Wednesday 5-4-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Brooks NFC North Draft Grades (Lions get an A-):  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81fab9f4/article/lions-continue-to-build-young-talented-core-through-draft?module=HP_cp2

Grading the Lions draft (Lions get an A for the Fairley pick, a B+ for the Young and Leshoure pick, a B- for the Hogue pick, and a D for the Culbreath pick):  http://www.clickondetroit.com/lions/27775453/detail.html

Final Draft Impressions, Part I:  http://football.realgm.com/src_encroachment/310/20110504/final_draft_impressions_part_i/

ESPN poll results has Lions being picked as having the best draft in the NFC North:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/26716/no-mistaking-the-results-of-our-poll

First round breakdown (Fairley is in the love em group):   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/First-round-breakdown-2301.html

2012 Articles:

SI's mock draft (Lions take CB Stephon Gilmore with the #12 pick):  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andrew_perloff/05/03/2012.mock.draft/index.html

SI/TFY's top 40 prospects for 2012:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/05/03/2012.prospects/index.html

CBA Articles:

Courtroom football - ruling coming, schedule set:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Courtroom-football-ruling-coming-schedule-set.html

Player resentment for Goodell grows:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AnJkVxQAlaeWBbSnlZJd.t9DubYF?slug=ms-silver_players_hatred_for_goodell_grows_050411

Video:

Kiper/McShay - Best draft (McShay picks the Lions and discusses them at 0:55):  http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6477669

Suh's new Chrysler commercial:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110504/SPORTS01/110504034/1049/sports01