Why I think we will SEE #9 on the Field Vs. the Giants

We all know that Stafford won’t be out there if he’s only 85%…. so…

Here’s to STafford playing!

I would rather lose this game than possibly shelve our franchise QB for the season… or worse.

And now I am still about 70% sure it will be Hill. you bring up some good points though and if Stafford does start I will probably be more tolerant of his Jedi mind trick crap in the future, because with a Stafford start it most certainly would catch the Giants off guard. Not that I think it changes their game plan all that much IMO. At this point a Stafford start would swing my prediction form a win to a loss.

Players who have been injured and not practiced for a long time tend to have rust. I believe a healthy but unpracticed Stafford at this point is a worse option in terms of a win that Hill. IMO even if Stafford is fully healthy I would wait a week and let him reintegrate into the offense through the bye week. Hill has his timing down, the chemistry is there. I know it will come back fast with Stafford but I am not sure that it will be there all game like it is with Hill. I am not sure you can give Stafford a quarter or half to get in sync again, since he has taken no snaps at practice, and have it not cost you a win.

One thing is for sure. If Stafford starts and gets injured, or we lose, Schwartz is going to take heat for it. Playing Hill is the smart and safe play in a lot of ways and it is what I would be doing if I was the coach.

The one exception is if Calvin is healthy. If Calvin and Staff are both 100% healthy I might take the gamble on starting Stafford. Mainly because those two have great chemistry in the deep game and I would much rather have Stafford making the 30+ yard throws than Hill. So I can see it being there as a possibility. So in my eyes, if Stafford is playing, it would be a sign that Calvin is likely 100%. Neither of those would really surprise me.

83 yards passing? No running attack either. We did have 14 points though. I’ll give him that.

I really hope this doesn’t happen, the thought of Tuck and Osi coming at Stafford’s still sore shoulder will end up quite bad.

Good write up, neat way to look at it. As for the Jedi Master, start Hill and Calvin on 2nd and short throws deep to Calvin high and outside uncatchable. Calvin does not get hit and N.Y. has to think about him all game long. Up bye 2 scores late he puts Matt in to handoff and throws a couple of screen passes and walks off the field holding his shoulder shaking his head. Now Washington has to think about it for two weeks. That would be funny.

First I want to say I really appreciate the work j16941 did in researching this piece. It definately makes for a good conversation. That being said I would like to offer my opinion on the matter.

Listing Stafford as questionable and having him throw in practice make the Giants have to look at 2 sets of film and prepare for two guys versus one. That’s a good move by the coaching staff if they don’t plan on playing him.

Let’s say that he is ready to go. Do you think Swartz didn’t see the Bears / Giants footage? We have our franchise QB coming of a serious injury and your going to subject him to that kind of pounding? Now obviously our line is better than the Bears and Mike Martz is in Chicago, but Staffords going to get decked if he plays.

If he’s 80% to 95% with the way Hill is playing why wouldn’t give him two more weeks to heal? If Schwarts starts him, he get decked and is out for the rest of the season it will be one of the worst moves a coach could make. How many of us are already wondering if Matty’s shoulder might be doing better if Schwartz had not played him in several games last year when he was hurt?

Maybe the question we all have is do we have another injury prone player? I want to see if he can play out the rest of the season once he is healthy. There are no guarentees in the NFL, (the Pepper’s hit would have put out most QBs.) My biggest fear is Matty trying to rifle a pass into a receiver and hurting the shoulder in the process.

I hope that j16941 is wrong and that Matty sits this one out and we see him play in weeks 9-16. GO LIONS.

because I consistently see this comment from Lions fans… the Giants WILL NOT do what they did to the Bears against the Lions. They have a great defensive line, but they will not get to Hill/Stafford 10 times. That Bears debacle was all about their own mistakes in playcalling and Cutler not playing within the Martz system. If you hold the ball longer than 2 second or past your second read, you are sacked. C’mon guys… we know this first hand from watching Kitna get his ass kicked for two seasons.

Plus… we have a much better offensive line and much better underneath options that the Bears. I don’t what anyone says, I think we match up better than most realize. Giants want to come at us hard? Go ahead. We’’ll either attack that weakened secondary deep or it will be three steps drops and dump-offs to Best, Pettigrew and Scheffler all the way to the endzone. Don’t be afraid to think this offense has a GREAT chance to be good against the Giants. They have confidence and the Giants D is good, but overrated somewhat due to the Chicago game. Again… Chicago beat themselves in that one.

As for your original post j16941… good stuff. If Stafford is good, play him. If he’s less than 95%, sit him and play Hill. It’s really a good situation either way. This whole “Stafford shouldn’t play because the Giants will beat him to a pulp” thing is nuts. If he’s ready, he’s the better quarterback AND STARTER and should play. We can’t treat the guy like he’s made of glass if he’s going to be our future. Put him out there and let him take a shot to knock the rust off. I have confidence in both quarterbacks, but I do think it will be Hill for one more week. What I’m happy about is that I was starting to get worried that he would be out past the bye week. It looks like there is no doubt that Stafford is under center against the Redskins… which is great news!

He is the quintessential “franchise” quarterback for this team. If Schwartz is indeed playing mind games with the media and the Giants, then that might mean that Stafford actually does have a shot at playing on Sunday. You can’t keep your starting quarterback out of the game, before a bye week even, because you are afraid of the opposition’s defense hurting him. Who’s to say that he won’t get hurt again when he does come back and plays against the Redskins? It’s not a gamble, in my opinion, if he can throw the damn ball, then let him play. The media is only allowed to see a portion of team practices and who knows, maybe Stafford has been ok for awhile now and Schwartz is being coy about his injury. We really don’t know, but what I do know is that if Stafford was 100% with a doubt not able to play Sunday, Schwartz would’ve already named Hill the starter, just like the last 4 weeks. Stafford is close to starting, I’m sure he can throw the ball farther than Hill even at this point, and I wouldn’t be surprised one bit to see Stafford out there in New York.

Schwartz is such a smart coach, and gameplans so well against the opposition, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s been planning on doing this since he’s known Stafford’s been able to play. He is secretive about everything.

I spilled kool-aid on my white T. Thank

Stafford hasn’t taken any reps as the starter, and he practiced only one day. Unless the Lions are holding secret workouts with Stafford to install the game plan, it makes zero sense for him to start.

I have to say that just cause matt “plays” dosen’t mean he will play..Jake Delhomme was the backup last week its possible Stafford could backup Hill but who knows.

GO LIONS!!!

Your logic is logical. Your reasoning is reasonable. Your statistics are statistically sound.

Hill will start. lol

I believe there is a better chance of the ghost of Bobby Layne playing this week than #9! Come on! It’s just common sense! NO WAY STAFFORD PLAYS!!!!