I don't think Stafford is particularly good, don't get me wrong. But judging him based on this line play is impossible.
Now, judging him from last year, when the line was actually pretty good? And he had a ****** year? Yeah, that's on him. Mostly I'm trying to make the point that the line is busted and no qb can win with a busted line.
I don't think Stafford is particularly good, don't get me wrong. But judging him based on this line play is impossible.
Now, judging him from last year, when the line was actually pretty good? And he had a ****** year? Yeah, that's on him. Mostly I'm trying to make the point that the line is busted and no qb can win with a busted line.
Has Stafford had a busted line his entire career?
At what point can a quarterback who hasn't won a playoff game and failed to win a game on the road against a playoff team be considered "not good enough"?
I like Michigan's chances on Saturday but BYU will move the ball on them unlike Oregon State and UNLV. I don't like Rudock but they can win games playing ball control and they've got a really solid stable of backs going right now. BYU lost their starting QB in the first game but Mangum can throw and they gave UCLA fits last week.
I think it's a one score margin for either side...really would like to see Michgan start 3-1 prior to the conference slate. They lost their toughest non-con game on their schedule. They play with a really good energy at home. The only reason I give them a chance against MSU or OSU this year is the game is at home and they are developing a good ground game. If any team stops their run, they'll lose. Rudock isn't nearly good enough to win a game with his arm.
I said right there in my last post, the line was good last year and Stafford was still bad.
I'm not a Stafford apologist. But I watched the Cowboys bring home a win with Brandon Effing Weedon at qb and no weapons at wr or rb. Because their line is elite. Anybody can win with an elite line. The Lions are perennial losers because they are satisfied with patchwork o lines year after year, starting undrafted rookies, etc.
The line was good last year but it was a fluke. They didn't take steps to improve it and solidify it long term. Now they have injuries and this is what you get.
Reason number 78 why the Lions will always be terrible. They don't understand rule 1 of fundamental success in the nfl. Build your o line and everything else becomes easier.
Worrying about Stafford when the line is this bad is like worrying about painting the barn that is sagging and about to fall over.
Well the Lions had a great defense, but they let it walk away. Obviously it would be unfair to completely blame the Lions for that happening. They were a victim of circumstances with the way rookie contracts used to work, but a team needs to find a way to keep their best players around.
Suh got a ridiculous deal from Miami and is already annoying them with his stubborn attitude. Topping the Miami offer would only have made it harder to put a decent o line together.
The Lions were cooked on Suh's deal the day he was drafted. Old cba deals for top picks were atrocious and started the cap balloon cycle before the player has even attended a minicamp.
Ausmus returning for 2016