Morning Lions Links for Thursday 8-14-14

Training Camp Notes and Observations for Wednesday 8-13-14 :

Camp Notebook: Lions Hold High-pressure Kicking Competition: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/CAMP-NOTEBOOK-Lions-hold-high-pressure-kicking-competition-/02ae58c0-dcb8-4faa-9209-716d49072d26

Lions camp observations: Kicking battle heats up, plus more: http://www.freep.com/article/20140813/SPORTS01/308130196/detroit-lions-training-camp

Detroit Lions camp notes: Team in good health heading to Oakland and Jim Caldwell takes an icy bath for ALS: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_lions_camp_notes_3.html

Detroit Lions notes: Nick Fairley in a funk; Caldwell takes ALS challenge: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/20140813/detroit-lions-notes-nick-fairley-in-a-funk-caldwell-takes-als-challenge

Lions Camp Report: Day 14: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/9874/lions-camp-report-day-14

Notes from Wednesday's training camp practice: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/8/13/5999305/lions-training-camp-notes-from-wednesday

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Lions made a mess of Suh contract, immediate trade now best option: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-08-13/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-contract-trade-best-option-salary-cup-disaster-geno-atkins-haloti-ngata

Calvin Johnson to protect finger: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11349554/calvin-johnson-detroit-lions-received-splint-finger

Lions kickers face interesting challenge: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/9870/lions-kickers-face-interesting-challenge

Lions easing Ansah back into fold, holding him out of Friday's game: http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/detroit-lions-ezekiel-ansah-getting-ready-to-return-081314

First Round, First Impressions (Ebron's grade is a -1.0): https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/08/13/first-round-first-impressions/

SI's All Overrated Team - Offense (Pettigrew made this team): http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/12/andy-dalton-mike-wallace-all-overrated-offense

SI's All Overrated Team - Defense (Fairley made this team): http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/11/demarcus-ware-julius-peppers-overrated-defense

Local Media:

Hitting Johnny Football No Big Deal For Larry Webster: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/Hitting-Johnny-Football-no-big-deal-for-Larry-Webster/65e2dbdb-ba5d-4dc8-8ad1-0bcfb5849e52

Lions Gab: Five things I'll be looking for in exhibition No. 2: http://www.freep.com/article/20140813/SPORTS01/308130100/detroit-lions-gab

Lions WR Broyles wants to play a bunch, even in preseason: http://www.freep.com/article/20140814/SPORTS01/308140056/detroit-lions-ryan-broyles-playing-time

Rob Sims wants to stay with Detroit Lions, finish what he started on offensive line: http://www.freep.com/relart/20140814/SPORTS01/308140072/Rob-Sims-wants-stay-Detroit-Lions-finish-what-he-started-offensive-line

Lions' Ziggy Ansah looks 'like he never missed anything': http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140813/SPORTS0101/308130099/0/sports0101/Lions-Ziggy-Ansah-looks-like-he-never-missed-anything-

Detroit Lions' Jim Caldwell lays out plan for return of Ezekiel Ansah: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_lions_jim_caldwell_lay.html

Detroit Lions — Tavecchio, Freese face ultimate kicking challenge: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/20140813/detroit-lions-x2014-tavecchio-freese-face-ultimate-kicking-challenge

Lions help put pressure on youngsters competing for No. 1 kicking job: http://www.foxsports.com/detroit/story/lions-help-put-pressure-on-youngsters-competing-for-no-1-kicking-job-081314

Lions host final public practice before tackling Raiders: http://www.wxyz.com/sports/football/lions/lions-host-final-public-practice-before-tackling-raiders

Jim Caldwell's quotes from Wednesday: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/8/13/5999313/lions-training-camp-jim-caldwell-quotes-wednesday

How much potential does the Detroit Lions' defense have?: http://www.examiner.com/article/how-much-potential-does-the-detroit-lions-defense-have

Miscellaneous:

National Media:

QB2: The most important position nobody wants: http://www.nfl.com/qb2

Video:

Local Media:

Jim Caldwell on improvement, competition: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Jim-Caldwell-on-improvement-competition/73e2d2ae-be1c-4f7b-b558-ea68aac80a19

Giorgio Tavecchio on pressure kicking drill: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Giorgio-Tavecchio-on-pressure-kicking-drill/e47e5d23-dd06-47b8-a000-16e03d009993

Nate Freese on pressure kicking drill: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Nate-Freese-on-pressure-kicking-drill/98898951-efd7-43a5-8504-09eb4cd8f622

Caraun Reid on training camp fun, team personality: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Caraun-Reid-on-training-camp-fun-team-personality/ef919037-aa4b-49d3-a392-3001a2e49175

Reggie Bush on preseason opportunities, fullbacks: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Reggie-Bush-on-preseason-opportunities-fullbacks/63554e28-fcf0-4e3d-8e59-1e846135a0e1

Camp kicker challenge fires up entire team: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Camp-kicker-challenge-fires-up-entire-team-/491d0ded-94e6-417f-8859-74721c323bf9

Is clock ticking on Lions DT Nick Fairley? (video): http://www.freep.com/videonetwork/3729205382001

Video: Detroit Lions reporters talk about competitive camp drills: http://videos.mlive.com/mlive/2014/08/video_detroit_lions_reporters_5.html