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LB Bobby Carpenter (All B1G, National Champion)

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Bobby Carpenter expected to start for Lions
September, 30, 2011
By Todd Archer

IRVING, Texas -- Detroit will be without outside linebacker Justin Durant, its leading tackler Sunday against the Cowboys because of a concussion, but the Lions could replace him with a familiar face: Bobby Carpenter.

Carpenter, the Cowboys? first-round pick in 2006, signed with the Lions last season after he was traded by the Cowboys to St. Louis, cut by the Rams and signed and released by Miami. He started the last two games last year and had 17 tackles. He started only three regular season games in four years with the Cowboys.

He has played mostly a special teams? role for Detroit this year.

?Bobby has done very well for us,? Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Wednesday on a conference call. ?We are very fortunate to get him last year. He played some very good football for us down the stretch. Every time we put him in the game he had tackles. He is an excellent pass defender. That?s probably the strength of his game. He did a good job on special teams. He?s a big part of our linebacker corps. He?s in different packages. He?s a very good cover guy, productive tackling and he?s extremely conscientious. He?s just a very smart player. We?re very happy to have him.?
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Last Updated: October 03. 2011
Bobby Carpenter's play gets noticed
Chris McCosky/ The Detroit News

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Former Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter, now with the Lions, said he wasn?t thinking about revenge against his old team in the win. He intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for a third-quarter TD. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News)

Dallas? Bobby Carpenter was very clear on this point: It wasn't about him, his validation as a player or any kind of payback to the Cowboys, who traded him after four seasons.

This was about the team that currently employs him and the city he presently resides in.

"Everybody wants to make it a big vendetta thing but this was just a big game, period," he said, after his pick-six helped spark the Lions' 34-30 comeback victory Sunday. "The Cowboys might be America's team but Detroit is America's city. It's been beaten up for the last decade and so have the Detroit Lions.

"Now we are finally able to put together a run that's as special to the town as it is to the team."

The Lions are 4-0 for the first time since 1980. They are doing things they've never done in their history ? the five-game road win streak for example.

And here's Carpenter. Cast aside by the Cowboys and then the Rams. He spent most of last season watching and learning the Lions' defensive system. He started on Sunday because Justin Durant was knocked out by a concussion.

He responds by making six tackles and returning an interception 35 yards for a score.

"The first thing that I am feeling is exhaustion," he said. "We have to feel pretty fortunate to come away with a win after the way we dug ourselves such a hole (24 points). But we have stuck together now the last two weeks, came out in the second half and made plays.

"We are just so confident in the way we can respond to adverse situations. There's just a fundamental belief in ourselves that we've developed these last few weeks."

Carpenter and Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo were close friends during his days in Dallas. Part of his personal celebration Sunday was tempered by his concern for the heat Romo was going to take from the Dallas media.

"I know he's going to get beaten up by you guys this week," Carpenter said after Romo's three interception performance. "But he's the same quarterback he was two weeks ago when you were calling him a hero. He's a tremendous player."

His knowledge of the Cowboys' offensive tendencies, particularly since head coach Jason Garrett was the offensive coordinator when Carpenter was there, may have helped on his interception.

He correctly read the play-action and was able to drop into the passing lane.

"I played down there when Jason was an assistant and I was familiar with what they did on offense," he said.

As for the interception, Carpenter said he was just in the right place at the right time.

"I just rolled up underneath the route and fortunately I saw the ball in the air and I was able to make a play on it," he said. "I am not sure Tony saw me or not."

Carpenter's interception began a string of three that Romo threw in the second half. Chris Houston followed up Carpenter's with a 56-yard pick-six, and middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch's pick in the fourth quarter set up the game-winning score.

"Chris's pick-six really put us back in the game," Carpenter said. "Once that was going we had all the confidence in the world. We have a lot of competitors on this team. No one ever lays down."
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From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20111003...y-Carpenter?s-play-gets-noticed#ixzz1ZioZ5xBu
 
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Bobby Carpenter, Lions not buying hype
ESPNChicago.com

The undefeated Detroit Lions are six-point favorites to beat the Chicago Bears in their first home Monday Night Football game since 2001, but linebacker Bobby Carpenter said the Lions aren't buying into the hype.

"Inside the locker room we know the type of team we have, we know what we can do, and we know we're going to come in and work every day," Carpenter said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "And that's all that really matters.

"The things that go on outside, you really have no control about, whether it's people saying you're garbage or you're the greatest team now in the NFL. Somewhere in the middle reality is. And you've got to find a way to capture that every week, come out and work hard, prepare because every team in this league as you can see has a chance to beat any other team on any given day. The Chicago Bears are a tremendous football team, ran the ball with great success last week [against the Carolina Panthers] and have been able to throw the ball with great success over the past few games, so we're going to have our hands full on defense."

But the players' reality check has not stopped the city from enjoying the Lions' success -- including a dramatic come-from-behind win in Dallas on Sunday -- and the Detroit Tigers playing in the ALDS against the New York Yankees.

"[Detroit fans] have been beaten around a lot for the last decade and a half or so, we wanted to make sure we went to Dallas and played a good game so we'd have people coming back here and being excited and have that place rocking, and I think that's happened," Carpenter said. "There's a great buzz around the city. Rightfully so with the Tigers and the way we're playing as well.

"This is a great sports town, and we have tremendous fans."

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Lions linebacker Bobby Carpenter, who played his college ball at Ohio State, said Ford Field fans topped those at the Horseshoe in Columbus.

"Usually college games are maybe a little louder, obviously the stadiums are big, a different dynamic with fans, with the students. (Ford Field) was loud as any game I've played in. The Metrodome is one of the loudest stadiums in the country and Ford Field was just as loud as any game I've ever played,'' Carpenter said.
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http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/10/13/sports/srv0000014530692.txt
 
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Three questions with Lions linebacker Bobby Carpenter
Dec. 18, 2011
By Dave Birkett
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

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Lions linebacker Bobby Carpenter returns an interceptions against the Cowboys on Oct. 2 in Arlington, Texas. / Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Your father, Rob, played in the NFL. What was the best part about growing up the son of an NFL player?

"Geez, I don't know. It was always cool. My friends always wanted to see some of the stuff in our house and the memorabilia, but my dad always downplayed it a lot, so it wasn't something I dwelled on growing up. He was done (playing) when I was 4, so that's one thing I hope that I'll be able to play long enough that my son (R.J., who's 2) will be able to remember me playing. That's a goal of mine."

What's the last concert you went to?

"I actually got a chance to stop by the Kenny Chesney concert briefly during camp, when he came. We have curfew at 11, so I had to duck out about 10, but it was good. My brother came over from Notre Dame, my wife went down. I know Kenny a little bit on a personal level, so it was nice to be able to see him, see his new stuff. It was awesome. ... He puts on a terrific show."

What's your favorite road trip in the NFL?

"You don't get to do a whole lot. I guess each city's kind of unique. I always like going to New York and playing just 'cause my dad obviously played there and it's a big city. It's the media capital of the world, so it's always a big game. I'd like to play in the new MetLife (Stadium) hopefully here one day, so that's something I always enjoy."
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