Thursday 9-9-10 Afternoon Lions Links

Articles:

Schwartz post practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet-Jim-Schwartz-09-09-10/52707f68-c4ce-488d-9a72-5caf92a46055

Cunningham post practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet-Gunther-Cunningham-09-09-10/59f06e32-112f-4ae6-bab4-bd0f98c0518d

Lions season ticket sales rise; win total could be next: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20100909/OPINION03/9090460/1126/sports0101/Lions--season-ticket-sales-rise--win-total-could-be-next

Levy misses practice again: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20100909/SPORTS0101/9090463/1126/sports0101/DeAndre-Levy-misses-practice--is-doubtful-for-Sunday

Another Levy article: http://www.freep.com/article/20100909/SPORTS01/100909029/1049/sports01/Lions-LB-Levy-doubful-for-opener

Martz, Cutler look to carve up Lions secondary: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/09/09/sports/doc4c896b3b9fbc9028671260.txt

Lions have tough schedule, starting with opener: http://www.clickondetroit.com/parkersconfidential/24945654/detail.html

Sick of baseball? Football season now in full swing: http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100909/KRUGERSPTSCOL/709099973/-1/COLUMNISTS

Lions Team Report: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/detroit-lions/teamreport/67045

Bringing a little hope to the perennially hopeless: http://www.nfl.com/fantasy/story/09000d5d81a61fbb/article/bringing-a-little-hope-to-the-perennially-hopeless

NFC Rookie rundown: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFC-rookie-rundown.html

The most interesting men in the NFL: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=fleming/100909

Previews/Predictions/Rankings:

Lions - Bears Preview: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=3166

Another Lions-Bears Preview: http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2010/09/09/gridiron-gab-week-one-preview-detroit-at-chicago/

Wyche chat (He picks Suh as one of the rookies to have the biggest impact on his team): http://chat.nfl.com/front/archived_chat/1094

Clayton's breaks the biggest games of week 1 (#5 is about the Lions-Bears game): http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&page=1stand10/10week01

FSD's week 1 NFL picks (all but one pick the Lions to beat the Bears): http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/09/10/FOX-Sports-Detroits-Week-1-NFL-picks/landing_lions.html?blockID=307472&feedID=3867

Shutdown corner predicts 2010 season (One of them picks Suh for DROY): http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Shutdown-Corner-predicts-the-2010-NFL-season?urn=nfl-268502

NFL Popularity rankings (Lions ranked 26): http://www.playerpress.com/articles/11339-nfl-teams-popularity-rankings

Blogs:

Air and space - Passing against pressure: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/15962/air-and-space-passing-against-pressure

0-16 watch - the road to winless: http://blogblitz.nfl.com/tampa-bay-buccaneers/entry/0_16_watch_the_road

Articles from opposing team's media:

High draft picks helping the Lions improve: http://chi.scout.com/a.z?s=25&p=9&c=2&cid=1000741&nid=4832068&fhn=1

Briggs, Urlacher can't wait for Lions: http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2010/09/briggs_urlacher_cant_wait_for.html

Vasher works out for the Lions: http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/09/ex-bear-vasher-works-out-for-lions.html

Miscellaneous:

Why some deals get done and others don't: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Leverage-respect-and-style.html

Video:

Schwartz post practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Jim-Schwartz-09-09-10/8509898e-6fd1-4520-9a1b-f44b39b01410

Cunningham post practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Gunther-Cunningham-9-9-10/f08878e0-3b28-4fef-89c7-9bfac05d697c

CC Brown lockerroom video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Locker-Room-Video-CC-Brown-9-9-10/1162f276-70fe-4310-b7c2-de67c7e34b4f

Week 1 Lions -Bears Preview: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-previews/09000d5d81a6419e/Week-1-Lions-vs-Bears-Preview

Schwartz post practice audio: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-09-09-10/7da25264-0f89-4f0e-bbd1-bdc8b9374496

Cunningham post practice audio: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Gunther-Cunningham-09-09-10/dfd50a9b-26f4-4db3-bd70-2479d77f434f