Morning Lions Links for Saturday 9-5-15

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Roster bubble players like Jeremy Ross treating Saturday like any other day:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/18657/roster-bubble-players-like-jeremy-ross-treating-saturday-like-any-other-day

NFL preseason winners and losers (WINNER! Lions RB Zach Zenner - Undrafted out of South Dakota State, Zenner has stated his case throughout the preseason that he can excel at the NFL level. Zenner scored what became the game-winning three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter Thursday against Buffalo. Zenner finished the preseason as the NFL’s leading rusher with 183 yards on 35 carries, which translates to an impressive 8.8-yard average. That should be good enough for a roster spot behind Lions RBs Joique Bell and rookie Ameer Abdullah.):   http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/photos/nfl-preseason-winners-and-losers-tim-tebow-has-finally-arrived-again-090415#img_7

2015 NFL award predictions: MVP, Rookie of the Year and more (Offensive Rookie of the year - Colleen Wolfe: Ameer Abdullah, RB, DetroitLions. Amari Cooper was close to being the pick here, but Abdullah is really quick and his vision for finding holes and breaking runs gives him the edge. The Lions have been looking for a running back for a while. They found him. Comeback Player of the year - Dave Dameshek: Haloti Ngata, DT, Detroit Lions. Deemed expendable by Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome, the former Ravens lynchpin is key to Detroit's D surviving the losses of Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley.):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000519781/article/2015-nfl-award-predictions-mvp-rookie-of-the-year-and-more

Championship Sunday predictions (Dave Dameshek: Seahawks over Lions. The Legion of Boom slows Megatron and Co. just enough to grab Seattle's third straight NFC crown.):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000520918/article/championship-sunday-predictions-packersseahawks-rematch

2012 NFL Draft do-over (23. Detroit Lions - Pick: Riley Reiff, Do-over: Same, Comment: There are others I could plug in here, but Reiff has handled his business for the most part, so we'll leave him here.):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000520944/article/2012-nfl-draft-doover-despite-woes-rgiii-still-a-firstrounder

Local Media:

Lions with practice squad eligibility:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-with-practice-squad-eligibility/ce0949f2-56c4-4660-b1fd-d673d55e8d00

Birkett: Predicting the Lions' 53-man roster:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/04/detroit-lions-roster-prediction/71708480/

Improved Riley Reiff draws high praise from Caldwell:   http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/04/improved-riley-reiff-draws-high-praise-caldwell/71729210/

DE Phillip Hunt won't let size be an excuse for whether he sticks:   http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/04/lions-de-phillip-hunt-wont-let-size-excuse/71704754/

Lions' Whitehead tackles extra playing time with gusto:   http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2015/09/04/lions-whitehead-tackles-extra-playing-time-gusto/71719136/

Bills QB Matt Simms' fumble ranks as preseason's top flub:   http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2015/09/04/bills-qb-matt-simms-fumble-ranks-preseasons-top-flub/71707104/

Joseph Fauria shows curious body language during Lions win, mum afterward:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2015/09/lions_te_joseph_fauria_shows_c.html

Detroit Lions snap counts: Corey Fuller gets extended look, pair of UDFA safeties pace defense:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2015/09/detroit_lions_snap_counts_buff.html

Detroit Lions WR Jeremy Ross says he'll sleep like a baby despite unclear roster status:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2015/09/detroit_lions_wr_jeremy_ross_s.html

Detroit Lions — Projection for 53-man roster:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/20150904/detroit-lions-x2014-projection-for-53-man-roster

Previews and Predictions:

Predicting the 2015 order of finish in every division (NFC North - Doug Farrar has the Lions finishing first, Chris Burke has the Lions finishing second):   http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/09/04/cover-two-nfl-division-predictions-order-of-finish

Detroit Lions 2015 Preview Capsule:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/04/detroit-lions-2015-preview-capsule/