Thursday 8-25-11 Morning Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Heller hollows out a versatile role:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110825/SPORTS0101/108250344/1126/sports0101/Lions-TE-Will-Heller-hollows-out-a-versatile-role

Lions notebook - Durant, Tulloch bring legitimacy:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110825/SPORTS0101/108250342/1126/sports0101/New-Lions-Stephen-Tulloch--Justin-Durant-bring-legitimacy

Pressure is on Lions to live up to hype:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110825/COL08/108250552/Drew-Sharp-Pressure-Lions-live-up-their-hype

Best says he's normal, still likely out vs. Patriots:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110825/SPORTS01/108250542/Lions-RB-Jahvid-Best-says-he-s-normal-still-likely-out-vs-Patriots

LBs now a strength for Lions:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110825/SPORTS01/108250540/Linebackers-now-strength-Lions

ESPN the mag picks the Lions 7-9:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110825/SPORTS01/108250554/Extra-points-ESPN-Mag-picks-Lions-7-9

No time to sleep on the Lions this season:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110825/SPORTS01/110825005/Reader-column-No-time-sleep-Lions-season

Lions sign ex MSU center Chris Morris:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110824/SPORTS01/110824055/Lions-sign-ex-MSU-center-Chris-Morris?odyssey=nav|head

Are the Lions honestly better than their rivals in the NFC North:  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/08/25/sports/doc4e55ad40ca401454109459.txt

Lions team report - Young impresses in practice:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-08-24/detroit-lions-team-report-titus-young-impresses-in-practice

Lions three headed DT monster could shake division:  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15479095/lions-threeheaded-dt-monster-could-shake-division

That's just fines - Suh won't change his fierce style:  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15479071/thats-just-fines-suh-wont-change-his-fierce-style

Some suggestions for Megatron's end-zone celebration:  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d821b289f/article/some-suggestions-for-megatrons-endzone-celebration?module=HP11_content_stream

View from the sideline - Restoring the roar, Lions emerging from futility:  http://www.morningstarpublishing.com/articles/2011/08/24/leader_and_kalkaskian/sports/doc4e5535eb30b5e585844078.txt

Articles from opposing team's media:

Brady says he wants to up the offensive tempo against Detroit:  http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2011/08/patriots_quarterback_tom_brady_2.html

Lions LB corps beefed up with free agents:  http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-24/sports/29923420_1_gunther-cunningham-free-agents-preseason

Audio:

Lions' broadcaster Matt Sheppard previews the Lions 2011 season:  http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/08/25/audio-detroit-lions-broadcaster-matt-shepard-previews-the-teams-2011-season/