Evening Lions Links for Monday 8-27-12

Articles:

Schwartz says Best's six week stay on PUP will coincide with Doctor's recommendation:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Schwartz-says-Bests-six-week-stay-on-PUP-will-coincide-with-doctor-recommendations/e25afb08-4459-4075-a289-3bbfccea30c2

Lions make roster moves to make league mandated 75 player limit:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-make-roster-moves-to-meet-league-mandated-75-player-limit/bf3a5419-c09f-4873-9c17-290d3308703f

Does Stafford play or sit, Leshoure's performance and fantasy trade talk:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHaras-Monday-Countdown-Does-Stafford-play-or-sit-Leshoures-performance-and-fantasy-trade-talk/d1ca1ba7-52f1-47e6-a4a6-4bd4b3bc5e9e

Stafford back at practice, but no Bentley, Smith or Houston:   http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2012/08/27/stafford-back-at-practice-but-no-houston-bentley-or-smith/

Hanson will be Lions kicker in 2012:   http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2012/08/27/hanson-will-be-lions-kicker-in-2012-with-expected-release-of-derek-dimke/

Best, Greenwood starting on PUP list:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120827/SPORTS01/120827054/detroit-lions-chris-greenwood-jahvid-best?

Lions injury update:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120827/SPORTS01/120827094/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-bill-bentley-chris-houston?

Lions release Dimke, Bryant and others in first round of cuts:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120827/SPORTS01/120827031/detroit-lions-roster-cuts?

Skins trade CB Barnes to Lions:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120827/SPORTS0101/208270408/1126/Report-Skins-trade-CB-Kevin-Barnes-Lions

Stafford looks healthy, but Lions banged up:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/27/sports/doc503bd7d46cacb044142415.txt

The answer hasn't been good about the Lions biggest question mark entering preseason:   http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-answer-hasnt-been-good-about.html

Run-Off or not to Run-Off?  (This is a look at whether or not the officials made the right call at the end of the first half when the Raiders fumbled the ball out of bounds.  According to the rulebook, they called it right.):   http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/football/lions/run-off-or-not-to-run-off

Lions run into trouble with o-line:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/27/12/Lions-run-into-trouble-with-offensive-li/landing_lions.html?blockID=781259&feedID=3862

Valenti and Foster - One-on-one with Stafford:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/27/valenti-and-foster-one-on-one-with-matt-stafford/

Numbers say the Lions may be in trouble:   http://www.examiner.com/article/numbers-say-the-detroit-lions-may-be-some-trouble

Rookie Buzz - A dozen week one contributors for the NFC North teams (For the Lions it's Bentley):   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/45424/rookie-buzz-a-dozen-week-1-contributors

Lombardi's Blue/Red Chip players on offense (CJ is a blue chip, Stafford and Pettigrew are red chips):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000055261/article/eli-manning-rob-gronkowski-among-bluered-chips-on-offense?module=HP11_hot_topics

NFL's award predictions (4 analysts out of 16 pick CJ for offensive player of the year):   http://www.nfl.com/kickoff/story/0ap1000000055270/article/2012-nfl-season-predictions-super-bowl-mvp-rookies-more?module=HP11_hot_topics

A team by team listing of all the roster cuts:   http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/25/75-man-roster-tracker/

Season Preview and Predictions:

NFL.com Lions' Preview (2 analysts predict the Lions to finish 8-8 and 2 predict the Lions to finish 9-7):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000054805/article/detroit-lions-2012-nfl-season-preview-predictions

NFC North Preview (He predicts the Lions to finish 10-6 and 2nd in the NFC North):   http://www.midlandfreepress.com/2012/08/27/nfc-north-preview-lions-and-packers-and-bears-oh-my

PFW's Lions 2012 Preview Video (They predict the Lions to finish 9-7):   http://bcove.me/1s981nj4

PFW's Don Parr's 2012 Predictions (He predicts the Lions to finish 3rd in the NFC North):   http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/08/27/dan-parrs-2012-nfl-predictions

Audio:

Stafford post practice audio:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Matthew-Stafford-08-27-12/bc99fe41-4657-43f0-a5cc-c17c0f0fea2d

Schwartz post practice audio:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/audio/Post-Practice-Audio-Jim-Schwartz-08-27-12/ad5d4771-4d4c-411b-8f4d-d4a91b888e6d