Monday 1/9/12 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles from Local Media:

Official Lions Website:

This will be a different kind of offseason for the Lions front office:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/This-will-be-a-different-kind-of-offseason-for-the-Lions-front-office/73adb2fa-0311-4243-90ad-0ad6c807a8e4

Detroit News:

Stafford to Johnson is Lions devastating KO combo:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/OPINION03/201090415/1126/sports0101/Matthew-Stafford-Calvin-Johnson-Lions-devastating-KO-combo

Hanson wants to be back next year:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090409/1126/sports0101/Lions-kicker-Jason-Hanson-wants-back-next-year

Avril planning like I'm going to be here:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090414/1126/sports0101/Lions-DE-Cliff-Avril-planning-like-m-going-here-

Durant lobbying Tulloch to remain a Lion:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090420/1126/sports0101/Justin-Durant-lobbying-Stephen-Tulloch-remain-Lion

Best expects to be back next season:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090417/1126/sports0101/Lions-RB-Jahvid-Best-expects-play-next-season

Stafford vows Lions will be back in playoffs next year:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/OPINION03/201090339/1126/sports0101/Matthew-Stafford-vows-Lions-will-back-playoffs

Hill thinks Stafford can be among all time greats:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090431/1126/sports0101/Backup-QB-Shaun-Hill-thinks-Stafford-can-among-all-time-greats

What Lions could look like next year:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090351/1126/sports0101/What-Lions-could-look-like-next-year

Berry feels bad about blasting fans on twitter:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120109/SPORTS0101/201090416/1126/sports0101/Lions-corner-Aaron-Berry-feels-bad-about-blasting-fans-Twitter

Free Press:

Best - I'll definitely be back:  http://www.freep.com/article/20120109/SPORTS01/120109048/jahvid-best-concussion-detroit-lions

Berry apologizes for broke and miserable tweet:  http://www.freep.com/article/20120109/SPORTS01/120109057/aaron-berry-twitter-detroit-lions

CBS Local Detroit:

Three major weaknesses exposed:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/01/09/tony-ortiz-explains-if-this-was-a-successful-season-for-the-lions/

Stoney's six pack post wild card edition:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/01/09/stoneys-six-pack-post-wild-card-edition-1-9-12/f

The Big Easy was great even if the game wasn't:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/01/09/jeff-riger-the-big-easy-was-great-even-if-the-game-wasnt/

Lions Articles from National Sports Websites:

ESPN:

Calvin Johnson's big night:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/37283/calvin-johnsons-big-finish

Digging deeper into Calvin Johnson's future:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/37302/digging-deeper-into-calvin-johnsons-future

SI:

Peter King's Monday Morning QB (He mentions the 4th down play by Brees and he ranks the Lions 11 in his fine fifteen):  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/01/08/wild.card.round/1.html

PFT:

League says handling of end of Saints game wasn't a mistake:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/league-says-end-of-saints-wasnt-a-mistake/

RealGM:

$.10 after wildcard weekend ($.01 is on the Lions):  http://football.realgm.com/src_hangtime/75/20120109/$10_after_wild_card_weekend/

Lions Articles from Other Websites/Newspapers:

With flaws exposed, front office must be busy in the offseason:  http://www.heritage.com/articles/2012/01/09/sports/doc4f0b065b75fb3990334904.txt

Draft Articles:

Prospects to watch in National Championship game:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tony_pauline/01/09/bcs.national.championship.game.prospects/index.html?sct=nfl_bf2_a3

Battle for BCS will show how top players handle pressure:  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d825d7f06/article/battle-for-bcs-title-will-show-how-top-players-handle-pressure

Video:

Mike and Mike QB Rankings (They ranked Stafford #4):  http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7441754