Morning Lions Links Wednesday 12-09-09

Team/NFL articles:

NFC North stock watch (Stafford is in the falling group): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/7118/page/stock-watch/how-i-see-it-nfc-north-stock-watch-13

Rookie Watch (Levy ranked #7, Delmas ranked #8): http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4724418

Schwartz defends Stafford's presence: http://det.scout.com/2/927316.html

NFC North news: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4272515

NFL highlights and lows for the decade of the 2000s (Lions were picked as the worst franchise and also the Lions 2008 was the worst season): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/04/nfl.highlights.lowlights/index.html

Ochocinco fined $30K for wearing sombrero after scoring a TD against Lions: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-12-08/nfl-fines-ochocinco-30k-for-poncho-sombrero

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

Lions Free Press Section: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SPORTS01

Rankings (Lions average ranking is 29.6):

NFL Power Rankings (Lions ranked 30 by NFL experts, 29 by community): http://fanrankings.nfl.com/

ESPN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2009&week=14

CBS Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12633465/power-rankings-eagles-december-push-to-playoffs-begins

Foxsports Power Rankings (Lions ranked 30 by experts, 31 by whatif sports, and the Lions have an 11.6% chance of beating the Ravens.): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings

Profootball Talk's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 31): http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/08/week-13-power-rankings/

National Football Post's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 30): http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-Power-Rankings-8636.html

TSN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/misc/nfl-poll.htm

32 Questions (Lions ranked 29): http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-32questions120809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

USA Today Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-power-rankings.htm

NFL Real GM Power Rankings (Lions ranked 29): http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/14905/20091208/nfl_power_rankings_for_week_14/

College/draft:

Brian Kelly on brink of becoming ND's new coach (for TPC): http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/12/after-meeting-last-week-brian-kelly-on-brink-of-becoming-notre-dame-coach.html

NFL 2010 draft board: http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=2&c=927356&refid=400

Video/Audio:

NFL rookie QB woes (they discuss Stafford at about 1:35): http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nfl/Y_Sports_NFL/17034213;_ylt=AoW2cEKCyC7JMsFzyZ2F3idDubYF

Lions Review: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Lions-Review-12-7-09/f921960a-dc73-4793-bb14-29855eefd1fa

Week 13 Playbook - Lions Vs. Bengals recap: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-playbook/09000d5d814d23dd/WK-13-Playbook-Bengals-vs-Lions-recap

Coach speak with Billick - week 14 (Schwartz talks at around 15:20): http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=2b247519-066b-4e7d-8381-78755f0b46bf

NFC North Huddle (Clayton talks about the Lions in the last minute.): http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4726266

MLive Lions Home Page: http://www.mlive.com/lions/