Morning Lions Links Tuesday 10-6-09

Team/NFL:

Schwartz not afraid of change: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Schwartz-Not-Afraid-of-Change/90030847-d710-421a-8186-931aeb7eb52f

Players review the tape: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/10/05/players-review-the-tape/

Schwartz quotes: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Press-Conference-Transcript/e7224b22-224d-4da8-b9f5-5cae9a569308

Clearly, Lions lack focus to win games: http://www.clickondetroit.com/parkersconfidential/21202990/detail.html

Stafford, Schwartz keep injury close to the vest: http://www.mikeoharasports.com/

Kirwan's week 4 observations (#5 - There's a reason their called rookies): http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8132b7ee&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

3rd and one - Lions (Seiferts three undisputable facts and 1 question): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/4232/third-and-one-lions-4

Lions must put together a complete game: http://themorningsun.com/articles/2009/10/05/sports/srv0000006563476.txt

Special teams, not defense, killed the Lions against Bears: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/10/05/special-teams-not-defense-killed-lions-against-b-2

I want to believe (this has a link to a picture of Knox dropping the ball): http://roarreport.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-want-to-believe.html

$.10 for week 4 ($.04 is NFL MVPs so far and for defensive rookie it's Delmas): http://football.realgm.com/src_encroachment/194/20091005/$10_after_week_4/

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

NFC North team reports (Lions is written by Tom K.): http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/37855/nfl_team_reports_nfc_north#page_break

Lions Free Press Section: http://www.freep.com/lions

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

Rankings:

Prisco's Grades (Lions get a C-): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/prisco/grades/week4

Sporting News Power Poll (Lions 26): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-10-06/nfl-power-poll-cowboys-feeling-tos-void

Articles from opposing team's media:

Good, bad and other stuff about Bears victory (this discusses their return game and also Knox dropping the ball): http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1807148,afternoon-sports-club-bears-05.article

More from Briggs on the game (he was impressed with Delmas and Stafford): http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/10/did_johnny_knox_drop_the_ball.html

Premature celebration won't happen again: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/1808303,CST-SPT-bside06.article

Polamalu eyes return against Lions: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_646613.html

video/audio:

Schwartz press conference: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Press-Conference-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-10-5-09/7220db5c-851a-4ad6-9bbb-a8d71cda239e

Countdown Daily Football Scientist - Pit Vs. Det: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4534546

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