Afternoon Lions Links for Thursday 9-4-13

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Bailey workout signifies Lions CB needs:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10566/bailey-workout-signifies-lions-cb-needs

Stafford's ups, downs:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10550/morning-roar-past-three-seasons-of-stafford

Tenish questions with Ihedigbo:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10543/tenish-questions-with-s-james-ihedigbo

Five intriguing RBs from the preseason (Bush is one of the RBs):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000389329/article/five-intriguing-running-backs-from-the-preseason

Despite good workout with the Lions, Bailey remains a FA:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24694352/report-cb-champ-bailey-working-out-for-lions

Shutdown Corner's Predictions (The Lions are picked as a wildcard by one of the experts):   https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shutdown-corner-s-2014-nfl-predictions-223258775.html

Week 1: How the NFC teams shape up:   http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/09/04/week-1-how-the-nfc-teams-shape-up/15056617/

Impact Rookies: NFC (Ebron is picked as one):   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Impact-rookies-NFC.html

SOE predicts when each team's season will end (He picks the Lions to be eliminated in week 16):   http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/92934240/nfl-kickoff-when-will-teams-get-eliminated-preseason-predictions

Local Media:

PRACTICE REPORT: Ihedigbo listed with knee, neck injuries:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/PRACTICE-REPORT-Ihedigbo-listed-with-knee-neck-injuries/7ed83670-b890-45b2-9b87-0d47efabe419
O'Hara: Early rookie forecasts:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARA-Early-rookie-forecasts/d592e272-096c-4a0d-af9d-af29dd354df9

Golden Tate Blog: I didn't expect it to go down in the history books:
http://www.detroitlions.com/news/golden-tate/article-1/Golden-Tate-Blog-I-didnt-expect-it-to-go-down-in-the-history-books/1781947d-6d0a-4d29-afc6-00d31064c574

Lions safeties James Ihedigbo, Don Carey will be on first injury report of regular season:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140904/SPORTS0101/309040106/0/sports0101/Lions-safeties-James-Ihedigbo-Don-Carey-will-first-injury-report-regular-season

Fuller knows there's room to grow after making the Lions:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140903/SPORTS0101/309030106/0/sports0101/Receiver-Corey-Fuller-knows-there-s-room-grow-after-making-Lions

Lions working out former all-pro CB Champ Bailey:  http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_working_out_all-.html

UDFA Couplin could start his first game if Ihedigbo can't play for the Lions; Carey also sat out:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/udfa_jerome_couplin_could_star.html

Lions defense could pose major problems for Giants' shaky o-line:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_defensive_line_c_1.html

Eric Ebron; The first thing I believed in was catching the damn ball:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_eric_ebron_the_f.html

Rodney Austin cut because of numbers game:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_lions_rodney_austin_cu.html

Foxsports Detroit Lions notes:   http://www.foxsports.com/detroit/story/notes-lions-work-out-cornerback-champ-bailey-thursday-090414

Lions notes: Suh, Fuller:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/9/4/6102325/lions-notes-ndamukong-suh-corey-fuller

Previews and Predictions:

Season:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2014/08/lions-season-previews-and-predictions.html

Game 1 Lions-Giants:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2014/09/game-1-lions-vs-giants-previews-and.html

Power Rankings:

Week 1:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2014/09/power-rankings-week-1.html

Giants Articles:

Coaching Confidential: Week 1 prep underway:   http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Coaching-Confidential-Week-1-prep-underway/147a0844-0e80-4d9a-9bea-703d6184cca4

Quotes (9/4): Coughlin, Rolle, Thurmond:   http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Quotes-94-Coughlin-Rolle-Thurmond/d086cf10-c5f6-4ed9-bf66-ee541c7851f5

New Giants Lineman eager to help:   http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/38477/new-giants-lineman-eager-to-help

Miscellaneous:

Local Media:

Ex-Lions tailback Leshoure works out with Colts:   http://www.freep.com/article/20140904/SPORTS01/309040160/detroit-lions-mikel-leshoure-indianapolis-colts

Golden Tate strongly disagrees with ending UM vs ND:  http://www.freep.com/article/20140904/SPORTS06/309040140/michigan-notre-dame-football-detroit

NFL rules roost all year long, for better or worse:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140904/SPORTS0101/309040032/0/sports0101/NFL-rules-roost-all-year-long-better-worse

Young Suh with Charles Barkley:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/09/04/young-ndamukong-suh-with-charles-barkley-photo/

Video:

Local Media:

Caldwell on Bailey, Week 1 prep:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Caldwell-on-Bailey-Week-1-prep/cbc914cc-678f-404a-9a01-69ed471bf583

Tate on Ebron, offense's potential:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Tate-on-Ebron-offenses-potential/39c98f31-e815-443a-ba7a-d1b61affcd84

Ebron on making his NFL debut:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Ebron-on-making-his-NFL-debut/2a288aeb-2fb0-4b68-af8a-2d5ff23d2612

Mathis on Bailey, Week 1 matchup:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Mathis-on-Bailey-Week-1-matchup/758f6a4d-4121-4693-8e00-f59dd1e8caa1

Slay on Caldwell, championship foundation:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Slay-on-Caldwell-championship-foundation/4eebb8b6-f699-4dce-9ac7-7dfd8a07b416

Levy on Giants, LB group:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Levy-on-Giants-linebacker-group/1dc38262-19a2-4d11-b61c-e2dfdd5232c9

Quin on Giants' weapons, turnovers:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Quin-on-Giants-weapons-turnovers/24ec7007-c33d-4437-a9a3-c213937bc672

Warford on week 1:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Warford-on-Week-1/d445f88f-f42f-4fd7-9212-b961c4813741

Whitehead on Monday Night Opener:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Whitehead-on-Monday-night-opener/ba72e842-7d3d-4944-b12d-c43eabbc956f

Jones on returning to the field:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Jones-on-returning-to-the-field-/7d5eebc8-b82e-44b5-9ae4-7b0210275ab5

MLive writers discuss possibility of signing Bailey:   http://videos.mlive.com/mlive/2014/09/video_detroit_lions_reporters_7.html