[Lions] Do We Know Now What Matthew Stafford Is?

CaptainStubing · #1 01-06-2012, 03:56 PM

Well, he finally did it. He made it through an entire season staying relatively healthy and started all 16 games.

I have to admit, I didn't think he could do it. I had pretty much decided the dude's bones were made of styrofoam.

Most of us felt that the Lions would be competitive if Stafford could just stay on the field, and, sure enough, they were. With Stafford under center every week in 2011, we saw more consistent offensive production from the Lions than we've seen in many years, including some fairly impressive comeback wins that required strong quarterbacking. And, along the way, Stafford put up some sick numbers, finishing in the top 5 in the league in almost all of the 'respected' passing categories.

So, now that we have a larger body of work to look at, the question now becomes: What exactly do we have in Matt Stafford?

He still takes a few too many sacks. However, the Lions don't really have a running game so defenders are just teeing off most of the time.

He does have Megatron, the best WR in the game. However, he doesn't really have a ton of weapons beyond that.

I was somewhat surprised when I looked this up, but Stafford is only 23 years old. So, assuming Stafford can stay relatively healthy the rest of his career, what should we expect to see from him?

Is he the next superstar QB in this league, lining up with Aaron Rodgers to take the place of Brady and Manning as they near retirement?

Or, is he the next Tony Romo or Philip Rivers ...... someone that we feel is a 'good' quarterback but has a few flaws in his game that keep him from attaining greatness?

Jihad Joe · #2 01-06-2012, 04:00 PM

I can take any QB to build a team around right now, it would be Stafford

Guy is just a winner

Steve12 · #3 01-06-2012, 04:03 PM

I definitely would take him over Romo and Rivers. I think he's a part of the next crop of elite QBs.

SeanTaylor21 · #4 01-06-2012, 05:21 PM

He's a great QB, I kinda knew it from whatever games he played in before he had gotten injured. Thing I always said is that he needs to be able to stay healthy.

bigsexyy81 · #5 01-06-2012, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jihad Joe

I can take any QB to build a team around right now, it would be Stafford

Guy is just a winner

It's okay to like the guy, but come on now.

mj1987us26 · #6 01-06-2012, 07:32 PM

My FF championship team says Stafford is a great QB. He needs to changes some things but with upgrades along the offensive line and his HBs getting healthy he should become even better at what he can do with Megatron

Buck Fenson · #7 01-06-2012, 09:39 PM

Stafford is a good qb that has a chance to be a very good if not great qb. Just hope he can stay relatively healthy during his career. I think the Lions have their qb for years to come.