Matthew Stafford - China Doll; Time to Move On

Yes, he’s had some damn terrible injuries, but we don’t even know what his injury is yet. It’s shoulder, cool, so what, maybe he separated it again, maybe it wasn’t fully healed, maybe it was just strained and he’ll be back next Sunday as well. It’s really easy to be scared and make claims like this because we don’t have the full knowledge of the extent of his injury.

Give him next season. If he still can’t stay healthy, roll with Shaun Hill and go for a top QB in 2012.

Not that this isn’t a justifiable opinion, but I can’t share it. On my way home from the game I couldn’t help but think what the future holds for our seemingly oft injured franchise quarterback. Then I briefly considered the alternative, then I watched Aaron Rodgers and what originally looked like Mr. Glass himself kick the living crap out of the Dallas Cowboys on prime time television. Yes this injury could be a bad one, and the results could be devastating. That being said, we’re Lions fans and we should be nothing if not patient. They are a different team with Stafford at the helm, and I’m at least willing to see him come back from this one before I will be ready to move on.

The league is filled with stars who used to be an injury case either in college or in the NFL and are now unquestioned.

The league is also filled with injury cases who get dealt around the league before eventually retiring or fading away in free agency.

I can’t let someone who could be the next coming of Marino go the way of the latter, especially before we even try surgery. Stafford is just too good, too smart, to write him off yet.

Besides, we have Shaun Hill when he gets healthy, as a backup. I have no problems letting S.Hill start until Stafford has recovered (when Hill gets healthy). Possibly picking up another third stringer and sending Stanton by the wayside.

Matt is to DAMN good to give up on. I honestly think and did before he came back this time that he probably needs surgery. Sam Bradford was injury prone to same thing also. He finally had surgery and he’s good to go now. I will be the last stafford fan standing if need be. He is to damn good!!!

But I voted to keep Stafford 1 more year, I’m pissed off about his injuries just like anybody but I can’t cut the cord just yet.

But your point is valid, he could get hurt again and then were up shits creek another 3-5 years grooming another QB.

That’s why I say play Stanton the rest of the season, Hill is better right now, Staton has more ceiling potenial too me.

That said, when he’s on the field he’s good. Real good. I think you let the guy have surgery and see if he can stay up like Bradford. If he does, we’ve got a top-half or top-ten QB with a bright future ahead of him. Otherwise, it’s back to the drawing board while Calvin gets a year older.

If we give up on Matt..Calvin hits free agency I honestly feel CJ will not sign to return.

His most productive years are right now untill about 30, if we give up on Stafford I don’t want to be the one that say’s it but start shopping CJ too. He’s worth alot of picks….

Its not just Matt guys…We lose 3 to 4 guys on any given game. Houston, Phonz this injury crap has to stop! You can say Matt is weak what about the rest of the team..Look at the injury report compared to 31 other teams. We have a problem somewere.

Stafford seems to have the support of his team. That means something. If they value this guy and I admit I have no knowledge specifically but it seems they do. Then shouldn’t we as fans….

Until the players want change Staff is the man..

And if there are feelings in the locker room that he is not legit it will leak eventually

I just dont believe that the SAME OLD LIONS shtick is the right saying plain and simple. Were headed in a very different direction than any same old lions team. Cant explain it well enough im just sick of hearing guess im too young to understand but whats that other saying… cant teach old dogs new tricks maybe thats the problem

Detroit is out there competing there ass off and it hurts because we are close to beating teams that are title contenders.

I mean this team is putting on a serious show almost every Sunday.

Every week now I legitamitely believe if the breaks fall our way we can beat anyone. What else do you want from your football team….

I am 46 years old myself, and have seen so many promising quarterbacks come to this team in my lifetime with hopes of becoming the next franchise saviour that it is easy for me to understand your frustrations. The only difference here, my friend, is that Stafford has talent that is FAR beyond any QB that has been on this roster since Bobby Layne. I would be more inclined to drafting, and acquiring through free agency, better offensive lineman to protect Stafford from taking hits like he took last year against Cleveland, and this year against the Bears. I understand that yesterday’s hit was on a scramble, and I chalk that up to not being completely healed from the Peppers hit. I have pondered the idea of dealing Stafford for the same reason, but after thinking it through, the bottom line is that he is just too good and too young to give up on yet. Keep the faith, brother.

