Morning Lions Links Wednesday 10-28-09

Team/NFL articles:

Players return after bye week break: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Players-Return-After-Bye-Week-Break/20576527-7328-4fe1-ab67-e7185b9d80fe

Schwartz post-practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet/edaebe58-aadb-493c-9f53-551174b5618a

These guys are bad - 6 teams in big trouble (one of them is the Lions): http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d813be92e&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Common denominator among 5 bad teams: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/10/27/mail/index.html

Chat with Seifert (there's some Lions questions in there): http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/29123/nfl-blogger-kevin-seifert

NFC North Team Reports (Lions report is written by Tom K.): http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/40595/nfl_team_reports_nfc_north

Bye week hangover? A look at the Lions in 2010: http://sidelionreport.com/2009/10/27/bye-week-hangover-detroit-lions-look-at-2010/comment-page-1/

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:

Rookie watch (Levy #6, Delmas #7): http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4598391

Stafford limited in return to practice: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10229756/Lions%27-Stafford-limited-in-return-to-practice

Stafford, CJ still idle - is Stanton #2?: http://www.mikeoharasports.com/stafford-back-calvin-still-idle-is-stanton-no.-2/

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 26.7):

NFL power rankings (experts ranked the Lions 25, community 29): http://fanrankings.nfl.com/

ESPN's power rankings (Lions ranked 26): http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2009&week=8

32 Questions (Lions ranked 29): http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AipOY1StrjPde0BAQYamrjtDubYF?slug=ms-32questions102709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

CBS power rankings (Lions ranked 28): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12429850

Foxsports power rankings (Lions ranked 25 by foxsport experts, 27 by whatifsports, and we have a 42.1% of beating the Rams): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings

PFT's power rankings (Lions ranked 27): http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/10/27/week-seven-power-rankings/

Profootball Weekly's power rankings (Lions ranked 28): http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/10/27/week-eight-power-rankings

National Football Post Power rankings (Lions ranked 26): http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-NFP-Power-Rankings-5148.html

TSN power poll (Lions ranked 27): http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/misc/nfl-poll.htm

NFL Real GM (Lions ranked 27): http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/14293/20091027/nfl_power_rankings_for_week_8/

USA Today's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 25): http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-power-rankings.htm

Previews/Predictions:

Lions-Rams Matchup: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/matchup.php?game_id=20091101008

Schein's 9 (He likes the Lions over the Rams): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10279298/Schein-9:-Favre-in-for-rough-day-at-Lambeau

Draft:

Rang's mock draft (the Lions Carlos Dunlap with the 6th pick. Eric Berry is picked 4th by KC): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfldraftscout-RobRang

Video/Audio:

Schwartz post-practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Jim-Schwartz-10-27-09/26ac758e-6a90-4d68-a82d-560b840c83df

Locker room interviews: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Locker-Room-Interviews/b32b6a14-2e6b-41e7-913d-cbc16a354a73

Stafford interview: http://wjr.com/article.asp?id=%201564232&spid=6526

NFC North Huddle (Clayton talks about the Lions at the end, around 2:28): http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4600785

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