Matt Stafford is the suckiest suck to ever suck

[jaadam4]

The fault for that is Quinn's and Caldwell's. They needed to give a better option then Orlovsky at the time..

I'll buy that

[Fraquar]

G, you know very well he couldn't do that. And if he did, you would be second () to say he's a wussy.

He can't lead a team of men that are beat up and dragging them selves onto the field when he sidelines himself. It ain't happenin.

The fault for that is Quinn's and Caldwell's. They needed to give a better option then Orlovsky at the time..

To me, thats a simple decision. If 2 weeks rest will help heal that hand, rest him - no matter how much he wants to protest about it. It's not like he's had any success beating winning teams 100% healthy.......... If it won't, well it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that winning the division boils down to GB losing - not anything DET does.

[dwt1]

G, you know very well he couldn't do that. And if he did, you would be second () to say he's a wussy.

He can't lead a team of men to beat a winning team

The fault for that is Quinn's and Caldwell's. They needed to give a better option then Orlovsky at the time..

FTFY

[guitarjack87]

Interesting tidbit from the SBnation Lions article:

Matthew Stafford Cmp| Att| Cmp%| Yds/GM| TD| Int| Rate

Pre-dislocation 291| 433| 67.21%| 268.67| 21| 5| 100.5

Post-dislocation 115| 193| 59.59%| 261.60| 3| 5| 74.4

Yup I don't see a difference totally didn't affect him in the slightest nothing to see here.

[CGVT]

Queue DimWiT and Panopiss:

"But that was the weak part of the schedule. None of those teams had winning records, blah blah blah blah..."

[dwt1]

Interesting tidbit from the SBnation Lions article:

Matthew Stafford Cmp| Att| Cmp%| Yds/GM| TD| Int| Rate

Pre-dislocation 291| 433| 67.21%| 268.67| 21| 5| 100.5

Post-dislocation 115| 193| 59.59%| 261.60| 3| 5| 74.4

Yup I don't see a difference totally didn't affect him in the slightest nothing to see here.

There was a huge difference, all the games after his dislocation were against winning teams. Now go compare his stats from his three games he played against winning teams before he injured his finger to the stats of the three games he played against winning team after he injured his finger. There's not a whole lot of difference, his dislocation had no effect, the opposition was a bigger factor.

[CGVT]

Right on queue...

[dpatnod]

l0l

[Panoptes]

To me, thats a simple decision. If 2 weeks rest will help heal that hand, rest him - no matter how much he wants to protest about it. It's not like he's had any success beating winning teams 100% healthy.......... If it won't, well it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that winning the division boils down to GB losing - not anything DET does.

Can't believe it had to be spelled out by you. IF he was hurt, he should have been rested until absolutely needed, which would have been game 16 at home. He would have had nearly 4 weeks rest.

[Malto Marko]

Can't believe it had to be spelled out by you. IF he was hurt, he should have been rested until absolutely needed, which would have been game 16 at home. He would have had nearly 4 weeks rest.

I am not sure there is a team in the NFL that would sit their starting QB with the same injury.

[guitarjack87]

I am not sure there is a team in the NFL that would sit their starting QB with the same injury.

Maybe he didn't watch Raiders vs Houston in the playoffs. Because that is what a team looks like without their QB. A 70% Stafford is still better than any second stringer in the league.

[Futureshock]

Can't believe it had to be spelled out by you. IF he was hurt, he should have been rested until absolutely needed, which would have been game 16 at home. He would have had nearly 4 weeks rest.

It's easy to say looking back. But, maybe they were thinking they'd get the next one, or the next one, or the next one, or the next one...

That's on Caldwell. Players don't sit themselves.

[Fraquar]

Maybe he didn't watch Raiders vs Houston in the playoffs. Because that is what a team looks like without their QB. A 70% Stafford is still better than any second stringer in the league.

If I remember that game correctly, greenhorn or not Cook was left hung out to dry by his receivers for a healthy portion of those throws in that game. It wasn't all on Cook in that one.

[Panoptes]

Maybe he didn't watch Raiders vs Houston in the playoffs. Because that is what a team looks like without their QB. A 70% Stafford is still better than any second stringer in the league.

More excuses.

I watched it. It was the playoffs, when Stafford after almost 5 weeks of rest (if they sat him) would have been playing from a dislocated finger (not a QB with a broken leg).
Just a slight injury difference for the excuse on this one.

[DanO]

I am not sure there is a team in the NFL that would sit their starting QB with the same injury.

Agreed.