Morning Lions Links for Thursday 9-6-12

Articles:

Birkett scout the Lions offense:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060169/detroit-lions-offense-scouting-report?

Three newcomers to watch on offense:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060175/Detroit-lions-offense-newcomers?

Three storylines to watch for the Lions:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060173/detroit-lions-story-lines?

Lions two deep depth chart on offense:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060171/detroit-lions-depth-chart-offense?

Best expects to be cleared after 6 week window:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060231/detroit-lions-running-back-jahvid-best?

Schwartz not making a big deal of matchup with Rams Fisher:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060243/detroit-lions-jim-schwartz-jeff-fisher?

Suh's happy, but is that a good thing?:   http://www.freep.com/article/20120906/SPORTS01/309060247/detroit-Lions-Ndamukong-Suh-s-happy-but-is-that-a-good-thing-?

Secondary still unsettled:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120906/SPORTS0101/209060375/1126/sports0101/Lions-secondary-still-unsettled

Schwartz appreciates Fisher's lessons:   http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/football/lions/schwartz-appreciates-fishers-lessons

Lions notebook - Bentley ready for week 1 test:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/20068739/lions-notebook-cb-bill-bentley-ready-for-week-1-test

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

2012 Outlook - Mega year appears to be on the horizon for the Motor City:   http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/2012-nfl-outlook-mega-year-appears-to-be-on-the-horizon-for-the-motor-city-652024/

DVOA projections (The Lions are 21st with a percentage of -4.5 percent.   It measures the defense adjusted value over average and measures a teams' every play):   http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/2012-dvoa-projections

Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

Fisher, Schwartz have close ties:   http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/fisher-lions-schwartz-have-close-ties/article_4ad67b9b-0187-5541-a695-0d69a95cc592.html

Lions-Rams Preview Audio (Brandstatter talks about the Lions on St. Louis Radio):   http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcbsstlouis.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F09%2F9-5-brandstatter-w-kw.mp3&podcast_name=Sports+Open+Line&podcast_artist=Wheeler&station_id=&audio_link=true&config_file=config.xml&dcid=CBS.STL

Game Previews and Predictions:

SN's Week 1 picks (Iyer predicts the Lions to win 33-13):   http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-09-05/nfl-week-1-picks-manning-rodgers-roethlisberger-green-bay-packers-san-francisco-

Video:

Suh and Avril post practice video:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Avril-and-Suh-09-05-12/b681cc2a-f2f9-4210-9a4f-8ccc58aa1304

Stafford post practice video:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Post-Practice-Video-Matthew-Stafford-09-05-12/52d38d94-0cb3-414f-bd22-763ff3a2d07a