we always look at it is as next man up," he said. "It's a great opportunity to get that experience, to get that depth.
"As you know, depth wins in this league because a lot of things happen over the course of 16 weeks. Guys go down. All types of stuff happens. So you've got to have guys that are able to come in and fill that role."
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