Evening Lions Links from Local Media for Tuesday 11-20-12

Articles:

Opportunities knock for Broyles, Thomas and Robiskie:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Opportunity-knocks-for-receivers-Broyles-Thomas-and-Robiskie/4c34b686-d617-4235-8266-f445f4d57ad0

Analyst Phil Simms says he sees a little Wes Walker in rookie Ryan Broyles:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Analyst-Phil-Simms-says-he-sees-a-little-Wes-Welker-in-rookie-Ryan-Broyles/3ccbf3a5-0367-41bf-9feb-3c3aef5ff54a

No Backus or Florence at today's practice:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/pregame/article-1/No-Backus-or-Florence-at-todays-practice/2613a4e2-6a97-483e-b761-79d943c73f38

Notebook - What to expect from Texan D; Delmas has chance to play; reliability missed at tackle:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Notebook-What-to-expect-from-Texans-D-Delmas-has-chance-to-play-reliability-missed-at-tackle/312e4f9f-7834-42b5-aa95-932f2451bd18

Fairley's play starting to show he was worth the #13 pick overall:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Fairleys-play-starting-to-show-he-was-worth-the-No-13-overall-pick/b02a616d-7e5f-4772-b682-fd0259edc00d

Johnson - I don't know what the playoff picture is.   I just keep on playing:  
http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2012/11/20/johnson-i-dont-know-what-the-playoff-picture-is-i-just-keep-on-playing-bigplaycj-lionsvshou/

Delmas and Williams back at practice:   http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2012/11/20/s-louis-delmas-back-at-lions-practice-as-is-dt-corey-williams/

Delmas practices; he's on track to play on Sunday:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121120/SPORTS0101/211200409/1126/Lions-Louis-Delmas-practices-he-s-track-play-vs-Texans

Watt thrives as Texans pass rusher; Lions say bring it:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121120/SPORTS01/121120083/detroit-lions-houston-texans-jj-watt?

Backus misses practice today; Reiff likely to replace him:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121120/SPORTS01/121120074/detroit-lions-jeff-backus-thanksgiving?

Kubiak piles praise on Lions D-line:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121120/SPORTS01/121120048/detroit-lions-houston-texans-thanksgiving?

Lions notes:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/11/20/sports/doc50ac0c4038afc600158474.txt

5 things Backus and Reiff have in common:   http://oplions.blogspot.com/2012/11/5-things-lions-jeff-backus-and-riley.html

Valenti and Foster - One on one with Stafford:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/valenti-and-foster-one-on-one-with-matt-stafford-2/

Stafford has regressed, but Lions fans are patient ... that's a good thing:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/stafford-has-regressed-but-lions-fans-are-patient-thats-a-good-thing/

Schwartz talks redemption; says the ball is in Titus Young's court:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/lions-schwartz-talks-redemption-says-the-ball-is-in-titus-youngs-court/

Backus - Over a decade of being decent:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/jeff-backus-over-a-decade-of-being-decent/

Stafford is a style superhero:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/matthew-stafford-is-a-style-superhero/

Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

Quotes from Texan's Tuesday Practice (There's quotes from CJ's and Schwartz's conference call):   http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Quotes-Tuesday-practice/cb501581-b23f-4270-b3c5-0752c0272038

Texans - Lions cue the insanity (He thinks the Lions will win):   http://houston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/texans-lions-cue-the-insanity/

Game Previews and Predictions:

Week 12 tale of the tape (He picks the Texans to win):   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/tale-of-the-tape/week-12-detroit-lions-vs-houston-texans/

Video:

Hanson and Thomas on T-Day:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Hanson-and-Thomas-on-the-Thanksgiving-Day-game/09d54668-375c-4ea1-b957-6472b9860f99

Suh on preparing for the Texans:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Suh-on-preparing-for-the-Texans/6eb9fb1f-d97a-4458-af40-4d71accd6b5a

Raiola, Sims and Reiff on the next man up mentality:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Raiola-Sims-and-Reiff-on-next-man-up-mentality/fc39c319-e040-4428-8dec-0010adc17224

Schwartz on Backus' streak:  http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Schwartz-on-Backus-start-streak/2752d95a-61a0-4ff5-9863-17e902925e1f

Tim and Mike - How valuable is Delmas?:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Tim-and-Mike-How-valuable-is-Delmas/1c482130-8c38-4aa6-affd-cf3788410947

Regner's video blog on the Lions:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/11/20/12/Video-blog-Scapegoat-Lions/landing_lions.html?blockID=823271&feedID=3867