Friday 3-4-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Articles:

Lions keep making moves in midst of labor unrest:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110304/SPORTS0101/103040338/1126/Lions-keep-making-moves-in-midst-of-labor-unrest

Vanden Bosch optimistic about NFL labor talks after second extension:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110304/SPORTS01/110304030/Lions-Kyle-Vanden-Bosch-optimistic-about-NFL-labor-talks-after-second-extension?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p

Lions take first step toward bringing Stanton back:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110304/SPORTS0101/103040431/1126/Lions-take-first-step-toward-bringing-back-QB-Drew-Stanton

Lions sign Vasher for next season:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110304/SPORTS01/110304029/1049/Lions-sign-Nathan-Vasher-next-season

Kevin Smith on being cut:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsiVO4Jhqg44VIiYhBiD1fBDubYF?slug=ap-lions-moves

Prospects with things to prove:  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/03/04/draft-dose-prospects-with-things-to-prove

Post-season draft riser - CB Buster Skrine:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Postseason-draft-riser-CB-Buster-Skrine.html

Was OLB Brooks Reed combine's top performer?:  http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/27752014

Akeem Ayers scouting report:  http://www.kffl.com/a.php/127327/160/nfl-draft/2011-NFL-Draft-Scouting-Report--Akeem-Ayers--DE-OLB--UCLA

CBA Articles:

Sides to resume talks Monday as CBA deadline extended a week:  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81e9a6e6/article/sides-to-resume-talks-monday-as-cba-deadline-extended-a-week?module=breaking_news

Another one on the extension:  http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6181794

What are the owners really after?:  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-labor-dispute-lockout-what-owners-are-really-after-030411

Greed is good in the NFL labor talks:  http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110304

Maybe the NFL and the NFLPA aren't the world's worst people:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Maybe-the-owners-and-the-NFLPA-aren-t-the-world-;_ylt=ApS4eDhm_o_5hqqHyH78Wb1DubYF?urn=nfl-329719

Lessons from past labor disputes prove everyone loses:  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14766935/lessons-from-past-labor-disputes-prove-everyone-loses

10 things to know about labor situation:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/ten-things-to-know-right-now-about-the-labor-situation-2/

Let freedom reign:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110304/SPORTS01/110304030/Lions-Kyle-Vanden-Bosch-optimistic-about-NFL-labor-talks-after-second-extension?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p

Blogs:

Gauging Lions need for an OT:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/24918/gauging-the-lions-need-for-an-offensive-tackle