Morning Lions Links for Tuesday 9-8-09

Decision made: http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=489521

Schwartz transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=489520

Lions choose Stafford: http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8126f449&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Who's under center? (Video about QBs with Mayock giving his opinion): http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d8127183d/Who-s-under-center

Chat with La Canfora (there are a couple Lions questions in there and also it took place before the Stafford announcement): http://chat.nfl.com/front/archived_chat/424

Let's be realistic on Stafford's expectations: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/3001/lets-be-realistic-on-stafford-expectations

Stafford's place in recent #1 history: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/2992/staffords-place-in-recent-no-1-history

Eight statistical storylines for 2009 (one is the Lions o-line): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/kerry_byrne/09/03/stat.storylines/index.html

2009 NFL Preview - How to skip parity (how to win in the NFL): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-09-07/how-skip-parity-party

Power Poll (Lions #32): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-09-07/power-poll-change-everywhere-top

NFL Offseason grades (Lions got an A): http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-09-07-offseason-grades_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Saints not looking past Lions: http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/57668112.html

Another one: http://www.wwl.com/Kristian--Are-the-Saints-overlooking-the-Lions---N/5165069

Saints gear up for regular season (some comments from players on playing the Lions): http://www.wwl.com/Saints-gear-up-for-regular-season---The-road-to-Mi/5162729

The Lions officially hand the keys to young Stafford: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Lions-officially-hand-the-keys-to-young-Matt?urn=nfl,187639

David Carr's words of wisdom for Stafford, Sanchez: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/09/07/david-carrs-words-of-wisdom-for-matt-stafford-mark-sanchez/

Free Press Lions section (too many articles): http://www.freep.com/section/SPORTS01

Detroit News Lions section (again too many articles): http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SPORTS0101

Lions Preview from ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview09/team?team=det

With Stafford starting, could Daunte's days with Lions be numbered: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2009/09/with_matthew_stafford_starting.html