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Projecting Lions' 53-man roster as deadline draws near

The Lions won the preseason game, 33-30, but the starters looked bad. Should we be worried or is this just a case of the preseason not mattering? Justin Rogers, The Detroit News

Allen Park – With less than a week until the Detroit Lions have to get down to their 53-man roster, Saturday at 4 p.m., here's our latest projection.

Quarterback (2)

In: Matthew Stafford, Matt Cassel

Work to do: Jake Rudock

Thoughts: We’re holding steady on our belief Cassel has the leg up in this race, and the quarterback rotation in Friday’s game against the Bucs supports that.