Morning Lions Links for Tuesday 9-3-13

Lions Articles:

NFC North Impressions - How did each team improve upon weakness: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/nfc-north/article-1/NFC-North-How-did-each-team-improve-upon-weaknesses/c01c54c1-aa48-40ff-abe5-3c32255f2ac0

Schwartz expresses confidence in rookie starting CB Slay: http://www.freep.com/article/20130902/SPORTS01/309020060/detroit-lions-darius-slay

Five unanswered questions as Lions prepare for opener: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130903/SPORTS0101/309030031/1126/Five-unanswered-questions-Lions-prepare-opener

Lions to work out former second round pick DT Marvin Austin: http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_to_work_out_form.html

UDFA rookies Fauria, Waddle could be in Lions long-term plans: http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_laadrian_waddle.html

Analysis - The bar has been set for Suh and Fairley's negotiation: http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/analysis_the_bar_has_been_set.html

Willie Young puts benching behind him with help of Burleson, two big sacks: http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_willie_young_tak.html

Lions Over-Under - How many points per game will the team average: http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_over-under_how_m_2.html

Key Lions nuggets from ESPN stats and info (one nugget says Peyton had a dropoff like Stafford did in TDs): http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/155/key-lions-nuggets-from-espn-stats-info

Geno Atkin's deal still short of Suh's deal: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/148/geno-atkins-deal-still-short-of-suhs

Clayton's mailbag (he answers a question on why it was better for the Lions to keep Akers): http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9625231/nfl-mailbag-roster-cuts-target-middle-class

Five players to watch out for in 2013 (CJ is one of the players): http://sports.yahoo.com/news/five-players-watch-2013-nfl-season-174635967--nfl.html

NFL Preview Week - Top 10 brewing controversies in 2013 (he picks Suh's T-Day celebration as one of them. He seems to think Suh will attack someone): http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-preview-week-top-10-brewing-controversies-entering-165058663--nfl.html

2013 PFF team of Preseason (Willie Young and Dwight Bentley made this team): https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/02/2013-pff-team-of-preseason/

2013 NFC North - 4 Questions, 4 analysts (Young is picked as a candidate for a break out year, one expert thinks the Lions won't win more than 6 games and Slay as rookie to watch): https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/02/2013-nfc-north-four-questions-four-analysts/

Season Previews:

O'Hara's Monday Countdown - What should be expected from the Lions in 2013 (He predicts the Lions to finish 9-7): http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHaras-Monday-Countdown-What-should-be-expected-from-the-Lions-in-2013/5d2ce66a-02fa-423f-a101-7f39bfe8de7d

Video - Peter King's one minute drill for each team: http://mmqb.si.com/2013/09/02/2013-nfl-team-previews/4/

Brief profiles of NFC Teams: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/brief-profiles-national-football-conference-teams-174606027--nfl.html

NFC Preview - team by team: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130903/SPORTS0101/309030015/1126/NFC-preview-team-by-team