Right guard? Peterman's out, so who's in?
No official word yet on the extent of Stephen Peterman's ankle injury, but it didn't look good Sunday. And it didn't sound particularly good Monday.
Expect a free agent signing on the offensive line Tuesday. And then we'll see Wednesday when they resume practice what they're planning to do Sunday in terms of replacing Peterman in the starting lineup. Dylan Gandy was the backup who played Sunday, but don't read too much into that -- Daniel Loper wasn't active and Jon Jansen was busy subbing for Gosder Cherilus at tackle.
Regardless, it's a loss for already iffy offensive line. Peterman wasn't having one of his better days Sunday -- few do when facing the Williams Wall -- but he has been a consistent run blocker and doesn't give up a lot of sacks.
"Toughness, effort, a guy that's assignment sound," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said of Peterman. "He's not a 10-year vet, but he's a veteran player and he's been very, very solid for us. When we re-signed him this offseason, we had in mind the way he would play this year and he hadn't disappointed us."
