Signing(s): Lions and Matt Stafford agree to 5 year deal worth 135 mil (27 mil per)

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Matthew Stafford signs 5 year extension that makes him highest paid in NFL history

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Blitzkrug]

Something about Matthew Stafford and "highest paid player ever" feels like it doesn't belong in the same sentence.

 

[Tony Romo]

holy ****

 

[Gene Parmesan]

A lot of money for adequacy.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

a lot of money for adequacy.

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[GKJ]

0 playoff wins shouldn't be in the "highest-paid-ever" realm, but the unknown is scarier.

 

[Evincar]

Its a huge overpayment but its not like he's Alex Smith.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Its a huge overpayment but its not like he's Alex Smith.

Yeah Alex Smith has actually beat good teams.

 

[Evincar]

Yeah Alex Smith has actually beat good teams.

All by himself? Lets not pretend Alex Smith isnt terrible.

 

[Highmarker]

Lot's of money but Stafford isn't the worst guy to give it to. Good starting QB's are hard to come by and Stafford is a good one.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Well at least he's pretty good? Top 10 qb in the NFL right now

 

[Dave is a killer]

I think I read the Lions record against team's with Winning record while he's been the QB as 4-43

 

[sigma six]

Well, Cousins is stoked. Have fun with that one SF.

 

[Blitzkrug]

All by himself? Lets not pretend Alex Smith isnt terrible.

Except he's not terrible?

He's like the definition of average QB.

 

[Roboturner913]

Well, thanks a lot, Lions.

 

[GKJ]

All by himself? Lets not pretend Alex Smith isnt terrible.

He's not terrible.

 

[Voight]

Lot's of money but Stafford isn't the worst guy to give it to. Good starting QB's are hard to come by and Stafford is a good one.

Exactly. He's never missed serious time with an injury, he can get the team to the playoffs and he's helped turn around a team that went 0-16 the year before they drafted him. People forget for half of his career his only good offensive weapon was Megatron - who is amazing but its hard to do much when the opposing defence knows exactly who to cover.

 

[Bonzai12]

Lions had to keep him. They probably should have paid him even more - he carries that team.

 

[CupofOil]

Well, thanks a lot, Lions.

You mean, thanks a lot Colts and thanks a lot Raiders. The Luck and Carr contracts set the market. Stafford is a top 10 QB (in the 9-10 range) so I don't understand all the shock about him getting paid. If you have a good QB, you have to pay him. Without Stafford, the Lions win 2 or 3 games last year.

His poor record against good teams and 0-3 playoff record is due to the crappy team around him. He played well in those games, the first 2 in particular. Barry Sanders won 1 playoff game his entire career because....Lions. I kind of wish that Stafford signed elsewhere, he deserves much better than the Lions and I'm sure Calvin Johnson and Barry Sanders agree.

 

[What the Faulk]

Hard to believe that Stafford has been around as long as he has. This is his 9th season and he won't be 30 until after the Super Bowl.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

You mean, thanks a lot Colts and thanks a lot Raiders. The Luck and Carr contracts set the market. Stafford is a top 10 QB (in the 9-10 range) so I don't understand all the shock about him getting paid. If you have a good QB, you have to pay him. Without Stafford, the Lions win 2 or 3 games last year.

His poor record against good teams and 0-3 playoff record is due to the crappy team around him. He played well in those games, the first 2 in particular. Barry Sanders won 1 playoff game his entire career because....Lions. I kind of wish that Stafford signed elsewhere, he deserves much better than the Lions and I'm sure Calvin Johnson and Barry Sanders agree.

Carr and Luck are superior to Stafford in every way.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Exactly. He's never missed serious time with an injury, he can get the team to the playoffs and he's helped turn around a team that went 0-16 the year before they drafted him. People forget for half of his career his only good offensive weapon was Megatron - who is amazing but its hard to do much when the opposing defence knows exactly who to cover.

Oh so wait its Calvin Johnson's fault Stafford is completely average?