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A bevy of moves are coming out of Allen Park this week as the Detroit Lions continue to tinker with the bottom of their roster.

Missed opportunity: Trailing by one early in the second quarter, the Lions had a golden opportunity.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Detroit fans received a rude education Sunday on the NFL's heightened interest in quarterback safety.

Allen Park -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz was asked on the eve of training camp what position group he was most interested to watch and see what he had in terms of personnel.

Detroit Julian Peterson might have wanted to launch into a tirade on the NFL's treatment of quarterbacks as endangered species and how the 'Brady Rules' are ruining life for defensive players.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he will not take an upcoming bye into consideration when deciding if quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson will play at Green Bay.

Next week up in air Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was listed as questionable after suffering a partially dislocated right kneecap in last week's loss at Chicago.

The Detroit Lions lost their 14th consecutive game on the road, and now, they hope they don't lose their starting quarterback as well.

Detroit Lions starting running back Kevin Smith is questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears after suffering a shoulder injury in last week's win over Washington.

In a lot of ways, the 2009 Lions defense has taken a step forward. The linebacker play has been much improved.

The suggestion could be made that with Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis active for today's game against the Detroit Lions that the Redskins will try to pound the ball and attempt to dominant the game that way.

13 overall pick in this year's draft Zorn knows him well. "There are two sides to look at and he does well on both sides," Zorn said.

Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan has given rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford a simple instruction.

Detroit linebacker Ernie Sims was listed as doubtful for Sunday's home game against the Washington Redskins.Sims, who has 14 tackles on the young season, suffered a shoulder injury in last week's loss against Minnesota.

Eric King and the Lions have allowed 511 passing yards and eight touchdowns through the first two games of the 2009 season.

Rookie safety Louis Delmas put his whole game on display last week -- the good and the bad.

Not surprisingly, among the readership here we have a couple guys who do game charting for FO.

It was a new season and a new roster and a new coach and a new start, but for Lions fans, it was a new quarterback.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Here's a bad sign for a Detroit defense that will need every advantage Sunday at New Orleans: Cornerback Phillip Buchanon won't play because of a neck injury.

After the Lions settled for a 24-yard field goal from Jason Hanson to make it 31-20 with 3:22 left in the third quarter, Saints quarterback Drew Brees countered quickly.