Morning Lions Links Saturday 10-31-09

Happy Halloween!

Team/NFL articles:

Schwartz post practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet/5521b1f7-0e6f-4359-93cd-ad10e2fd0ac4

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

In bottom feeder battle, both teams licking their chops: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/10/31/sports/doc4aec219f76825623049328.txt

Lions notes - Returns could provide boost: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/10/31/sports/doc4aec2202dcb9c758602219.txt

Lions hope to extend Rams 17 game losing streak: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-rams-lions&prov=ap&type=lgns

Rams-Lions first look: http://www.mikeoharasports.com/questions/comments/burning-questions-return-first-look-on-rams-lions/

Final word - NFC North: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/5425/nfc-north-final-word-8

Sack differential - a key statistic: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Sack-differential-a-key-statistic.html

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

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

Player articles:

Delmas ready to get back on the field after bye: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/10/30/delmas-ready-to-get-back-to-the-field-after-the-bye/

Previews/Predictions:

Keys to week 8 Vs. St. Louis: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Keys-to-Week-8-vs-St-Louis/657d0804-053c-4135-ba33-827f2e54ad41

Week 8 preview - Lions Vs. Rams: http://www.examiner.com/x-1330-Detroit-Lions-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Week-eight-preview-Detroit-Lions-v-St-Louis-Rams

Week 8 game probabilties (Lions win chance is .59, Rams is .41): http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/nfl-week-8-game-probabilities-regression-to-the-mean/

Articles from opposing teams media:

Rams are mixed over reunion with Linehan: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/18485AC8F1C13A6E86257660000D2A53?OpenDocument

What to watch - Detroit: http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/76030/

Rams may be in position to draft franchise QB (Schwartz discusses the importance of a franchise QB): http://www.dailypress.com/travel/sns-200910310802mctnewsservbc-fbn-rams-sl14442oct3,0,578422.story

Video/Audio:

Schwartz's post practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Jim-Schwartz-10-30-09/a1c1f27b-b8f3-4535-ade3-574f8de2d21e

Schwartz post practice audio: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-10-30-09/3faabf00-c51f-4b1c-8e63-c5b80e3f2cb2

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