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http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2011/10/detroit_lions_qb_matthew_staff_3.html
By Anwar Richardson
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was criticized by former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner for his inability to make short throws.
During an interview by Kara Henderson on the NFL Network, Warner was asked why Detroit's offense has declined. Warner pointed the finger at Stafford, blaming his inability to make underneath throws as the reason for Detroit's offensive struggles.
Here is what Warner said:
"I'm not so sure, Kara, the offense is declining, but I think people have figured out the flaw of this football team. If you look at them over the course of the first five weeks, this is a team that is built on the big play. It's built on the big arm of Matthew Stafford. It's built on throwing that ball up and letting Calvin Johnson go get it. Now teams are forcing them to be more consistent, forcing Matthew Stafford to make the consistent underneath throws, and that's where he has struggled up to this point. You see over the last few weeks his completion percentage has gone way down. He struggles a little bit when he has to make the 10, 12-play drive, and the consistent throws time and time again. I don't know if they've digressed. I just think people are starting to figure them out, forcing them to do something they don't want to do."
Warner was also asked how Stafford could bounce back. Once again, Warner reiterated Stafford needed to improve his short throws:
"I think he just has to be more consistent underneath. The only way those big throws are going to continue to come is if he can force teams to attack him, to come up the field, to take away the underneath stuff. Then they can use the double moves. Then they can use the big throws down the field to Calvin Johnson, but if they can't do that, and they continue to struggle with that, I think they are going to struggle to get back on track and score a lot of points."
By Anwar Richardson
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was criticized by former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner for his inability to make short throws.
During an interview by Kara Henderson on the NFL Network, Warner was asked why Detroit's offense has declined. Warner pointed the finger at Stafford, blaming his inability to make underneath throws as the reason for Detroit's offensive struggles.
Here is what Warner said:
"I'm not so sure, Kara, the offense is declining, but I think people have figured out the flaw of this football team. If you look at them over the course of the first five weeks, this is a team that is built on the big play. It's built on the big arm of Matthew Stafford. It's built on throwing that ball up and letting Calvin Johnson go get it. Now teams are forcing them to be more consistent, forcing Matthew Stafford to make the consistent underneath throws, and that's where he has struggled up to this point. You see over the last few weeks his completion percentage has gone way down. He struggles a little bit when he has to make the 10, 12-play drive, and the consistent throws time and time again. I don't know if they've digressed. I just think people are starting to figure them out, forcing them to do something they don't want to do."
Warner was also asked how Stafford could bounce back. Once again, Warner reiterated Stafford needed to improve his short throws:
"I think he just has to be more consistent underneath. The only way those big throws are going to continue to come is if he can force teams to attack him, to come up the field, to take away the underneath stuff. Then they can use the double moves. Then they can use the big throws down the field to Calvin Johnson, but if they can't do that, and they continue to struggle with that, I think they are going to struggle to get back on track and score a lot of points."
