The status of Drew Stanton is that he is 100% healthy and ready to play. Drew is not stupid. He has a degree in Kinesiology and was an academic all-american at MSU. I have never heard anything bad about him in practice, or really anything at all about him in practice other than when Martz was messing with his mechanics. I would also like to see Drew play, but not until there is some real protection up front and not until he knows the system inside out. Daunte Culpepper was in decent shape last year when he came out of retirement, but his lack of play leading up to being thrusted into our lineup didn;t help him at all, as he was very rusty on his throws. However, he did look great on his feet, and he has regained a majority of his mobility, which is great considering the injury that he sustained. Given a chance to go through the offseason workout program, to develop timing with his receivers, and to shake off the rust, Daunte could very well return to pro-bowl form. It is not out of the realm of possibility. The Lions can not afford to just let Stanton start no matter what. If he is the better man in camp, and if they get somebody to keep the opposing defense off of him for a few seconds, then they could give him a shot. Until then, he stays in Detroit as a backup.

I think that the Lions could easily be 8-8 this year if they draft well.

to be considered a bust?

How many games did Aaron rodgers play before coming the starter? How many years?

STFU with this stupid bust talk until the guy falls on his face when given the chance to be astarter will ya?

lessee….Aaron Rodgers sat behind some guy named Favre, you might have heard of him….

Drew Stanton sits behind Jon Kitna, Danny “Waltzes over the back of the end zone for a safety” Orlovsky, and Daunte “Oh wow, you’re right, he is still alive” Culpepper.

And has a coach commenting on how embarrassing it would be if he actually got out on the field.

Yep, Stanton’s a bust.

We can’t say start him and see what he has, that would be the same as giving him the job that he hasn’t earned. If Drew stay’s healthy in training camp, stay’s healthy in pre-season, and gets good minutes in preseason and looks good, then if culpepper starts off slow you might see Stanton sooner than later. Listen some guys look great in practice and can’t bring that onto the field, some guys look horrible in practice but when they walk on the field for some reason it justs clicks for them. Let’s start by Stanton staying healthy, getting more practice, and playing in all four preseason games, by then I think we could judge Stanton a little better…

The guy is a ham sandwich. I say we keep him as a backup until he becomes a free agent and then let him go. If he passes for over 2k in his career I will be floored.

to back up our pathetic quarterback situation than Stanton or Henson. There are options out there that are better. Leftwich or Losman would be better, but only as back-ups. Lets face it, Culpepper is no better than most back-ups. But Culpepper and the previously mentioned Leftwich and Losman have starting experience that I would rather have to fall back on than two guys who can barely earn a spot on a team that hasn’t managed to win a game in the past 15 months.

he couldn’t get on the field for this team doesn’t hold much weight. Millen, Marinelli, and everybody else there proved to be pretty poor judges of talent based on who they chose to bring in and play for them. I don’t think Stanton is ever going to be a Superbowl quarterback, but I think he could definitely be better than what we’ve had.

Drew had his chance. If he were that great, he would be starting. He didnt impress anyone in practice or during the regular season. If you cant beat Dan-O or Kitna for the starting job then maybe, JUST MAYBE, he isnt that great to begin with.
It will be a miracle if he doesnt get hurt again this year.
He is bust just like every other player recently out of MSU.

If Stanton was taken where he was supposed to be (5th-7th rd), he wouldn’t be a bust. Considering Millen the Moron drafted him so high to garner local support for him is why he will be a bust

of complaining about Stanton and no ideas what the lions should do about our QB problems. If you have better ideas please state them rather than just say he’s a bust, If we drafted a QB #1 and he had a bad season would the first thing you say is busty mic bust bust, very clever! if we signed a QB and he bad a season let me guess bust, bust bust. Even though you were the ones screaming for someone else how long would you stand behing that statement if he got off to a bad start. No one knows who will be on the roster for QB for the regular season Mayhew is just playing the cards he was delt and from the comments here I see there’s alotta people out there who have no poker face to keep fans and other teams guessing what our moves will be before the draft.

everybody who think that he is a bust when he hasn’t had the chance can STFU. Lets put you out on the field and see how much the coaches and fans critisize your a$$!!!

The guy who said let’s put you on the field and see who criticizes…that’s ridiculous. I haven’t played QB since HS and I never woulda been paid a million bucks for it at my best.
On topic, Stanton is a bust because of his draft status. A second rounder is somene who can be expected to step in right away for most teams. Stanton was a mid level QB in college and never should have been picked in the first day. That’s just the “genious” of Millen shining through.
When you’re 0-16 I think the coaches would have tried him out at some point if he could do anything right in practice. They didn’t
I’m saying the same thing when it comes to “experts” picking Sanchez this year, he couldnt start over Jon David Booty at USC and JDB couldn’t even glimpse the second string in MInn. who’s desperate for a QB.
So yeah , Stanton ain’t the answer. He’s not even the crib sheet for this year

Sparty fan are ya? Millen doomed the guy by picking him in the 2nd round. Being a 2nd rounder and not being able to beat out Dan-O equals a bust imo.
He’s been hurt and he can’t break into the rotation. On the Lions. THe 0-16 Lions…the coaches did do their job and haven’t let him play. Detroit is STILL looking for a QB because they know he doesn’t have what it takes.

the problem last year was that he had an oline coach evaluating him…no oline coach ever wants to “develop” a qb…they want a vet to make their oline look good. stanton was the only qb last year to hit calvin in stride adn he has more tools than any other we have on the roster….give him a shot…what is there to lose really???