Morning Lions Links for Monday 12-31-12

Articles:

Whither Schwartz?   Nah!   Playoffs or bust in 2013:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310146/Jeff-Seidel-Whither-Jim-Schwartz-Nah-Playoffs-or-bust-for-Lions-in-2013?

Some shakeup wouldn't come as a surprise to Lions players:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310148/Some-shakeup-wouldn-t-come-as-a-surprise-to-Lions-players?

Lions keep coming up short on key plays:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310150/Lions-keep-coming-up-short-on-key-plays?

Inquiring minds want to know is Schwartz on the hot seat or not?:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310043/Lions-ticker-Inquiring-minds-want-to-know-Is-Jim-Schwartz-on-hot-seat-or-not-?

CJ not disappointed he missed 2000 yds:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310045/Lions-Calvin-Johnson-says-he-s-not-disappointed-he-missed-2-000-yards?

Bears 26 Lions 24 - Notes, quotes from Sunday's loss:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310101/Bears-26-Lions-24-Notes-quotes-from-Sunday-s-loss-to-Chicago?

What players and coaches said after Sunday's loss:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310127/1049/sports01/What-players-coaches-said-after-Lions-26-24-loss-Bears

Lions hot topics after loss to Bears:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310129/1049/sports01/Lions-hot-topics-after-loss-Bears

Bottom 3 and top 3 teams plus the Lions (He has the Lions ranked 28):   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS18/312310113/1049/sports01/From-top-bottom-Three-best-worst-NFL-teams-plus-Lions-

Three questions with free press writer Carlos Monarrez:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310131/1049/sports01/Three-Lions-questions-Free-Press-sports-writer-Carlos-Monarrez

Birkett's Lions report card:    http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310123/Lions-report-card-Grading-Sunday-s-loss-to-the-Bears?

Lions star watch - Grading CJ, Suh and Stafford's performance in the Bears game:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310135/1049/sports01/Lions-star-watch-Grading-performances-Calvin-Johnson-Matthew-Stafford-Ndamukong-Suh-vs-Bears

Lions star watch - Grading the season performances of CJ, Suh and Stafford:   http://www.freep.com/article/20121231/SPORTS01/312310041/Lions-star-watch-Grading-the-season-performances-of-Calvin-Johnson-Matthew-Stafford-and-Ndamukong-Suh?

Lions front office faces difficult issues - What's next?:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121230/OPINION03/212300353/1126/sports0101/Lions-front-office-faces-difficult-issue-What-next-

Lions need to give their attitude the boot:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121230/OPINION03/212300354/1332/opinion0317/Lions-need-give-their-attitude-boot

Lions end season with eighth straight loss:   http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/12/30/lions-end-season-with-eighth-straight-loss/

Lions fall to Bears, end season with an eight game losing streak:   http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/12/31/Lions-fall-to-Bears-end-year-with-8-game-losing-streak.html

Black Monday - Which candidates should be fired (He mentions Schwartz):    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/12/30/nfl-coaches-on-the-hot-seat-black-monday-andy-reid-norv-turner-romeo-crennel/1798881/

Week 17 Judgements (#17 is on the Lions):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/21474805/week-17-judgements-with-texans-slide-afc-is-a-twohorse-race

Week 17 Winners and Losers (CJ is picked as a winner, and the Lions D is picked as a loser):   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--week-17-winners-losers--bad-habits-cost-packers-bye-040333919.html

Here are two rules that need to go (He mentions the rule that gave the Lions the ball back because of Stafford's incomplete pass):   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/mike-pereira-week-17-calls-tuck-rule-needs-to-be-eliminated-123012

Video:

Schwartz on the Ford Lions Report:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Jim-Schwartz-on-the-Ford-Lions-Report/282b8417-4a6c-467c-9d63-52fe0a994247

Inside the huddle with Burleson:   http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Inside-the-Huddle-with-Nate-Burleson/dc811b0d-92f8-42ac-8394-940ed54f830f