I STILL want...

I was saying that we should try to get him and everyone else said that I was crazy. Well now unfortunately it is too late there is no way the Eagles let him go and I think with the success he has had he will stay with the Eagles.

If you can manage to convince someone who’s burgeoning on ‘elite’ status to come and play backup for a losing franchise after having an amazing, MVP caliber year.

Than yeah, I’d love to pursue the person that is that dumb.

Stafford is still the guy and Vick won’t be a backup anywere..On top of all that there is no way he gets out of philly.

staflop is hurt 75% of the time, and hill is a ok back up. philly wont let him go though.

I don’t see any remote possibility that Vick will be in Detroit next season.

MAYHEW, MAKE IT HAPPEN!

I doubt he would come here. I’d be surprised if he wanted to be a back-up elsewhere. If anything, he’d look for a starting job somewhere.

just don’t think it’ll happen. I also think that Stafford could be the same legendary player if Detroit put’s some protection around him.

Mathews just took it TO THE HOUSE!

So we give Matthew Stafford one more year to prove that he can stay healthy and actually BE our franchise QB? I am all for that idea. However, if a guy like Vick DOES hit the open market, do you NOT make a play for him just because you have a young kid who you THINK is the future of your team? Do you pass on Michael Vick for a SECOND time, just to be absolutely SURE that Matthew Stafford is your guy, or do you get some insurance? If I were Mayhew, I would try to sell Vick on the potential that HE could end up as our franchise QB, on a team that is definitely on the rise. I could care less if it ended up being Stafford, Vick, and Stanton. I think if you can get Vick, you should have no problem losing Shaun Hill.

I realize that the likelihood of us getting Vick is slim…but I want to see the Lions go for it.

hitting the open market. Kolb is going to be the one going, and the Eagles could trade him to a team like the 49’ers and get a boatload of picks. The 49’ers biggest need is a QB, so the draft picks wouldn’t be an issue.

And if anything, I think they get Vick under a contract for one more season and then he gets traded. No way the Eagles just let Vick walk. He won’t be worth it to us in that scenario, as I’m sure multiple draft picks would be needed. In the slim chance that he becomes a free agent, I don’t see him coming to the Lions. He would go to a team like Minnesota or who knows, maybe Dallas gets a new coach and wants a new QB.

I don’t think Vick is a terrible idea. But here are a few things to keep in mind:

(1) Vick has demonstrated this season that he is the superior option in Philadelphia, which makes it much more likely that he’ll never hit the open market

(2) If Michael Vick is worth considering for the Lions, he’s going to be worth considering for 10 other teams

(3) If the above is true, then there is going to be competition for Vick. Lots of it. Which means a bidding war, which means you’ll have to pay two QBs substantial money. No discounts here.

(4) If there’s competition for Vick, there will be starting jobs available to Vick. He’ll take less money on a short-term deal for the prospects of signing a longer deal at big money a year later. There just is no realistic way both Vick and Stafford make sense on a team where Vick is not the starter.

Like I said, I like the idea of Vick, but I just don’t think it’ll have a chance of working out that way.

I won’t say anything bad about his abilities as a QB he is playing great and I won’t be-grudge him a job somewhere else, but hell no I don’t want his sick dog torturing and murdering ass anywhere near our Lions. Some things shouldn’t just be excused or written off because someone can entertain you.

Then I am done with football. I won’t cheer for another team, but I will no longer be a Lions fan.

but I have an issue with us paying him as much as the best QB’s in the game (which is what he’s sure to ask for and receive) when A) he’s only played at this elite level for a single season (don’t tell me he was elite back in the ATL days because he wasn’t, he was inaccurate as all hell and made poor decisions on a very consistent basis) and B) we have a QB two years removed from being the first overall pick.

I understand people being frustrated with Staff’s injury situation, but we have invested a no. 1 pick and a TON of money into him. Giving up on him after two seasons doesn’t really make any sense to me. Now, if Staff receives another major injury next year and misses at least, say, six games, then I may at the end of said season be willing to come to grips with his durability issues. For now, let’s stick with the kid with the golden arm whom we’ve already invested millions upon millions of dollars into.

There are half a dozen teams he could actually be the starting QB for and another dozen superbowl contenders who would love to have him as a back-up/situational QB. I’d put our chances of getting him right at slim to none, even if we tried hard.

Personally, I think Vick got what he deserved. I didn’t like him much and didn’t think he should’ve deserved a second oppertunity, but I feel he has truly changed. Go back and look at his interviews before this whole thing: he used to be brash, arrogant and cocky. Now, he is far more humble and truly appreciates playing in the NFL.

PS: There is no way the Lions get Vick. If there is one team I would like him to end up in, it would be the the Titans

focus some energy on the offensive line and defensive back seven and see what Stafford does this season. If he gets hurt again, draft a QB in the first round and keep building the Oline and defense. The QB will be able to step in and pull a Sanchez (meaning, we don’t need someone that talented and they could be brought along with baby steps) and we will not be that far behind.

At that point, I’m sure you could re-negotiate Stafford’s contract to reflect the injuries or trade him to a team that will take on his contract for the possibility of him staying healthy. I think if our Oline is upgraded from inconsistently mediocre to good we have a run game and our QB would light teams up.

I’m thinking Stafford has just been unlucky and, as everyone has pointed out, injuries happen. There is no reason that Stafford could not come back and not miss more than 2-3 games over the next 10 seasons. At that point, a guy like Hill is perfect, because he is a team player, will help groom another young guy that we may draft in the late rounds, and can manage a game and hold on to a lead late in a game in case of injury.

Tomarrow I will post all of his screwups since his last collegent game, If anyone else gets a Sports Ill. they will know that last week the Magazine not only put his face on the cover but did a write up on Mr. Ron Mexico and I will bring it to my cousins and put up all of his little acts of kindness since his last college game. Starting with the falled drug test at the combines, not a biggy since so many other “stars” have also failed to pass the urine test that they know they have to take.