Lions Links for Thursday 8-2-12

Articles:

Training camp notes:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Twentyman-Training-camp-notes/b05bda0f-a88a-44d3-8f20-ea89235d2d49

Goodell talks discipline, Best and replacement refs:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Commissioner-Goodell-talks-discipline-Jahvid-Best-and-replacement-referees-at-Lions-training-camp-/297c02e2-4936-495b-afc1-86ff42d4ac2c

Running the football isn't going to make or break the Lions:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/02/sports/doc501a2ecbb86ac158902336.txt

Pettigrew climbing to elite TE status:  http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120802/SPORTS0101/208020495/1126/Lions-chain-mover-Brandon-Pettigrew-climbing-elite-TE-status

Defense must be better if Lions are to improve:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120802/OPINION03/208020356/1126/SPORTS0101/Defense-must-better-Lions-improve

Better Suh equals more success for the Lions:  http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/02/12/Better-Suh-equals-more-success-for-Lions/landing_lions.html?blockID=770185&feedID=3701

Contract year for the majority of Lions defense:  http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/01/12/Contract-year-for-majority-of-Lions-defe/landing_lions.html?blockID=769693&feedID=3862

James Bryant - "I'd run into a truck":   http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/football/lions/james-bryant-id-run-into-a-truck

Best out for weeks:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120802/SPORTS01/120802081/Lions-coach-Jim-Schwartz-Jahvid-Best-out-weeks-not-days?

Madden stops by Lions camp:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120802/SPORTS01/120802066/detroit-lions-john-madden-calvin-johnson?

Random stuff on each team (For the Lions it's that Mike Jenkins could be someone the Lions trade one of our WRs for.   Also says that Urlacher is missing practices because of his knee):   http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/08/02/random-stuff-weve-seen-or-heard-through-nine-days-of-nfl-training-camp-in-alphabetical-order/?module=HP11_content_stream

Lions team report:   http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/lions/notes.htm

Preview:

CBS' Lions Preview (Prisco predicts the Lions to finish 9-7):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/storylist/17506081/11/2012-nfl-season-preview/detroit-lions

RealGM's Lions Preview (he predicts the Lions to finish 9-7):   http://football.realgm.com/src_teamarticle/766/20120731/2012_season_preview_detroit_lions/

Video/Audio:

Backus, Lacey, Fairley and Johnson video:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Backus-Lacey-Fairley-Johnson-08-02-12/db22429d-c2db-4b76-9a20-97d43aa6815e

Tim and Mike with Goodell:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Tim-and-Mike-with-NFL-Commissioner-Goodell/4c1b5340-9525-4d40-ae50-8881f8730a8a

Goodell at Allen Park:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Roger-Goodell-at-Allen-Park-08-02-12/ec82dd6c-0c70-4c2e-9795-f991b2abf99e

Schwartz post practice video:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Jim-Schwartz-08-02-12/da2fbc02-8bdc-4f7d-9a48-cd032d98aa85

Lions look to erase the past:   http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8224572

Seifert on Scott Van Pelt show (Seifert discusses the Lions at about 1:46):   http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8223039