DeAndre Levy News

Larry Foote missed a second day of practice Thursday resting a sore knee, but he said he expects to play Sunday when the Lions face the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome.

It's something Brett Favre happily has come to count on during his relatively brief time as a Minnesota Viking .

Count me as one of the optimists that thought we would see significant improvement over last seasona s debacle in terms of wins and losses.

Matthew Stafford had the type of game in Seattle nearly every rookie quarterback endures at least once.

Allen Park -- Linebacker Ernie Sims was held out of practice Wednesday with the right hamstring injury he suffered in the second half of Sunday's loss in Seattle.

Detroit Lions LB Ernie Sims has been ruled out of returning to Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks with what is being reported as a hamstring injury.

The Detroit Lions are expected to continue to rotate Ernie Sims, above, and DeAndre Levy at the right outside linebacker spot, and playing time could be based on who has the hot hand.

The Lions go to Seattle this weekend with one victory assured. That doesn't mean they'll beat the Seahawks at Qwest Field.

In the 2009 NFL draft the Detroit Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford as the cornerstone of the franchise.

The Lions were on the field for the second practice of their bye week this morning, though a number of players did not participate in the portion open to the media.

There's a lot to do and learn for NFL rookies after draft day. But six games into a season, rookies are not expected to use youth as an excuse.

Has Ernie Sims become expendable? It's hard to believe the Lions' ninth overall selection in the 2006 Draft, who also started every game in his first three seasons, could possibly be replaceable.

Kevin Smith, right, can handle the majority of the Lions' rushing load. It is impossible to field all of the questions about the Detroit Lions during the one-hour weekly live chat at MLive.com , so I've selected some others to respond to here: Marc: I still think the Lions need a No.

The Lions were on the field for the second practice of their bye week this morning, though a number of players did not participate in the portion open to the media.

DeAndre Levy just might be a keeper, a rarity for recent Lions draft picks. Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed .

Rookie linebacker DeAndre Levy has given the Detroit Lions some solid play while filling in for the injured Ernie Sims.

There's no good news this week. As Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said, "You'll have a hard time finding the silver lining in this one." Wait, check that.

First quarter Not a good start for the Lions. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit James Jones for a 47-yard touchdown on their opening possession.

Jim Schwartz head coach of the Detroit Lions talks during a press conference after being introduced on January 16, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Newspaper and online pundits were not kind to the Lions in the wake of their 26-0 loss to the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday.