Afternoon Lions Links for Monday 9-15-14

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Rookie Report Week 2 for the Lions:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10918/rookie-report-week-2-vs-carolina

Snap analysis: Who is the Lions starting RB:    http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10914/snap-analysis-who-is-detroits-starting-running-back

The running game issue (The Lions are 28th in the league in running the ball):    http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10910/morning-roar-the-run-game-issue?ex_cid=espnapi_public

PFF's refocused Lions at Panthers:   https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/refo-lions-panthers-week-2/

PFF hits Lions with five dropped passes, including two for Calvin Johnson:    https://twitter.com/Justin_Rogers/status/511470974475444224

Six from Sunday (Kirwan discusses how all the Dome teams struggled outdoors this week:    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pat-kirwan/24710712/six-from-sunday-slinging-spartans-brees-among-the-not-so-great-outdoors

Local Media:

O'Hara's Monday Countdown: Crazy Sunday in NFC North:    http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARAS-MONDAY-COUNTDOWN-Crazy-Sunday-in-the-NFC-North/89be8604-4283-49ac-8a04-9c4785ea8ada

Three things we learned about the Lions:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/3_things_we_learned_about_detr.html

Lions lose more than game against Panthers:    http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/column_detroit_lions_lose_more.html

Lions snap count report:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_snap_count_repor_21.html

Why the Lions had to rush Lawson in for surgery and where they go from here:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/why_the_detroit_lions_had_to_r.html

Lions get Lucas experience with second half snaps:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_get_rookie_ot_co.html

Three takeaways from Lions loss to Panthers:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/9/15/6142145/lions-panthers-2014-takeaways

Lions Notes: More on Sunday's loss to the Panthers:    http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/9/15/6142137/lions-notes-panthers-2014

Same old Lions or same old narratives:    http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/9/15/6152207/lions-panthers-recap-same-old-narratives

Grades:

CBS Local Detroit's Morgan's Lions Grades:    http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/09/15/lions-miscues-costly-against-panthers/

NFL's Harrison's Lions-Panthers Report Card:    http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/0ap3000000395066/Week-2-Report-Card-Detroit-Lions

Miscellaneous:

National Media:

Prisco's Monday Musings:  (Ravens corner Jimmy Smith is off to a fast start. I thought he could be a Pro Bowl player this year, and so far he has played like it.  Ryan Kerrigan had a team-record four sacks for the Redskins. He destroyed Jacksonville right tackle Cam Bradfield):   www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/24710668/monday-musings-rivers-chargers-send-toughness-message-vs-seahawks

Adrian Peterson expected to play on Sunday against the Saints:   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000395198/article/adrian-peterson-activated-expected-to-play-sunday

A look at how other Rookies did:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2014/09/rookie-watch-week-2.html