Morning Lions Links Friday 10-9-09

Team/NFL articles:

The Days of grooming rookie QBs are over: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33229049/ns/sports-nfl/

Steelers present tough defense: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/10/08/steelers-present-tough-defense/

Week 5 injury report: http://www.detroitlions.com/team/custom-injury-report.html

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

QB quandry still up in the air: http://oplions.blogspot.com/2009/10/qb-quandry-still-up-in-air.html

Special teams the key area for the Lions: http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2009/10/08/sports/srv0000006581962.txt

Reviewing the NFC North at the quarter pole: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/4458/were-at-the-quarter-pole

Key matchups for week 5: http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8133cefc&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

QBs now back in vogue (a comparison between QBs in 1999 and 2009): http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/10/08/quarterbacks-now-back-in-vogue

Prisco's first quarter report (Lions get a C, Delmas is picked for best defensive rookie): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12332124

Schein's boom or bust (One of his pick for busts is Steelers ripe for a letdown in Motown): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10185300/Boom-or-Bust:-Raiders-should-bench-QB-Russell

Lions likely to sellout, but will fans see Stafford: http://www.examiner.com/x-1330-Detroit-Lions-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Lions-likely-to-sell-out-but-will-fans-see-Stafford

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

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

Players articles:

Foote prepares for former teammates: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Foote-Prepares-for-Former-Team/37c00efe-4a2f-4aea-abd9-a38ba990fa6d

Foote hopes to make Steelers regret release: http://themorningsun.com/articles/2009/10/08/sports/doc4ace9153d3f36797917293.txt

Rankings (Lions average ranking 26)/Previews:

Scout's power ranking (Lions ranked 25): http://profootball.scout.com/2/907144.html

Ohara's power rankings (Lions ranked 23): http://www.mikeoharasports.com/NFLcountdown/saints-no.-1-in-my-first-weekly-nfl-rankings/

Scout's rookie rankings (Stafford #6, Delmas #12): http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=2&c=907133

Lions - Steelers Preview: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=2895

Articles from opposing teams media:

Ready for some Foote-ball?: http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1424/2009/october/08/ready-for-some-foote-ball.html

Steelers - Lions matchups: http://www.steelers.com/article/111810/

4th and 48 - Steelers faulter in the 4th quarter: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-fbn-steelers-faultyf,0,5106580.story

Steelers like Ike - CB up to challenge: http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localsports/10-9-Steelers-defending-Johnson

Steelers notebook: http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1424/2009/october/09/notebook-tomlin-now-soured-on-sweed.html

Video/Audio:

Lions-Steelers preview video from CBS: http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/play/nfl_preview/l5tGEK470r51nAEIZ8D_fw6DtXKYg5LG

Week 5 Lions-Steelers Preview video from NFL: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-previews/09000d5d81340d53/Week-5-Steelers-vs-Lions-Preview

Stafford talks injury: http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d81340ede/Stafford-talks-injury

Steeler's Ryan Clark on the Lions: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid9113557001?bclid=2745245001&bctid=43969770001

Post-Gazette Steeler's beat writers preview Lions-Steelers game: http://www.post-gazette.com/multimedia/?videoid=102418

Countdown Daily Predictions for Lions-Steelers: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4544154

NFC North Blogger Blitz (Seifert talks about Lions at the end at around 40 second.): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth

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