Morning Lions Links Friday 10-30-09

Team/NFL articles:

Rookie class has looked good thus far: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Rookie-Class-has-Looked-Good-Thus-Far/fe6c2a0f-f28f-4cd0-b5ba-4ae987c880c8

Schwartz post-practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet/995a5fba-25ea-4512-95d0-182c9f5118d8

Week 8 injury report: http://www.detroitlions.com/team/custom-injury-report.html

Lions with and without Stafford-Johnson: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/10896/lions-with-and-without-stafford-johnson

Six NFL bottom dwellers (one of the teams is the Lions): http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Diner-morning-news-Six-NFL-bottom-dwellers.html

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

Middle linebackers underappreciated (Schwartz comments toward the middle of the article): http://www.pe.com/sports/football/stories/PE_Sports_Local_S_middle_linebackers_30.4645bb8.html

Lions Detroit News Section: http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SPORTS0101

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

Players articles:

Young QBs have have NFL coaches throwing out old beliefs: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/102909dnspogosselin.1f31bc5.html

Scout's Rookie rankings (Stafford #8, Delmas #11): http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=2&c=914242&refid=400

Matchups to watch (for the Lions it's Kevin Smith Vs. Laurinitis): http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d813c7ac7&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 26.6):

Scout's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 25): http://profootball.scout.com/2/914107.html

Predictions/Previews:

Peter King picks the Lions to win 17-9: http://www.fannation.com/peter_king_challenge/peter_king?xid=CBSsports

Prisco picks the Lions to win 28-23: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/prisco/picks

Schrager picks the Lions to win 18-13: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10283690/Week-8-Cheat-Sheet:-NFL-picks-and-predictions

Another Lions win prediction 27-13: http://www.realgmfootball.com/src_encroachment/201/20091029/football_meterology_for_week_8/

Lions - Rams Preview: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=2951

On paper - Lions Vs. Rams: http://www.studyofsports.com/?p=3111

Articles from opposing teams media:

Missouri loves company - St. Louis and Detroit sadly aren't so different: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/therundown/2009/10/missouri_loves_company_st_louis_rams_and_detroit_lions_share_misfortune.php

Rams linebacker unbeaten vs. Michigan: http://www.newsok.com/rams-linebacker-unbeaten-vs.-michigan/article/feed/99416?custom_click=headlines_widget

Jackson looking to team (he talks about the Lions defense at the end. He said the Lions have one of the best front 7s that they have faced.): http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/987422.html

Video:

Week 8 Preview - Rams Vs. Lions: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-previews/09000d5d813cc691/Week-8-Rams-vs-Lions-Preview

Countdown Daily Prediction - Lions Vs. Rams: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4606379

NFC North blogger blitz (Seifert talks about the Lions in the last 30 seconds): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/5400/video-nfc-north-bloggers-blitz-4

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