Dan Orlovsky Declines to Address Future with Lions
by Sean Yuille on Dec 17, 2008 8:00 AM EST
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PrintWhen asked about whether or not he will re-sign with the Lions in the offseason, Dan Orlovsky had this to say:
"That'll take care of itself when the time comes," Orlovsky said Monday when asked if he wants to re-sign with the Lions. "I'm just going to continue to focus this week on New Orleans."
After watching Orlovsky play this season, I do think the Lions should bring him back. Granted, that may not be an option, as Orlovsky will probably run as fast as he can to a new team. I guess it depends on both the money and the opportunity to play. If he were to return to the Lions, he may have to deal with Jon Kitna, Drew Stanton, Drew Henson, and Daunte Culpepper, all of whom are under contract for next season.
Out of those four QBs listed, only Stanton and Culpepper will likely be on the active roster come next season. Kitna will probably be released or traded in the offseason, and Henson is probably destined for the practice squad. Orlovsky has shown that he is better than Stanton and Culpepper, in my opinion, so if no other QBs were drafted or signed, I would say Orlovsky should start.
All of this speculation probably is pointless since a new general manager and a new coach would likely have a completely different plan. All of the current quarterbacks on the roster could end up somewhere else under new management, which honestly wouldn't be all that bad. I guess we'll just have to wait until we know who the GM and coach will be for next season before we continue to speculate about the roster, but it certainly is interesting to start thinking about the Lions' QB situation for next year.
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I tend to disagree,
I don’t know for sure that we can say that he is a better option than Stanton. I mean, how many plays has Stanton been in there for this season? 40? I realize he may have the injury bug, but he at least needs to be given a couple starts before being written off.
That's the thing
I don’t think Stanton could stay healthy as a starter. He was injury prone in college and is definitely injury prone in the NFL.
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by Sean Yuille on Dec 17, 2008 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
That is completly different in my opinion,
It seems like he’s had a few bad breaks. The 6 week knee injury that kept him out for the season because Martz wanted O’Sullivan. The broken finger, that’s an injury that every quarterback could sustain at any point. The concussion…well that’s a different story, but that’s his first concussion if I remember correctly. My point is, especially if Orlovsky is gone next year, that I believe he at least deserves a chance to prove he can be a starter before everybody writes him off.
I don’t disagree that he deserves a chance, I just don’t think it will work out well.
And he finished his career at MSU with a concussion: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2667240
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Ohh yeah, thats right
He got the concussion right at the end which forced Hoyer into the starting lineup, no wonder I was trying to forget that…
I think Stanton should be the only holdover from this season
In my opinion, he still has the most upside and deserves another look. I’ve said before, that I think Dan-O is Charlie Batch. A good, average journeyman type who will tease you at times, but ultimately, he’s not good enough to win a championship. I think people lose sight of that goal with Detroit. Our quarterbacks have been so bad for so long, that people get excited over someone that’s average. The goal needs to be to find a quarterback with the ability to take us to a Super Bowl, nothing less. If he cant… move on and get someone else. I keep saying it… take one in the first round next year. We have no one (including Stanton, I think) that can eventualy take us to a Super Bowl. Draft him or grab Cassel.
True
I’m not even thinking about a QB that can take us to the playoffs. I’m just thinking about someone that can get us through the first year of the transition, although we have seen how big of a different people like Ryan or Pennington or Flacco can make. But I agree, none of the current QBs are good enough to lead this team to the playoffs, let alone a Super Bowl.
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And I'll add...
The only way I would want Cassel is if he is in McDaniels offense. I just get Scott Mitchell vibes from him.
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My issue with Stanton..
It scares me that we would pull Culpepper off the street and start him with less than a week preparation over giving Stanton his first start. If there was any time to give him a start and test him, it would have been that game, at home against a struggling team. Hopefully its the ineptitude of our coaching staff to evaluate talent or maybe they think he looks that bad in practices.
I’m not saying Stanton doesn’t deserve a shot, but that was a perfect oppurtunity and we went to the extreme opposite end of the spectrum.
Our QB situation isn't that bad, actually...
If we can keep Dan-O for a decent price, we’ll have a young guy with several years NFL experience who has some good games under his belt, proving he can play moderately well, even if the team around him is bad.
We have Culpepper, a former 3x ProBowler with a strong arm. He has sucked in recent years because of
A. rushing back from injury, and
B. coming off the street to start for Detroit
If he doesn’t have to deal with A and B, and has a complete offseason with the Lions, he could still have a lot left in the tank.
We also have Stanton, a young, mobile, former second-rounder. Give him at least another year to prove he can stay healthy.
We have needs all over the place to fill in 2009, but at least the QB spot is okay. Not great, but certainly okay.
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