Regarding the Stafford injury- I saw him clutching his chest near the collar bone, before the hit that took him out of the game, I’m also pretty sure I saw him holding his ribs after he got up and made his way to the sidelines. Like Romo, it’s possible he hurt his clavicle or maybe even broke a rib or two over the course of the game. Just a guess.

I think it’s time we look hard at addressing the QB situation, everybody but Hill is in question, to me.

in the NFC Champoinship game. That is a game that people can cry and moan about. Not losing to the Jets in week 9 by a field goal.

you are a smart guy and I typically agree with what you have to say, but this is a bunch of hogwash.

Everyone on this site seems like an intelligent enough fan to know that quarterbacks – good one – are a damn rare commodity. Stafford is going to be a good one. To think that he can’t heal up and be a factor for this team in the future is shortsighted at best. You don’t give up a good quarterback after two injuries. That makes no sense. And then where do we go from there? Expending another high draft pick on a guy that “might” be good. No, no, no, no, no!

We have a good quarterback under contract and we have to see where this thing goes. It really, really, really, really sucks that we have been cursed with Stafford getting hurt. It’s all a great big stinking tragedy that has brutally affected our season. And that’s the end of it. Stafford will heal and when he is, he will get the chance to pick up where he left off… and that was on the verge of being one of the better young quarterbacks in this league.

Why does this site have the propensity of going to extremes all the time? I don’t get it at all. Stafford gets hurt again and it’s trade the guy time? How the hell does this happen? Do these games really cloud everyone’s thinking that much? I don’t get it and likely never will. All is not lost. Stafford’s career is not over. The Lions future is not bleak. The sun will rise tomorrow. Good frickin’ grief.

I think that his career is going to be filled with this sort of injuries. Shoulders are like a runningback’s knees. RBs rarely successfully come back from serious knee injuries and play like they used to. Stafford has been good, but th question now has to be how many more injuries can he suffer before he’s completely done.

But 9 hasnt given up on you. He likes playing here. The kid was really hurting yesterday and left everything I could see on the field. 9 is gonna be worth his weight in Lombardi Trophies to somebody, someday…I for one want him to be in Honolulu Blue when he does. And he will.

Is Stafford is eventually going to get a super bowl ring. I know this deep in my gut. I would hate to have it be with some other team.

The Millen-era was known for and eventually derailed for the fact that they passed over some players who would become NFL eventual greats, in favor of consistently making bad choices. I would hate to see this franchise go the same way.

If he got hurt on that tackle, that’s not good.

lily livered sniveling coward to our qb who just threw, was it 6 tds in 2 games, and absolutely left every shred of himself on the turf of Ford Field…..ohh ok, I see your point

The shoulder injury that QB Matthew Stafford sustained against the Jets isn’t related to his Week 1 injury. Stafford underwent an MRI Monday. The Lions aren’t exploring surgical options for Stafford and will determine his status for Sunday’s game after consulting physicians

Watching Stanton fumblefuck his way down the field gives me gas.

We should have picked up Pat White when he was released by the Dolphins.

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  here way too long

the media love to jump on this and make a story out of Stafford. especially because uninformed fans jump at the gun to direct blame at someone for our failures.

 it is completely unfair in my opinion.

the truth is, Stafford took 2 very serious shots in the intial injuries to each his shoulders. shots that probably would have lead to serious injuries to almost any QB. we must consider the fact that he has very little, if any, history of shoulder injuries from his collegiate career. the media raucous put pressure on him to come back and play hurt as he did this week and last. he falls and lands directly on his injured shoulder and re-aggravates the SAME injury. of course, we aren’t going to be televising the fact for all opposing teams that our QB is still vulnerable as he isn’t completely healed. of course he is going to say 100% and all the cliches about being fine so he doesn’t have a big red X on his chest. we gambled and lost by putting him out there.

this nonsense that the previous injury has nothing to do with this is just foolish. OF COURSE THIS IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS INJURY. do not believe a word Schwartz says about injuries. i wouldn’t be surprised if Stafford is under the knife as we speak.