Thursday 8-26-10 Afternoon Lions Links

Articles:

Will Detroit's defensive pressure translate to regular season?: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Will-Detroits-Defensive-Pressure-Translate-to-the-Regular-Season/0d603e57-8df5-4379-9713-9ccd94bf2b2f

Schwartz quote sheet: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Post-Practice-Quote-Sheet-Jim-Schwartz-08-26-10/10e52188-76c2-4e64-9005-0a3217731a49

C Brown held out of practice: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100826/SPORTS0101/8260444/1126/sports/Starting-safety-C.C.-Brown-held-out-of-Lions-practice

Delmas returns to practice: http://www.freep.com/article/20100826/SPORTS01/100826034/1049/Lions-safety-Delmas-returns-to-practice

Devries has knee surgery, should return soon: http://www.freep.com/article/20100826/SPORTS01/100826093/1355/sports/Lions-DeVries-expected-back-soon-after-surgery

Lions getting legs up on competition: http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/26/10/Lions-getting-legs-up-on-competition/landing_lions.html?blockID=298209&feedID=3867

Follet continues to impress: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/08/26/sports/doc4c76b652c3901714272408.txt

Lions notebook: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/08/26/sports/doc4c76c422225f0838465337.txt

Lions know what to expect from Vanden Bosch: http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/08/26/sports/doc4c76ed026ec56319320439.txt

Lions beat out Texans, Seahawks for Polumbus: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/26/lions-beat-out-texans-seahawks-for-tyler-polumbus/

Lions sign safety John Wendling: http://www.kgwn.tv/story.aspx?ID=1557&Cat=11

Lions-Browns Preview: http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=3438

Hoping for fast start, teams being more aggressive in preseason (The Lions are mentioned in this and also Stafford is mentioned as a QB ready for a major step): http://www.nfl.com/preseason/story/09000d5d81a07231/article/hoping-for-fast-start-teams-being-more-aggressive-in-preseason

Most improved offenses in the NFL (Lions is one of them): http://www.docsports.com/2010/nfl-predictions-improved-offenses-372.html

Chat with Wyche (there's a question on Best and Suh at 12:53): http://chat.nfl.com/front/archived_chat/1076

Cheerleaders look to perform at Lions games: http://detnews.com/article/20100826/SPORTS0101/8260457/1126/sports0101/Cheerleaders-%28not-the-team-s%29-look-to-perform-at-Lions-games

Blogs:

NFC North's most indispensable players (obviously for the Lions it's CJ): http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/15326/nfc-north-most-indispensable-players

Hanson to kick in pre-game; no word on Devries: http://oplions.blogspot.com/2010/08/hanson-to-kick-in-pre-game-no-word-on.html

Delmas back at practice, Sammie Hill out: http://oplions.blogspot.com/2010/08/lions-delmas-back-at-practice-sammie.html

Courting disaster: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/lionsblog/index.php?blogid=2209

Articles from opposing team's media:

Minny blogger on Lion's lack of talented players: http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/101570438.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUgOy9cP3DieyckcUsI

Miscellaneous:

It's just Barry (this article is on Barry's son): http://ucla.scout.com/2/995704.html

Caputo on 18 games: http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2010/08/no-question-nfl-should-go-to-18-games.html

Why the panic over 18 games?: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Why-the-panic-over-18-games.html

How an agent can define a career: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/How-an-agent-can-define-a-career.html

Draft:

Top 2010 senior prospects from ACC conference: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2010-top-senior-prospects-ACC.html

Video/Audio:

Vanden Bosch post practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Kyle-Vanden-Bosch-8-26-10/de53a18e-8faa-46d1-a8e6-c2d7ad911d1d

Schwartz post practice video: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Jim-Schwartz-08-26-10/e4676156-775d-4046-9bb1-aae2ddfcff8d

Schwartz post practice audio: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-08-26-10/b1290f49-617f-4f68-8b63-434170a7d184

Lions preseason radio with Caputo and Fithian: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Lions-Preseason-Radio-with-Caputo-and-Fithian/edfc08cb-c00a-4e8f-9942-c9fc7468e8b5#?id=edfc08cb-c00a-4e8f-9942-c9fc7468e8b5