Tuesday 9-20-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Stafford nominated for fedex air player of the week for week 2:  http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2011/09/20/stafford-nominated-for-fedex-air-player-of-the-week-for-week-2/

Lions fans, players take 2-0 start in stride:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110920/OPINION03/109200403/1126/sports0101/Lions-fans--players-trying-to-take-2-0-start-in-stride

Ailing Fairley to play alot of football for us this year:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110920/SPORTS01/110920032/Schwartz-Ailing-rookie-Fairley-play-lot-football-us-year-

Lions stamped as contenders by 'No huddle' crew:  http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/20/lions-stamped-as-contenders-by-no-huddle-crew/

Evans not buying into the Lions playoffs:  http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/20/evans-not-buying-into-the-lions-in-the-playoffs/

Lions favored in Minnesota:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/31510/lions-favored-in-minnesota

NFC North Stock Watch (In the rising section - aggressiveness in Detroit:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/31479/nfc-north-stock-watch-2

Seifert's chat:  http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40311/nfl-blogger-kevin-seifert

Revenge, not poor sportsmanship on display against Chiefs:  http://www.lionsgab.com/2011/09/20/revenge-not-poor-sportsmanship-on-display-against-chiefs/

Lions take NFL's top spot, Chiefs sink to the bottom:  http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Top-And-Bottom-of-the-NFL-Week-2-130209018.html

Feed me to the Detroit Lions:  http://deadspin.com/5842234/feed-me-to-the-detroit-lions

Eye on football awards (Stafford was picked by Brinson for offense, and Hanson was picked by Judge for special teams):  http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/32133888

PFW's MVP meter (Stafford is #5, CJ is #7):  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/09/20/mvp-meter-circle-the-wagons

PFW's early look at week 3 (He seems to think the Lions will come out flat against the Vikings):  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/09/20/first-fifteen-early-look-at-week-three

Articles from opposing team's media:

Statistically, Lions hold edge over Vikings:  http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/09/20/11/Statistically-Lions-hold-edge-over-Vikin/landing_mnvikings.html?blockID=565915&feedID=3857

Four Downs (#3 is from a Bears media perspective on where the Bears rank in the North and if the Lions are really better than them):  http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4672122/four-downs-can-cutler-endure

Week 3 Power Rankings

NFL expert rankings (Kirwan ranked the Lions 4, Theismann ranks the Lions 5, Wyche and Brandt rank the Lions 6, Harrison and Davis rank the Lions 7, La Canfora ranks the Lions 9, and Brooks and Breer rank the Lions 10.):   http://fanrankings.nfl.com/results/experts

Foxsports Power Rankings (Lions ranked 11 by Billick, 12 by whatifsports, and we have a 66.9% chance of beating the Vikings):  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings

CBS's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 5):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15611470/power-rankings-awesome-offense-is-the-ticket-now

USA Today's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 12 - for some reason we went down.):  http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-power-rankings.htm

NFP's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 13):  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Power-Rankings-5892.html

PFT's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 7):  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/20/week-two-power-rankings-2/

ESPN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 11):  http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/year/2011/week/3

SN's Power Poll (Lions ranked 11):  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2011-08/nfl-power-poll/story/nfl-power-poll-jets-bills-gaining-steam-new-england-patriots-tom-brady

TSN's Power Poll (Lions ranked 9):  http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/misc/nfl-poll.htm

WalterFootball's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 10):  http://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php

2012 Draft Articles:

Top 5 underrated prospects:  http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Top-five-underrated-prospects.html

Draft risers and fallers:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-09-20/iowa-cb-shaun-prater-doing-his-football-homework

Rang's big board:  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/15612056/rangs-big-board-top-dlinemen-not-making-the-grade

Video:

5 things Florio liked (he talks about the Lions from 1:20 until about 2:15):  http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22825103/vp/44587987#44587987

Audio:

The Lions review, week 2:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/The-Lions-Review-Week-2/2e110e59-5c48-42af-8f8d-bce0348e4193

Schwartz likes the diversity of the offense:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/09/20/jim-schwartz-likes-the-diversity-of-the-offense/