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	Boss Bailey (left) and Alex Lewis are part of a very deep Lions linebacker corps. AP

At the Detroit Lions' training facility in Allen Park, Mich., halfway between the Detroit airport and downtown Detroit, in an industrial park maybe two miles off I-94. The Lions aren't set up to have fans at their camp, which is a big minus as far as I'm concerned. How do you get fans fired up about your team if you don't let them into your practices during camp? The team will have a public practice at Ford Field next Saturday. But it's eerie to be fan-less for the one practice on this day at 8:45 a.m.

Five Things I Think

1. I think Joey Harrington (and keep in my mind I saw him for two hours, not two weeks) looked very good and much more accurate than his reputation this morning. I'd like to see him against a live rush, because what has plagued him in the yearning-for-accuracy Lions' offense is not being accurate enough. Everyone here praises Harrington's work ethic and dedication and teamness, but we won't know if he really gets it in year four until we see how he fares under a heavy rush. Can he be a 63 percent passer? That's the question everyone has, including coach Steve Mariucci.

2. I think Eddie Drummond, the talented kick returner, is making a rather serious error in judgment. He's unsigned. The Lions have a one-year, $1.4-million offer on the table to him. Should a guy who's exclusively a returner and gunner on special teams expect to make more than 2 percent of a team's salary cap? I think not.

3. I think the third quarterback, fifth-round pick Dan Orlovsky from UConn, needs to be more impressive than the occasional flutter-baller I saw this morning. But barring something odd, he'll break camp as the Lions' inactive quarterback every week, behind Jeff Garcia.

4. I think the Lions, for the first time since Matt Millen took over as GM, have a very healthy linebacker corps. Earl Holmes played better in the middle than anyone expected last year, and, as a rookie, Teddy Lehman played more snaps than any Lion defender. With the speedy Boss Bailey back from a right knee injury and 2003 third-round pick James Davis pressing for playing time in the Lions' 4-3 defense, depth at linebacker is no longer a concern.

5. I think the 680 pounds of knifing defensive tackle -- Shaun Rogers and Dan Wilkinson -- gives the Lions the best 1-2 punch at DT in the NFL. Both are healthy, and in a division with three opposing coaches who love to run, it gives the Lions a great edge on first down.

Factoid

Size matters. Of the 23 players numbered between 60 and 79 on the Lions roster -- some numbers are given out twice, one to a defensive player and one to an offensive guy -- 18 of them weigh more than 300 pounds.