Morning Lions Links Tuesday 9-22-09

Team/NFL articles:

Schwartz addresses Sunday's loss to Minny: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Schwartz-addresses-Sundays-loss-to-Minnesota/bc97d80b-7511-4744-aac0-705c19c30b35

Press conference transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Press-Conference-Transcript/8fc6cf15-c01b-40c8-ab42-2887ee3f985c

Progress shows, but Lions must win: http://det.scout.com/2/901429.html

Lions snap back to reality: http://themorningsun.com/articles/2009/09/21/sports/srv0000006447834.txt

3rd and one - Lions (Seifert's 3 indisputable facts and one question from the game): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/3573/third-and-one-lions-2

$.10 after week 2 ($.09 is about the Lions): http://www.realgmfootball.com/src_encroachment/190/20090921/$10_after_week_2/

NFC North team reports (Tom K. wrote the Lions): http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/35646/nfl_team_reports_nfc_north

Caputo's random thoughts about the Lions (he thinks the Lions are better coached and they need to take advantage of Felton): http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-is-week-tigers-should-take-control.html

Robinson's winners and losers (Obviously the Lions are in the losers group, but he gives props to Lions fans at the bottom of the article in the Sunday 10): http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AoQTE24Ywc_jJ5GrtvKMGgBDubYF?slug=cr-winnersandlosers092009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Small victory at ticket booth as Lions skid continues: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/sports/football/22sandomir.html?_r=1

Bettis says Titans should've paid to keep Schwartz: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jerome_bettis/09/21/week2/1.html

Lions Free Press articles: http://www.freep.com/section/sports01

Lions Detroit News articles: http://detnews.com/section/SPORTS0101

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

Rankings/Grades, predictions:

Gosselin's week 2 rankings after Sunday's games (Lions 28): http://nflblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/week-2-rankings-after-sundays.html

Power Rankings from profootball weekly (Lions 31): http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/09/22/week-three-power-rankings

Prisco's grades (Lions get a C): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/prisco/grades/week2

Week 2 Judgements (#5 - Clark says Lions streak will end against Redskins): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12237772

Player articles:

Stafford doesn't ready for starting job with pitful Lions: http://www.inquisitr.com/38572/stafford-doesnt-appear-ready-for-starting-job-with-pitiful-lions/

Foote comments on Lions loss: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/09/21/foote-comments-on-sundays-loss/

Schwartz sticking with Stafford: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-lions-schwartz&prov=ap&type=lgns

Caputo - what if Sims wasn't drafted by the Lions: http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2009/09/ernie-sims-is-latest-lions-player-im.html

Video/Audio:

Schwartz's Monday press conference: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Press-Conference-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-9-21-09/7028c1a2-75fe-4d21-8d37-e3f9016dc369

Countdown Daily football scientist - Lions Vs. Wash.: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4493276

MLive Lions home page: http://www.mlive.com/lions/