Morning Lions Links Thursday 10-15-09

Team/NFL articles:
Offense will be challenged by the Blitz again: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Offense-will-be-Challenged-by-the-Blitz-Again/e91aa305-154f-473a-8f4e-6a1c8d871138

Schwartz post practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet/baa4bedf-75e8-4c87-adda-a1e5cb1b2cd6

Week 6 injury report: http://www.detroitlions.com/team/custom-injury-report.html

McCarthy's conference call transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Conference-Call-Transcript-Packers-Head-Coach-Mike-McCarthy/d15d8d11-1c7a-4828-afbd-f4e248899efb

Rodger's conference call transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Conference-Call-Transcript-Packers-QB-Aaron-Rodgers/82e37599-23ff-4bf8-b52f-73fe77a0ac40

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

Tom K.'s Lions Report: http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/38961/lions_stafford_practices_with_no._1_offense

Lions notebook - team has secondary concerns: http://det.scout.com/2/909117.html

Dirty laundry - Roughing Roethlisberger: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/4728/dirty-laundry-roughing-roethlisberger

Stafford practices, CJ doesn't: http://www.examiner.com/x-1330-Detroit-Lions-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Matthew-Stafford-practices-Calvin-Johnson-doesnt

Scout 2010 Mock Draft (It has the Lions picking Gerald McCoy at #6. Eric Berry is picked at #7 by Cleveland): http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=2&c=909155

Walker trade helped Hanson become a Lion: http://profootballweekly.com/2009/10/14/walker-trade-helped-pk-hanson-become-a-lion

Lions Free Press Section: http://www.freep.com/section/Sports01

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

Player articles:

Avril's blog - All the little things: http://affiliate.kickapps.com/_All-the-Little-Things/BLOG/1184770/65325.html?widgetId=21304

Williams makes an impact in return game: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/10/14/williams-makes-an-impact-in-return-game/

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 25.75)/Previews:

SI's power ranking (Lions ranked 26): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/10/14/week.6.3/index.html

Lions - GB matchup (written by Tom K. and Tom Silverstein): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/matchup.php?game_id=20091018009

Lions - Packers Preview: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10221486/Lions-Packers-Preview

Articles from opposing teams media:

Ending the bye week blues (a comparison of Det. Vs. GB): http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2009/10/14/1084637/ending-the-bye-week-blues

New look Lions don't resemble last year's opponent: http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2009/10/14/1/

Detroit moves on from 0-16 season, has greater sense of urgency: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091014/PKR01/91014171/1989/GPG02/Detroit-moves-on-from-0-16-season--has-greater-sense-of-urgency

Packers could face a new Detroit model on Sunday: http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=11317552

Video/Audio:

Schwartz conference call: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Jim-Schwartz-Conference-Call-10-14-09/af268b64-20eb-4f2a-8e82-407e2030253a

Raiola conference call: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Dominic-Raiola-Conference-Call-10-14-09/bceb7cd5-693b-4720-b2a6-d8c7d50b81b8

Stafford lockerroom interview: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Matthew-Stafford-Locker-Room-Interview-10-14-09/d63881af-3cf7-4931-9166-63d8984385e5

LBs lockerroom interview: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Linebackers-Locker-Room-Interviews-10-14-09/dbc90ddd-e16c-47ce-a175-dc235aed8991

Countdown Daily Accuscore report - Lions Vs. Packers: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4560852

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