Alualu might be a starter against the 49ers on Sunday
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00:00 I'm just guessing, but I'm guessing that Tyson Alualu will be in the Lions starting lineup,
00:08 somewhere in the middle of their defensive line, nose guard, defensive tackle, whatever they want
00:14 to call it, against the 49ers because the Lions have to stop the 49ers run game and run stoppages
00:23 is Alualu's primary strength. So I would expect him to begin the game, I don't know, he'll probably
00:30 play maybe 15, 20, 25 snaps, somewhere in that vicinity, in running situations, on first down
00:38 situations, or second and medium situations, but they need to stop the 49ers run game. The 49ers
00:47 are an outstanding running team and depend on that a great deal for their play-action passing
00:57 game. So I think Alualu will be there at the start, I don't know that for a fact, I'm just
01:02 guessing. And now he's on the 53-man roster, so we don't have to look for the Friday or Saturday
01:08 reports that he's been elevated from the practice squad to the active squad, which I'm sure he would
01:14 have been as he has been for each of the past four games, the last two games of the regular season,
01:18 and the two playoff games. So it'll be interesting to see whether Alualu has an impact in that game.
01:25 If he makes a tackle for a no-gain, I'm sure we'll hear his name called.