Morning Lions Links for Friday 7-24-15

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Eric Ebron needs to show consistency for Detroit Lions in camp:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/17878/eric-ebron-needs-to-show-consistency-for-detroit-lions-in-camp

Detroit Lions 53-man roster projection:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/17805/detroit-lions-53-man-roster-projection

Detroit Lions starting lineup projection:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/17812/detroit-lions-starting-lineup-projection

This sleeping giant will emerge for the Lions in 2015:   http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/this-sleeping-giant-will-emerge-for-the-lions-in-2015-072315

NFL over/under predictions: Will your team exceed its Vegas expectations? (Detroit Lions: Feels like a good time to cue Rodney Dangerfield because the Lions get no respect. They did lose Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley and Reggie Bush – but did fill that void somewhat with a trade for Haloti Ngata. Drafting Ameer Abullah will help negate the loss of Bush. They play the NFC and AFC West, but they should be able to hit nine wins. Verdict: Over):  http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/photos/nfl-over-under-predictions-will-your-team-exceed-its-vegas-expectations-072315#img_11

The NFL’s Top 5 Defensive Tackles (Haloti Ngata – Detroit Lions:  Ngata spent his first nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens where he was a dominating force on a long dominant defense. He will replace Suh on the Lions’ defensive line but if the Lions are looking for a similar type of player as Suh, they will be disappointed. Ngata is not and will never be the interior pass rusher that Suh is, but he is a dominant force versus the run. The last two seasons, Ngata only has 3.5 total sacks after recording 15 the previous three years.  At 340+ pounds, Ngata has to be double teamed on just about every play, and it is almost impossible to run at him. He has rare ability to stack and shed at the point of attack and never gives ground to a blocker.):  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/the-nfls-top-5-defensive-tackles/
32 questions for 32 NFL teams with training camps set to open (Detroit Lions: Can they thrive without Ndamukong Suh? Double-team-commanding centerpiece of 2014's No. 2 defense is gone. Lions will rely on a village to replace him and hope healthy WR Calvin Johnson can increase the overall margin of error.):  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/07/23/32-training-camp-questions-teams/30535761/

Local Media:

10 QUESTIONS WITH TWENTYMAN: Will the Lions be a Top 10 defense?:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/10-QUESTIONS-WITH-TWENTYMAN-Will-the-Lions-be-a-Top-10-defense/359300b9-72a6-41aa-9920-677fc8d021d5

Lions' T.J. Jones not worried about fan perception:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/07/23/detroit-lions-tj-jones/30584657/

Counting down to NFL season, from Lions' perspective:  http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/07/23/detroit-lions-nfl-season/30554117/

Snubbed? 'Madden NFL 16' rates Megatron 3rd-best WR:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/07/23/detroit-lions-calvin-johnson-madden-16/30585301/

Notes: Nate Burleson, Jeremiah Washburn, more:  http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2015/7/23/9017033/lions-notes-nate-burleson-jeremiah-washburn

Training Camp Previews:

Articles:

Training camp preview: Cornerback:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Training-camp-preview-Cornerback/1dc5a2aa-4471-43c8-bcde-fc1c699596e8

 Detroit Lions — Five top position battles in training camp:  http://oplions.blogspot.com/2015/07/detroit-lions-five-top-position-battles.html

2015 Detroit Lions training camp preview:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/17855/2015-detroit-lions-training-camp-preview

Video:

Training Camp Preview: Secondary:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Training-Camp-Preview-Secondary/bf1150c8-a521-4c93-b138-cf950b734325

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National Media:

PFT Live: Clearing up Golden Tate’s ‘mindset’ comments:   http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/23/pft-live-clearing-up-golden-tates-mindset-comments/