Morning Lions Links Tuesday 10-27-09

Team/NFL articles:

Grading out the NFL's terrible teams (Lions fans got an A, Lions performance got an A+, more grades inside.): http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/091026&sportCat=nfl

Schwartz faces first must win with Lions: http://detnews.com/article/20091026/OPINION03/910260390/1126/SPORTS0101/Schwartz-faces-first-must-win-with-Lions

Lions next opponent knows all about futility: http://detnews.com/article/20091027/SPORTS0101/910270346/1126/Lions--next-opponents-know-all-about-futility

Lions don't want to overlook Rams: http://www.freep.com/article/20091027/SPORTS01/910270337/1049/Sports01/Lions-don-t-want-to-overlook-Rams

Rams will be without 3 starters: http://www.freep.com/article/20091026/SPORTS01/91026055/1049/Sports01/Rams-will-be-without-three-starters-vs.-Lions

Lions have left us with some big questions to answer: http://dailytribune.com/articles/2009/10/26/sports/doc4ae58961ed5bf222046052.txt

NFC North Team Report (Lions report is written by Tom K.): http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/40366/nfl_team_reports:_nfc_north

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

Make or break stretch starting for the Lions: http://www.examiner.com/x-1330-Detroit-Lions-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Make-or-break-stretch-starting-for-the-Lions

Desperation Sunday: http://oplions.blogspot.com/2009/10/desperation-sunday.html

Stafford no closer to playing: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/10/26/stafford-no-closer-to-playing/

Bizarro world - wide gap divides have-nots, haves: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-10-26-nfl-parity-gap_N.htm

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 26):

Gosselin's power rankings (Lions ranked 27). We didn't even play and we went up two spots.): http://nflblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/this-weeks-nfl-rankings.html

Sporting News Power Poll (Lions 25): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-10-27/nfl-power-poll-cardinals-again-team-beat-nfc-west

Video:

Countdown Daily Insight center - Lions Vs. Rams: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4597106

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