Morning Lions Links Thursday 12-10-09

Team/NFL articles:

Stafford won't go this week: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Stafford-Wont-Go-This-Week/4489cebb-ab9f-41ff-866c-08f56d1cae28

Schwartz post practice quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Head-Coach-Jim-Schwartz-Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet/c92ee82a-0a95-4237-afcf-df0cbbdeccac

Harris, Pearson, and Sims could all play on Sunday: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/12/09/harris-pearson-sims-all-could-play-sunday/

Daunte to start at Baltimore: http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2009/12/09/culpepper-to-start-at-baltimore/

Week 14 injury report: http://www.detroitlions.com/team/custom-injury-report.html

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

Lions notes - White makes 'incredible' change: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/12/10/sports/doc4b20d97c9d16e891956790.txt

Culpepper to make start at QB: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/12/10/sports/doc4b20d70752142413309185.txt

Why risk Stafford in the first place?: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/7175/why-risk-stafford-in-the-first-place

John Harbaugh conference call transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Conference-Call-Transcript-Ravens-Head-Coach-John-Harbaugh/5f8b7895-3417-48f7-ac75-9b0809b95244

Flacco's conference call transcript: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Conference-Call-Transcript-Ravens-QB-Joe-Flacco/872209c4-0c35-431c-bf49-6c926c50ef8d

Top 50 players in the NFL (CJ is #40): http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/14913/20091209/top_50_players_in_the_nfl_today/

Goose 101 - Rookies hitting a wall: http://nflblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/12/goose-101-rookies-hitting-the.html

Coming to grips with poor tackling: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?page=hotread13/Tackling

Teams should follow Bengals example in utilizing practice squad: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/12/09/practice.squad/index.html

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

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

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 29.5):

SI's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/12/09/week.14.3/index.html

Previews:
Lions-Ravens Preview: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10500678/Lions-Ravens-Preview

Det - Balt matchup (written by Tom K and Mike Preston): http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/matchup.php?game_id=20091213033

Articles from opposing teams media:

Hefty price to pay for Sunday's tickets through Schwartz: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/2009/12/hefty_price_to_pay_for_sunday_tickets_through_lions_coach.html

Suggs could play Sunday: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-ravensnotes1209,0,5382203.story

Questioning the enemy - the Lions: http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/12/Questioning_the_Enemy_-_Lions.aspx

Video/Audio:

Schwartz post practice audio: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-12-09-09/cbd3e8a0-c4f6-4376-93cf-e12442309bfe

Schwartz conference call: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-12-09-09/cbd3e8a0-c4f6-4376-93cf-e12442309bfe

CJ conference call: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Conference-Call-Audio-Calvin-Johnson-12-09-09/b1a13d76-bbfc-4bc0-9228-d2906a1ceb2a

Post Practice Video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-12-9-09/72c10123-4135-4cf9-918b-cb6f416600c7

Countdown Daily Accuscore Report - Det Vs. Balt: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4729817

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