Monday 11-28-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles from Local Media:

Official Lions Website:

The final stats don't portray how well the Lions defense played against GB:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/The-final-stats-dont-portray-how-well-the-Lions-defense-played-against-the-Packers/6720d01e-f237-4a16-a955-77e26e66cb67

Detroit News:

One cruising Lions now face an uphill climb to the playoffs:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20111128/OPINION03/111280400/1126/sports0101/Once-cruising-Lions-now-face-uphill-climb-to-playoffs

Free Press:

Let's not portray Suh as worse than he is:  http://www.freep.com/article/20111128/SPORTS01/111128058/Jamie-Samuelsen-s-blog-Let-s-not-portray-Ndamukong-Suh-worse-than-he-is

Lions road to the playoffs much rockier than it used to be:  http://www.freep.com/article/20111128/SPORTS01/111128030/Lions-road-playoffs-much-rockier-than-used-be

Lions OL's love for the Saints is taking a hiatus:  http://www.freep.com/article/20111128/SPORTS01/111280419/Lions-OL-s-love-Saints-taking-hiatus

The more things change for the Lions, the more they stay the same:  http://www.freep.com/article/20111128/SPORTS18/111127027/Reader-column-more-things-change-Lions-more-they-stay-same

Foxsports Detroit:

Lions Monday Playback - Playoff race goes on:  http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/11/28/11/Lions-Monday-Playback-Playoff-race-goes-/landing_lions.html?blockID=613872&feedID=3862

Click on Detroit:

Rob Parker - Schwartz has to take some blame for Suh:  http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/parkersconfidential/Schwartz-Has-to-Take-Some-Blame-for-Suh/-/3994064/4833382/-/mrkyf0z/-/

Lions Articles from National Sports Websites:

NFL:

Dungy says Suh stomp was avoidable with better guidance:  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8248c7e0/article/dungy-says-suhs-stomp-was-avoidable-with-better-guidance?module=HP11_headline_stack

ESPN:

Suh's unsportsmanlike line:  http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/page/macgregor-111128/ndamukong-suh-was-unsportsmanlike-last-week-doing-exactly-football-asks-him

Lions and Schwartz absorbing criticism:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/35055/lions-and-jim-schwartz-absorbing-criticism

NFC North QBR (Stafford's QBR was 30.9, his passer rating was 66.5):  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/35024/nfc-north-week-12-quarterback-report

SN:

Lions report - Fairley likely to start:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-11-28/detroit-lions-team-report-nick-fairley-likely-to-start

Playoff projections don't include Lions, Giants:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-11-28/read-and-react-playoff-projections-dont-include-lions-giants

PFW:

Shorts and sells week 12 (there's stuff on Suh in there):  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/11/28/shorts-and-shells-week-12

Lions Articles from Other Websites/Newspapers:

Suh hangs out with Bears player, Forest Whitaker co-hosting benefit, Zach Gilford dines at people:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/celebrity/aboutlastnight/chi-lions-ndamukong-suh-forest-whitaker-benefit-zach-gilford-people-20111128,0,150258.column

Lions Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

Suh, Johnson create messes and hurt football with selfish acts:  http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/tommy-krysan/577820-suh-johnson-create-messes-and-hurt-football-with-selfish-acts.html

2012 Draft Articles:

Draft Fallers:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tony_pauline/11/28/fallers/index.html

CBS Mock Drafts (Rang has the Lions taking CB Janoris Jenkins with the #26 pick and Reuter has the Lions taking ILB Manti Te'o with the 26 pick):  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/35055/lions-and-jim-schwartz-absorbing-criticism