Friday 3-18-11 Morning Lions Links

Articles:

Lions sizing up WRs in the draft:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110318/SPORTS01/110318028/1049/sports01/Lions-sizing-up-WRs-NFL-draft

Brian Billick's thoughts on the Lions and other draft stuff:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Brian-Billick-Lions-NFL-draft-DaQuan-Bowers-Robert-Quinn-JJ-Watt-031411

NFL teams will look for instant impact in draft:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-teams-will-look-for-instant-impact-in-draft-031811

April Insanity:  http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/27962311 

Overrated wonderlic no true measure of NFL future:  http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/27962284

10 small school prospects that will likely be drafted and become good NFL players:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-03-18/hamptons-massive-kenrick-ellis-ready-to-make-jump-to-nfl

CB Davon House ran a 4.32 today:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-New-Mexico-State-CB-Davon-House-ran-a-432-today.html

Another one on Davon House:  http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/27963019

Scouting report - CB Ras I Dowling:  http://www.kffl.com/a.php/127437/160/nfl-draft/2011-NFL-Draft-Scouting-Report--Ras-I-Dowling--CB--Virginia

Scouting Report - RB Shane Vereen:  http://www.kffl.com/a.php/127436/160/nfl-draft/2011-NFL-Draft-Scouting-Report--Shane-Vereen--RB--California

Gridiron gab Mock draft 5 (Lions take Tyron Smith):  http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2011/03/18/nfl-gridiron-gab-mock-draft-v5-0/

CBA Articles:

Health insurance biggest concern for locked out players:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-players-locked-out-concerned-about-health-insurance-031811

NFLPA - Owners offer was a switcheroo:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-Players-Association-owners-contract-proposal-was-switcheroo-031811

Continued sniping preventing negotiations:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuI81GN.oyHOYIzKHrZRqd9DubYF?slug=jc-cole_continued_sniping_preventing_negotiations_031811

How to run a business, communist Party style:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ap_qz5bUOuQo5mpJ8.tWd_5DubYF?slug=ms-how_to_run_a_business_communist_party_style_031711

Brady V. NFL - A primer:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Brady-v-NFL-a-primer.html

DeMaurice Smith cuts salary to $0:  http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/20980/20110318/nflpa_director_cuts_salary_to_$0/

Chat with Goodell:  http://chat.nfl.com/front/index/1453?module=HP_cp2

Blogs:

Torrey Smith visits Detroit:  http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2011/03/18/torrey-smith-visits-detroit/

2010 Lions - what the film revealed:  http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/2010-detroit-lions-what-the-film-revealed/

Miscellaneous:

Roy's role, future always hot topic:  http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=CA18D563-E336-1022-90637526AC06C450