Tuesday 8-2-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Schwartz will wait and see with Fairley:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Schwartz-will-wait-and-see-with-Fairley/796f949e-07a8-4168-8e0c-f150bb250747

Delmas looking for love for the defense:  http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2011/08/02/delmas-looking-for-love-for-the-defense/

Fairley in walking boot, Lions' concern grows:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110802/SPORTS0101/108020401/1126/sports0101/Rookie-Nick-Fairley-in-walking-boot--Lions%E2%80%99-concern-grows

More on Fairley and other Lions injuries:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110802/SPORTS01/110802018/Lions-rookie-Nick-Fairley-walking-boot-day-after-injury

DE Hilee Taylor, claimed by Lions, gives up football:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110802/SPORTS01/110802039/DE-Hilee-Taylor-claimed-by-Lions-gives-up-football?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p

Another one on Fairley:  http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/02/11/Fairley-in-walking-boot-as-Lions-put-on-/landing_lions.html?blockID=543533&feedID=3862

Lions injury report from Tuesday:  http://oplions.blogspot.com/2011/08/lions-injury-report-from-tuesday.html

Caputo on the Lions o-line:  http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-lions-offensive-line-and-overlooked.html

Lions played poker face in free agency:  http://det.scout.com/2/1091477.htm

Nick injured?  It's Fairley insignificant:  http://det.scout.com/2/1091574.html

Camp notes:  http://det.scout.com/2/1091542.html

Optimism rests on Stafford's health, d-line's clout:  http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story/09000d5d821088be/article/optimism-rests-on-staffords-health-dlines-clout

NFC training camp team reports:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-08-02/nfl-nfc-training-camp-team-reports

Can we survive Tiger and Lion optimism?:  http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2011/08/02/opinion/doc4e382e38ec606033984503.txt?viewmode=default

NFL accord delivers hope to Lions fans:  http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110802/OPINION01/108020319/NFL-accord-delivers-hope-Lions-fans?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

Why the Lions must live up to their odds and expectations in 2011:  http://www.examiner.com/gambling-in-detroit/why-the-detroit-lions-must-live-up-to-there-odds-and-expectations

2012 Draft:

Juniors college stars no longer looked down upon by NFL:  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/15384889/juniorcollege-stars-no-longer-looked-down-upon-by-nfl

Miscellaneous:

Sometimes having the best team money can buy pays off (The #2 is the 2001-2002 Red Wings):  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8212cdfe/article/sometimes-having-the-best-team-money-can-buy-pays-off

Video:

Post practice video:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-8-2-11/a3413e72-880e-4941-afff-d1f47b3abe88

Audio:

Schwartz post practice audio:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-8-2-11/9c6eaaa6-53b2-427b-82b1-1c6eb595c2b7

Corey Williams post practice audio:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Corey-Williams-8-2-11/91cd433d-1d1a-47cb-ba16-96394e8d72e7

Pettigrew post practice audio:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Brandon-Pettigrew-8-2-11/2efe0285-017d-4909-a968-54d37baeef19

Burleson ESPN interview (He talks about the Lions at the end starting at around 6:45):  http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?id=6826893&autoplay=1&callsign=ESPNRADIO