Morning Lions Links for Tuesday 6-17-14

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Why Flowers could be risky for Detroit: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/8701/why-flowers-could-be-risky-for-detroit

Post-minicamp roster prediction: Offense: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/8692/post-minicamp-roster-prediction-offense

Monday Musings: Nothing to be gained by waiting to play rookie QBs (he discusses the Lions CB situation): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/24589803/monday-musings-nothing-to-be-gained-by-waiting-to-play-rookie-qbs

Best new OCs (Joe Lombardi is #4. Linehan is #5): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-06-13/nfl-best-new-offensive-coordinators-hue-jackson-mcadoo-norv-turner/slide/4

Jim Caldwell: Darius Slay has “grown” this offseason: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/16/jim-caldwell-darius-slay-has-grown-this-offseason/

Local Media:

Lions Relying On Darius Slay To Be Their Guy: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-relying-on-Darius-Slay-to-be-their-guy/e9bdbe51-3ac3-4544-91ae-bf0aa18d55f5

O'hara's Now And Then: Travis Swanson And Kevin Glover: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARAS-NOW-AND-THEN-Travis-Swanson-and-Kevin-Glover/8a6a013a-e52e-4a7f-8afd-8784e7002183

Lions linked to Flowers, but don't expect him to solve secondary: http://www.freep.com/article/20140616/SPORTS01/306160147/detroit-lions-brandon-flowers

Lions QB Franklin now can truly compete for No. 3 spot: http://www.freep.com/article/20140616/SPORTS01/306160108/detroit-lions-james-franklin

Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Houston dismissal calls into question Lions' other offseason moves: http://www.freep.com/article/20140617/SPORTS01/306170037/jamie-samuelsen-blog-detroit-lions-secondary

Reports: Detroit Lions contact Chiefs Pro Bowl CB Brandon Flowers, 'seriously considering' making run at him: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/06/reports_detroit_lions_contact.html

Detroit Lions' Tahir Whitehead moves to middle linebacker, gets valuable first-team reps: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/06/detroit_lions_try_out_an_evolv.html

Five Detroit Lions flying under the radar: http://oplions.blogspot.com/2014/06/five-detroit-lions-flying-under-radar.html

Can Darius Slay fill void in Lions' secondary?: http://msn.foxsports.com/detroit/story/can-darius-slay-fill-chris-houston-s-void-for-lions-061614

Mohammed Seisay scouting report: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/6/16/5797214/mohammed-seisay-scouting-report

Miscellaneous:

National Media:

The key to efficient offense? Not tempo: http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/16/points-per-play-dallas-cowboys-denver-broncos/

NFL Launches Clumsy Effort To Defend Blackout rule: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/16/nfl-launches-clumsy-effort-to-defend-blackout-rule/

Local Media:

Lions Tweet U.S. Soccer's World Cup Win: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-tweet-US-Soccers-World-Cup-win/01b182a6-5d14-434f-80af-791fbd43b830