Lions sign Stafford to 5 year $135 Million deal, highest paid QB, now restructured

[boogerlovejoy]

cause as you point out in an earlier post....he throws it hundreds of times more than other qbs! You cant use the stats both ways. Hes bottom 7 in average air yards. Stop twisting shit....

It's because the winds always blowing 37mph in the offenses face......otherwise he'd average 17 yards per throw.......duh Hughes!

 

[Mitchrapp]

Stafford has full reign of that offense.....I've heard everyone from Caldwell to Collinsworth and Gruden talk about it. He can change any play he wants at any time.

I don't think he calls plays though.....ala Terry Bradshaw. So I guess it all depends on your definition of full reign.

I understand he can audible, and many do. But they call the plays based on what he does best.. Short throws. That's kind of what I meant. It used to be throw deep now and then, even if incomplete, to open up run game. I don't want a ton of INT but heave it up a bit more. Even the 20-30 yard routes..

Imo, partly on the OC/HC partly on Matt and partly because it seems everyone is a slot guy these days.

 

[LKP]

Stafford was 9th in attempts. Not a million more than anybody


He's an elite QB. Full control of offense, can go deep plenty and was playing like an MVP before the injury.

 

[LKP]

No run game. Makes it harder to throw deep
Protection problem harder to throw deep
Jones and Ebron can get deep. Tate and Boldin or backup tight ends not so much last year. And RBs don't go deep.


He threw it deep plenty, he's an elite QB

 

[wheels002]

The simple explanation is had we not paid him there would have been a line of teams more than happy to pay him. As a FA he could have gotten 30 mil per. Had we tagged him he would have cost us more. And replacing your QB a year after upgrading the OL wouldnt have made any sense.

 

[Mitchrapp]

The simple explanation is had we not paid him there would have been a line of teams more than happy to pay him. As a FA he could have gotten 30 mil per. Had we tagged him he would have cost us more. And replacing your QB a year after upgrading the OL wouldnt have made any sense.

No brainer.. It's the way it works. But I'm not sure having him vs not having him makes that much difference. Win 9 games and no playoff wins, or win 4 games and no playoff wins.. At least we'd get better draft picks for awhile.

Obviously that was never going to happen but damn it win some games.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://nflspinzone.com/2017/09/01/nfl-2017-predictions-disappointment-each-team/
NFL 2017: One player from each team that will disappoint. Stafford here.
NFLSpinZone

 

[kmd47]

No brainer.. It's the way it works. But I'm not sure having him vs not having him makes that much difference. Win 9 games and no playoff wins, or win 4 games and no playoff wins.. At least we'd get better draft picks for awhile.

Obviously that was never going to happen but damn it win some games.

I want wtf ever you are smoking bud that must be some gooooooooood shit. The guy brought us back to win the game 8 times last year.... How many teams would be more than ecstatic to win 9 games a year? A TON OF THEM. Not many teams make the playoffs each year so yes it is harder to win a playoff game especially when our winning % against good teams is garbage and I put most of that blame solely on our defenses shoulders. I mean NOT Stafford's fault we couldn't stop Brees or Wilson in those playoff games, yes we might not have had the best showing offensively but it totally takes the wind out of your sails when you get down early in games like that against good teams on the road like that....

 

[Mitchrapp]

I want wtf ever you are smoking bud that must be some gooooooooood shit. The guy brought us back to win the game 8 times last year.... How many teams would be more than ecstatic to win 9 games a year? A TON OF THEM. Not many teams make the playoffs each year so yes it is harder to win a playoff game especially when our winning % against good teams is garbage and I put most of that blame solely on our defenses shoulders. I mean NOT Stafford's fault we couldn't stop Brees or Wilson in those playoff games, yes we might not have had the best showing offensively but it totally takes the wind out of your sails when you get down early in games like that against good teams on the road like that....

Still zero playoff wins. Can't gloat on him for comeback wins but then say it's a team when it comes to playoff loses.

 

[tomdalton22]

Stafford was a good to great QB. Over 100 rating before the injury. Smith was middle of the road with no injury

I thought QB rating wasn't a QB stat?

 

[sggatecl]

I thought QB rating wasn't a QB stat?

 

[LKP]

I thought QB rating wasn't a QB stat?

It is a team stat. Which makes his 100 rating really a 150 MVP performance with lack of run game and short fields.

 

[tomdalton22]

It is a team stat. Which makes his 100 rating really a 150 MVP performance with lack of run game and short fields.

loser

 

[LKP]

loser

Personal attack.

 

[mhughes0021]

Personal attack.

You personally attack our brains with stupidity every time you post

 

[LKP]

You personally attack our brains with stupidity every time you post

Off topic

 

[kmd47]

Haven't you dummies realized? He's ALWAYS like this in preseason and gets better when the season actually starts....

 

[sggatecl]

Haven't you dummies realized? He's ALWAYS like this in preseason and gets better when the season actually starts....

I think his behavior and opinions stay the same no matter what. Whether he sounds insane or not is completely contingent on how the Lions are actually playing. It's when the Lions are playing bad or inconsistent and he's still predicting Super Bowl that the insanity shines through.

 

[mhughes0021]

I think his behavior and opinions stay the same no matter what. Whether he sounds insane or not is completely contingent on how the Lions are actually playing. It's when the Lions are playing bad or inconsistent and he's still predicting Super Bowl that the insanity shines through.

i think he just takes his meds during the season.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Haven't you dummies realized? He's ALWAYS like this in preseason and gets better when the season actually starts....

Clearly you don't read posts after a loss. It's all excuses. Refs, weather, concentrated injuries, luck (amazing that only opponents get lucky).

It's old. He's back on ignore for me. He makes this board worse with his presence.....which is sad.