Evening Lions Links for Wednesday 12-26-12

Articles:

CJ earns third straight probowl nod; Suh and Stafford alternates:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Calvin-Johnson-earns-third-straight-Pro-Bowl-nod-Stafford-and-Suh-alternates/270f37ba-9e9a-4e17-ae92-bff4909901aa

Notebook - Stafford missing Pettigrew; Chicago's plan for covering CJ:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Notebook-Matthew-Stafford-missing-Brandon-Pettigrew-Chicagos-plan-for-covering-Calvin-Johnson/9384e5e4-dbde-4e7c-9b7e-db62f85beae4

Suh invites Sapp to teach him about the game:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHara-Ndamukong-Suh-invites-Warren-Sapp-to-teach-him-about-the-game/0fce9e52-3f54-4099-ad04-f8bc69c45621

Delmas, Hill, Johnson and Pettigrew miss practice:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/pregame/article-1/Delmas-Johnson-Hill-and-Pettigrew-miss-practice/7c6aa932-857c-4832-8d22-04b2f972f554

Raiola - I don't want to go into next season with a losing streak:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Dominic-Raiola-I-dont-want-to-go-into-next-season-with-a-losing-streak/b03f9ac8-0473-46c1-8b9b-5b5bfd5e47db

NFC North - Playoff picture cut and dry for Packers, Vikings and Bears:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/nfc-north/article-1/NFC-North-Playoff-picture-cut-and-dry-for-Packers-Vikings-and-Bears/6b7d23c6-ea22-4649-9b53-6411a791494f

CJ - Experiencing all that with my dad was real cool -- maybe surreal for my dad:   http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2012/12/26/calvin-johnson-experiencing-all-of-that-with-my-dad-was-real-cool-maybe-surreal-for-my-dad/

Scott Mitchell calls Lomas' actions reprehensible:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121226/SPORTS0101/212260372/1126/Ex-Lion-Scott-Mitchell-calls-Lomas-Brown-s-actions-reprehensible-

Raiola - Purposely missing blocks is bush league:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121226/SPORTS01/121226039/detroit-lions-dominic-raiola-lomas-brown?

Suh to Sapp - Teach me something instead of criticizing me:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121226/SPORTS01/121226037/detroit-lions-ndamukong-suh-warren-sapp?

Report - Lions would've drafted AP if Megatron went #1 in '07:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121226/SPORTS01/121226040/detroit-lions-calvin-johnson-adrian-peterson?

Lions notes - Burleson defends CJ's record:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/12/26/sports/doc50db819808297757430824.txt

Year in review - Detroit Lions:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/12/26/12/Year-in-Review-Detroit-Lions/landing_lions.html?blockID=839875&feedID=3862

Brown tarnishes career with despicable act:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/12/26/12/Brown-tarnishes-career-with-despicable-a/landing_lions.html?blockID=839949&feedID=3862

Snowy random thoughts (he discusses Lomas' stupid comment):   http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/20428595/snowy-randon-thoughts

Wild week 17- Bears back to trash talk:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/51327/wild-week-17-bears-back-to-trash-talk

Wild week 17 - Bears and CJ:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/51313/wild-week-17-bears-and-calvin-johnson

Inside slant - 2012 rookie performances:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/51320/inside-slant-2012-rookie-performance

AP Pro32 comments about the Lions:    http://pro32.ap.org/content/ap-pro32-comments-about-lions-15

Key matchup - Bears defense vs CJ:   http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/26/key-matchup-bears-defense-vs-lions-wr-calvin-johns

2013 pro bowl roster analysis:   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000117397/article/2013-pro-bowl-roster-analysis-nfc

32 week 16 observations (For the Lions it's that the Lions 3 other WRs besides CJ have the lowest yards per carry):   https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/12/26/32-observations-week-16/

Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

Johnson says 2000 yds would be huge:   http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-lions-johnson-2000-yards-would-be-huge-vs-chicago-bears-20121226,0,1084986.story

Lions dealing with injuries:   http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-lions-dealing-with-injuries-20121226,0,6058051.story

With nothing to lose, Lions could be dangerous:   http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-spt-1227-bears-matt-bowen--20121227,0,6720186.column

Henry Melton - Lions are dirty:   http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/8781683/henry-melton-chicago-bears-expects-dirty-game-detroit-lions

Stafford to Johnson looks familiar:   http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4681515/stafford-to-johnson-looks-familiar

Bears prepared for dirty Lions:   http://www.csnchicago.com/football-chicago-bears/bears-talk/Bears-prepared-for-dirty-Lions?blockID=817359&feedID=10330

Power Rankings:

Week 17:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2012/12/week-17-power-rankings.html

Game Previews and Predictions:

Week 17 Tale of the tape - Bears at Lions:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/tale-of-the-tape/week-17-chicago-bears-at-detroit-lions/

USA Today Expert Picks (1 out of 8 picks the Lions to win):   http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/12/26/week-17-staff-picks/1792447/

Schrager's week 17 cheat sheet (He picks the Bears to win 27-20):   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/week-17-playoff-adrian-peterson-going-for-rushing-record-eric-dickerson-122412

Draft:

Scout talk - top MLBs:   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Scout-Talk-Top-Middle-Linebackers.html

Video:

Suh on Sapp's comments:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Suh-on-Warren-Sapps-comments/e3f60b27-a973-4d44-985a-a63eb09febb8

Stafford on Pettigrew:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Stafford-on-Brandon-Pettigrew/c1e8df4d-74e3-461b-8539-86a19ae61e71

Schwartz on red zone schemes:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Schwartz-on-red-zone-schemes/8da692a6-a766-49fe-bc9f-1b782186cf79