Morning Lions Links for Tuesday 5-3-16

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Lions OT Taylor Decker almost played on same Notre Dame line as Ronnie Stanley:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/23468/lions-ot-taylor-decker-almost-played-on-same-notre-dame-ol-as-ronnie-stanley

A statistical look at which teams did the best job of addressing their needs during the draft:   http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/117731/nfl-teams-to-address-draft-needs

TJ Jones winner, Don Muhlbach loser after Detroit Lions' 2016 draft:  http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/23482/tj-jones-winner-don-muhlbach-loser-after-detroit-lions-2016-draft

Collateral Damage: 20 veterans hurt by NFL draft (11. Riley Reiff, Detroit Lions offensive tackle: Perhaps drafting Taylor Decker No. 16 overall won't affect Reiff that much this season. Decker looks more likely to start on the right side, with Reiff holding down Matthew Stafford's blind side. Reiff should stay on the roster, but he will have to play better to be back.):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000659454/article/collateral-damage-20-veterans-hurt-by-2016-nfl-draft

The 16 worst picks of the 2016 NFL draft (11. Taylor Decker, OT, Detroit Lions: The Lions clearly made offensive line a priority after their dreadful showing in the run game last year. The problem is that Decker flat-out wasn’t anything special in pass protection the previous two seasons. Besides playing in an offense that rarely asks him to take true pass sets and protected their offensive line, Decker still was 79th nationally in pass-blocking efficiency. If he has the frame and athleticism to be a great pass protector in the NFL, then why didn’t he do it in college with top-notch coaching at Ohio State?):   https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/05/02/draft-the-16-worst-picks-of-the-2016-nfl-draft/

Local Media:

TWENTYMAN: 10 takeaways from 2016 NFL Draft:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/TWENTYMAN-10-takeaways-from-2016-NFL-Draft/248e8c4a-2718-417b-a5bb-9bc66eb53917

O'HARA: Post-draft Lions bigger and stronger:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARA-Post-draft-Lions-bigger-and-stronger/8d360ef7-eb79-4c27-bb4a-536a54c17710

Meet the Lions' undrafted free agents:   http://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/02/meet-the-lions-undrafted-free-agents/83824238/

NFL draft: Lions QB Jake Rudock (Michigan) stood out from the start:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/05/02/nfl-draft-lions-qb-jake-rudock-michigan-stood-out-start/83858180/

Seidel: Quinn tries to supersize the Lions:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2016/05/02/detroit-lions-bob-quinn-super-size/83850972/

5 Detroit Lions on the hot seat after the NFL draft:  http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/02/detroit-lions-nfl-draft-grades/83817870/

Windsor: Ex-U-M QB Jake Rudock, now a Lion, already a proven commodity:  http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/02/detroit-lions-nfl-draft-michigan-wolverines-jake-rudock/83811050/

2017 NFL draft lookahead: Local prospects, Detroit Lions speculation:  http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/02/nfl-draft-2017-prospects/83791808/

Josh Katzenstein's best, questionable picks for every NFL team:  http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/01/news-gives-teams-best-questionable-draft-picks/83803082/

Lions will have competition for several jobs:  http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/01/lions-will-competition-several-jobs/83805544/

New Lions DL Anthony Zettel is just a 'freak athlete':   http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/02/new-lions-dt-anthony-zettel-just-freak-athlete/83856158/

Report: Detroit Lions pick up $12.7 million option on Ezekiel Ansah:  http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/05/detroit_lions_pick_up_127_mill.html

Detroit Lions add veteran LB Zaviar Gooden, former third-round pick, to roster:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/05/detroit_lions_add_another_vete.html

2 days after NFL draft, Lions GM Bob Quinn fires scouts:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/05/2_days_after_nfl_draft_lions_g.html

Killa? Muscle Hammer? Just call Miles Killebrew a Detroit Lion:  http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/05/killa_muscle_hammer_just_call.html

Even the long snapper was surprised the Lions drafted a long snapper:  http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/05/even_the_long-snapper_was_surp.html

After strides at Michigan, Rudock gets NFL shot with Lions:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/20160502/after-strides-at-michigan-rudock-gets-nfl-shot-with-lions

Terry Foster: Jake Rudock Is Not The Next Tom Brady:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/05/02/terry-foster-jake-rudock-is-not-the-next-tom-brady/

2016 Draft Grades:

Ranking and grading every team's 2016 NFL Draft class (24. Detroit Lions: B-:  The Lions had a real meat-and-potatoes kind of draft. I thought Ryan Kelly would have been the better selection than Taylor Decker at 16, and I wasn't as high on center Graham Glasgow as Detroit was, taking him in the third round. I don't think Detroit addressed its need for a pass rusher opposite of Ziggy Ansah, either. I do like A'Shawn Robinson inside and think Miles Killebrew can be a difference maker at safety. Best value pick: Miles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah, 111th overall):  http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ranking-and-grading-every-team-s-2016-nfl-draft-class-050216

Shutdown Corner Team Grades (Lions get a B-):   http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/team-by-team-grades-for-the-2016-nfl-draft-1462154647-slideshow/lions-2016-nfl-draft-grades-photo-1462155656492.html

Rotoworld's Silva's Grades (Lions get a B-):  http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/62338/174/draft-2016-nfc-draft-grades

SN's Grades (Lions get a C-):  http://www.sportingnews.com/list/4704012-2016-nfl-draft-grades-analysis-all-32-teams-round-by-round-picks-/slide/29

Video:

Local Media:

Lions Draft Recap With Chris Spielman:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Lions-Draft-Recap-with-Chris-Spielman/a4c48cf7-ce05-45fd-a0ef-ceae88ffa321