Morning Lions Links for Saturday 8-11-12

Lions Articles from Local Media:

Detroit Lions Official Website:

Schwartz isn't ready to give Bentley a pat on the back for a job well done:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHara-Schwartz-isnt-ready-to-give-Bentley-a-pat-on-the-back-for-a-job-well-done/2611a9d6-9936-450f-a0c6-b681ec6b8ad6

Bentley showed up big in the Lions 19-17 loss:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Rookie-Bill-Bentley-showed-up-big-in-the-Lions-19-17-loss-to-Cleveland/7d1e4c93-4259-495a-b5a7-8d6e9fba48dd

Mike O'Hara's Burning Questions - Lions take a 19-17 loss:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/burning-questions/article-1/OHaras-Burning-questions-Lions%E2%80%99-take-a-19-17-loss-to-the-Browns/5ba7561b-19cf-4de9-a38d-5978cb76e5b1

Lions Post Game Quotes:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-Postgame-Quotes-08-10-12/139ada33-a2be-420f-8afe-c320719e49b5

Browns Post Game Quotes:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Browns-Postgame-Quotes-08-10-12/9d1f75e8-5ac7-4fd9-b902-c9174f50b529

Lions vs. Cleveland notes:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-vs-Cleveland-Notebook-Willie-Young-continues-to-prove-high-expectations-were-warranted/54abe5d2-4195-4a06-abcb-5a51cbea7c2e

Free Press:

Cleveland 19 Lions 17 - Lions kicked in the gut in the exhibition opener:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110094/Cleveland-19-Detroit-17-Lions-kicked-in-the-gut-in-exhibition-opener?

Finally a time with great Lions expectations:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/COL08/308110166/Drew-Sharp-Finally-a-time-with-great-Lions-expectations?

Lions ground game flourishes vs. depleted Browns:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110152/Lions-ground-game-flourishes-versus-depleted-Browns?

Bill Bentley shows promise among rookie mistakes:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110159/Bentley-shows-promise-amid-rookie-mistakes?

3 Lions Questions with Birkett:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110161/3-Lions-questions-with-Dave-Birkett?

Spievey sits out Lions exhibition after experiencing headaches:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/120811002/Safety-Amari-Spievey-sits-out-Lions-exhibition-opener-after-headaches?

Some good unless your Jim Schwartz:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110163/Lions-ticker-Some-good-unless-you-re-Jim-Schwartz?

Extra Points from the Lions exhibitioner:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110168/Extra-points-from-the-Lions-exhibition-opener?

Timetable on Greenwood remains a mystery:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/SPORTS01/308110038/Timetable-on-Lions-Chris-Greenwood-remains-a-mystery

Detroit News:

Front fright and back fight will be key to Lions defense:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120811/OPINION03/208110358/1126/sports0101/Commentary-Front-fright-back-fight-will-keys-Lions-defense

Schwartz - Nothing positive in exhibition opener:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120810/SPORTS0101/208100454/1126/sports0101/Lions-coach-Jim-Schwartz-Nothing-positive-exhibition-opener

Several runners give Lions a boost:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120810/SPORTS0101/208100465/1126/sports0101/Several-runners-give-Lions-boost

Oakland Press:

Lions lose preseason opener:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/11/sports/doc5025d184a45e9772289743.txt

Lions notes from exhibition game:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/11/sports/doc5025dccd751ec577900137.txt

Foxsports Detroit:

Highlights, lowlights in Lions preseason debut:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/11/12/Highlights-lowlights-in-Lions-preseason-/landing_lions.html?blockID=774117&feedID=3862

Click on Detroit:  

Browns beat Lions 19-17:   http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/Browns-beat-Lions-19-17-with-Wolfert-s-late-FG/-/1719176/16074296/-/rhukifz/-/index.html

WXYZ 7:

Lions lose late to Browns:   http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/football/lions/lions-drop-preseason-opener-to-browns

Tom's takeaways from Lions loss to Cleveland:   http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/football/lions/toms-takeaways-from-lions-loss-to-cleveland

Fox 2 Detroit:

Browns beat Lions with late FG:   http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/19252060/browns-beat-lions-19-17-with-wolferts-late-fg

CBS Local Detroit:

Lions Drop Preseason Opener to Browns:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/10/lions-drop-pre-season-opener-to-browns-19-17/

Lions Examiner:

Lions lose to the Browns:   http://www.examiner.com/article/detroit-lions-lose-to-browns-on-late-field-goal

Lions Articles from National Media:

Schwartz finds few bright spots in Lions preseason loss:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19774262/jim-schwartz-finds-few-bright-spots-in-lions-preseason-loss-to-browns

Second half thoughts from the Lions loss to Cleveland:  
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19774222/second-half-thoughts-from-lions-vs-browns-preseason-opener

Lions halftime thoughts:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19773018/lions-halftime-report-preseason-week-1-vs-browns-

Non-Game Video:

PFW predicts the NFC North (Most of them predict the Bears to finish ahead of the Lions):   http://bcove.me/1szxwf5v

Highlight of Friday Night - Not Lions related:

Austin Jackson's inside the park HR:  http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23796043&topic_id=11493214&c_id=det