Sunday 2-27-11 Morning Lions Links

Articles:

Schwartz uses interviews to gain insight in prospects thinking:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110227/SPORTS01/102270611/1049/Lions-coach-Jim-Schwartz-uses-interviews-gain-insight-prospects-thinking

J.J. Watt long road to stardom might end in first round:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110226/SPORTS0101/102260391/1126/sports0101/J.J.-Watt%E2%80%99s-long-road-to-stardom-might-end-in-the-first-round

2010 Breakdown - Specialists:  http://www.lionsgab.com/2011/02/26/2010-season-breakdown-specialists/

Notes from Peter Kings tweet up:  http://www.lionsgab.com/2011/02/26/notes-from-the-2011-peter-king-tweet-up/

NFP Sunday Blitz (There's a paragraph on Levy and the Lions need for LBs in the Things I didn't know section, and there is also some stuff on the combine):  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Sunday-Blitz-7238.html

If lockout sidelines free agency, teams might draft players according to need:  http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/if_nfl_lockout_sidelines_free.html

A look at some prospects in positions of needs (From a Packer's paper):  http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110226/PKR01/110226044/Outside-LB-offensive-tackle-among-draft-possibilities-at-No-32-spot

Quinn leads strong pass rush group:  http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=47720&pcid=46

Saturday's top 5 combine performers:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Caplan-Top-Five-performances-Saturday-at-Combine-workouts-022611

Saturday's combine winners and losers:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AiIRKy12W..cu7y5FfxIM6JDubYF?slug=ys-combinewinnersloserssaturday022711

Combine Dish - Solder, Castonzo help stock in o-line workouts:  http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-02-26/combine-dish-castonzo-solder-help-stock-in-o-line-workouts

Several OL, TEs improve draft stock with strong combine:  http://www.nfl.com/combine/story/09000d5d81e80f19/article/several-ol-tes-improve-draft-stock-with-strong-combine?module=HP_spotlight

Combine risers and sliders:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/02/26/OLTE.combine.report/

Combine stock report - Day 3:  http://walterfootball.com/combine2011stock3.php 

A look back at day 3:  http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/02/26/a-look-back-at-day-3/

Saturday's combine notebook:  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/02/26/saturday-combine-notebook

Combine key for guys from Newton to Bellore:  http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/02/27/sports/pro/doc4d697c892fabd912876411.txt

Casey Matthews aims to break Clay's mold:  http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/02/26/casey-matthews-aims-to-break-clays-mold-in-nfl/

Kerrigan prepares for draft:  http://www.indystar.com/article/20110227/SPORTS/102270360/Purdue-s-Kerrigan-prepares-NFL-draft?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s

Kerrigan a challenging OLB prospect:  http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4693529/kerrigan-a-challenging-olb-projection

Kerrigan presser:  http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2011/2/26/2016913/ryan-kerrigan-combine-presser

Castonzo has NFL's attention now:  http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110226/sports/702269982/

Miscellaneous:

Look for the Vikings to trade their first round pick in April:  http://www.twincities.com/ci_17491873?source=most_viewed

Video:

Combine Day 3 recap:  http://msn.foxsports.com/video/NFL?vid=8cef71d0-0b58-44bb-a305-6ab4aed2b3d3&from=foxsports/nfl/home_gallery

Bench press - RBs and WRs:  http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81e80dc2/Bench-Press-RB-and-WRs

Best value defensive linemen:  http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81e80b5c/Best-value-defensive-lineman