Friday 1/20/12 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles from Local Media:

Official Lions Website:

2011 Position Breakdown - O-Line:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/2011-Position-Breakdown-Offensive-Line/76fa5def-033d-46f9-bbaa-21319e256113

Lions Articles from National Sports Websites:

PFW:

PFW's Insider Quotes (There's a quote in there from a NFL person about the way the Lions built their team): http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/01/08/insider-jets-schottenheimer-lacks-adjustment-acume

Lions 2011 Season Grades:

CBS:

LB Tulloch (He gets a B+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946527

LB Levy (He gets a B+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946505

LB Durant (He gets a B):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946523

LB Carpenter (He gets a B-):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946492

LB Hogue (He gets a C):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946467

LB Palmer (He gets a C):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16946459

DT Hill (He gets a B):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945951

DT Corey Williams (He gets a C+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945905

DT Fluellen (He gets a C):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945985

DT Fairley (He gets a C-):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945915

DT Suh (He gets a D+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945915

DE Avril (He gets a B+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945808

DE Willie Young (He gets a B+):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945859

DE Vanden Bosch (He gets a B-):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945824

DE Jackson (He gets a C):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/16945850

Draft Links:

Rankings:

Top Shrine prospects eye spots in draft's second, third rounds:  http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d82629884/article/top-shrine-prospects-eye-spots-in-drafts-second-third-rounds?module=HP11_content_stream

Top 15 early entrants:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1201/nfl-top-early-entrants-nfl-draft/content.1.html

Defensive players stand out on Day 4 of Shrine workouts:  http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d826298ef/article/defensive-players-stand-out-on-day-4-of-shrine-workouts

Senior Bowl Preview - The top 10 offensive prospects:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Senior-Bowl-Preview-The-Top-10-Offensive-Prospects.html

Mock Drafts:

NFL's Mock Drafts (2 experts have the Lions taking DE Whitney Mercilus, one has the Lions taking CB Janoris Jenkins, one has the Lions taking CB Stephen Gilmore and one has the Lions taking CB Alfonzo Dennard):    http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/mock-drafts

SN's Mock Draft (The Lions take OLB Sean Spence with the 23rd pick):  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-01-20/nfl-mock-draft-andrew-luck-robert-griffin-iii-justin-blackmon-matt-kalil