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Matt Stafford = Less clutch version of Tony Romo
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:41 pm
What is his career record against teams with a winning record now? 1-35?
This post was edited on 12/16/13 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:42 pm to Bench McElroy
shitty mechanics...which is a shame because he's an incredible talent.
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Stafford you are not Brett Favre stop trying to side arm the ball
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:43 pm to Bench McElroy
Romo is easily better than Stafford.
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:43 pm to Bench McElroy
He's a fat frat guy
Dude don't care
Dude don't care
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:45 pm to RLDSC FAN
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shitty mechanics...which is a shame because he's an incredible talent.
That's pretty contradictory.
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:52 pm to ColoradoAg03
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shitty mechanics...which is a shame because he's an incredible talent.
That's pretty contradictory.
Only if you're not very smart
Posted on 12/16/13 at 10:55 pm to ColoradoAg03
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That's pretty contradictory.
Natural arm strength?
Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:14 pm to Bench McElroy
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Matt Stafford = Less clutch version of Tony Romo
Yet Romo has only 1 more playoff win than Stafford with 2 extra seasons (not even counting his "Rookie years" since he was a free agent) and much better players surrounding him for the majority of the time.
This post was edited on 12/16/13 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:15 pm to Noplacelikehome
The fact that the Lions are 7-7 with this much talent on each side of the ball means someone has to be fired.
Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:16 pm to Bench McElroy
His face is too chubby to be an elite QB.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 12:04 am to The Future
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Natural arm strength?
So that alone makes someone an incredible talent?
If you are said to have shitty mechanics, how can you be an incredible talent as an NFL QB? So does that mean Tebow is an incredible talent as an NFL QB? He has shitty mechanics.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 3:27 am to Bench McElroy
Not sure I believe in "clutch" at all to begin with.
With that said, Stafford has more natural ability than Romo and is significantly younger than him, give it time. He's already taken the Lions to the playoffs once and has been injured a decent amount. Also, Stafford's actually pretty intelligent, which I feel like he's never given credit for since he sometimes has that Jay Cutler demeanor to him.
Schwartz is a fraud and if they miss the playoffs again, then surely he's toast.
But Stafford's biggest problem, aside from his occasional brutal mechanics, is just the overall lack of creativity within the offense. They rarely, if ever, are in anything other than the shotgun. It's one thing when you're creative with it and can run the ball out of it, but sporadically running draws/delays and variations of the trap without a lead blocker, with 2 rookie OL, a very average blocking TE in Pettigrew, and a couple of RBs who aren't pile pushers is just begging for trouble. Numerous times on 3rd and short tonight they were in a 5 wide, empty backfield look. WTF? Unless you run the QB draw with a slightly pudgy white kid who's paid the 2nd most on your team, then you're blatantly one dimensional with limited talent at the skill positions Stafford can throw to. It's almost like they're not even trying to win.
Clearly this lack of running game and constantly throwing with two rookie OL doesn't help, but the skill talent outside Megatron is exceptionally poor compared to the rest of the league or it is misused by the coaching staff. Burleson and Durham should not be getting significant reps for a playoff team. Pettigrew is exceedingly average.
Joique is a solid #2 and, as we all know, Reggie has talent, but has never put it on display on a week by week basis. Stafford has actually made him look pretty good this year IMO. He is about to post the highest rushing total of his career in a single season and his second most receptions in a single season. Reggie didn't just magically "get it" in the 8th year of his career and he's not dominated touches (Bush: 236 to Joique: 177). Stafford deserves some credit.
The unfortunate part for him, and especially Schwartz since he'll be the one getting canned, is what the offense could have been this year sans injuries and mental issues:
Get Fauria more reps to go along Megatron, Ryan Broyles (ACLs), Titus Young (bipolar), and Bush, then how much more explosive does the passing game become?
Young is done for good. Broyles might as well be. They literally have to draft another WR or big time TE in this coming draft to have a shot at salvaging Stafford's career in Detroit. If the OL develops, they add a little more explosiveness to take pressure off Calvin, and they somehow implement a more diverse run game that can take the pressure off Stafford on 3rd down, then they could be deadly.
Instead, at least for now, they come out w/ 3 WRs (Calvin, Burleson, and Durham) and a TE (Pettigrew) with Reggie in the backfield on the first play of their last drive. They run four verts for no apparent reason, no contemplation of the situation or of initiating a drive. It was almost like they were ready to get off the field. Where's Stafford going on that play with a under a minute left, the DL pinning their ears back, and the DBs fully aware the pass is coming? Calvin gets the extra attention while Burleson, Durham, and Pettigrew fail to win their 1 on 1 match ups. Thus, Stafford has to try and force a pass into a window so tight that the pass wouldn't have been complete if the ball was thrown perfectly.
At least at this rate they'll get another high draft position.
With that said, Stafford has more natural ability than Romo and is significantly younger than him, give it time. He's already taken the Lions to the playoffs once and has been injured a decent amount. Also, Stafford's actually pretty intelligent, which I feel like he's never given credit for since he sometimes has that Jay Cutler demeanor to him.
Schwartz is a fraud and if they miss the playoffs again, then surely he's toast.
But Stafford's biggest problem, aside from his occasional brutal mechanics, is just the overall lack of creativity within the offense. They rarely, if ever, are in anything other than the shotgun. It's one thing when you're creative with it and can run the ball out of it, but sporadically running draws/delays and variations of the trap without a lead blocker, with 2 rookie OL, a very average blocking TE in Pettigrew, and a couple of RBs who aren't pile pushers is just begging for trouble. Numerous times on 3rd and short tonight they were in a 5 wide, empty backfield look. WTF? Unless you run the QB draw with a slightly pudgy white kid who's paid the 2nd most on your team, then you're blatantly one dimensional with limited talent at the skill positions Stafford can throw to. It's almost like they're not even trying to win.
Clearly this lack of running game and constantly throwing with two rookie OL doesn't help, but the skill talent outside Megatron is exceptionally poor compared to the rest of the league or it is misused by the coaching staff. Burleson and Durham should not be getting significant reps for a playoff team. Pettigrew is exceedingly average.
Joique is a solid #2 and, as we all know, Reggie has talent, but has never put it on display on a week by week basis. Stafford has actually made him look pretty good this year IMO. He is about to post the highest rushing total of his career in a single season and his second most receptions in a single season. Reggie didn't just magically "get it" in the 8th year of his career and he's not dominated touches (Bush: 236 to Joique: 177). Stafford deserves some credit.
The unfortunate part for him, and especially Schwartz since he'll be the one getting canned, is what the offense could have been this year sans injuries and mental issues:
Get Fauria more reps to go along Megatron, Ryan Broyles (ACLs), Titus Young (bipolar), and Bush, then how much more explosive does the passing game become?
Young is done for good. Broyles might as well be. They literally have to draft another WR or big time TE in this coming draft to have a shot at salvaging Stafford's career in Detroit. If the OL develops, they add a little more explosiveness to take pressure off Calvin, and they somehow implement a more diverse run game that can take the pressure off Stafford on 3rd down, then they could be deadly.
Instead, at least for now, they come out w/ 3 WRs (Calvin, Burleson, and Durham) and a TE (Pettigrew) with Reggie in the backfield on the first play of their last drive. They run four verts for no apparent reason, no contemplation of the situation or of initiating a drive. It was almost like they were ready to get off the field. Where's Stafford going on that play with a under a minute left, the DL pinning their ears back, and the DBs fully aware the pass is coming? Calvin gets the extra attention while Burleson, Durham, and Pettigrew fail to win their 1 on 1 match ups. Thus, Stafford has to try and force a pass into a window so tight that the pass wouldn't have been complete if the ball was thrown perfectly.
At least at this rate they'll get another high draft position.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 3:36 am to DelU249
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He's a fat frat guy
backwards flat =/= frat
Posted on 12/17/13 at 5:44 am to Bench McElroy
No Megatron.
He has a monster game, then has a couple of bad ones.
And I agree about the coach. He sucks and he's gone.
He has a monster game, then has a couple of bad ones.
And I agree about the coach. He sucks and he's gone.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 7:04 am to Kcrad
It seems like every time I look at his line, it's something like 5 TDs 7 INTs.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:45 am to MenloDawg
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Not sure I believe in "clutch" at all to begin with.
Most overused word in sports.
Most people who use this word consistently, are the same dudes who rate QB's solely by how many rings they have.
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