2 weeks and the word is mum?

  It has been almost 2 weeks sense are franchise QB was hurt. A hard hit from pro bowl defensive end Julius Peppers left Matthew Stafford on the sideline to watch Shaun Hill attempt be beat a Chicago Bears team that turns out is better than expected. So the Head coach said 1st its his shoulder we don't have all the facts yet. Fair enough no reason to speculate. Then Schwartz says Matts MRI was positive and they did not feel surgery was neccesary. Whew that was close great news there. THEN Jim says Matthew will see Dr. James Andrews with his father. Thats not usually a good sign but hey better safe than sorry. Now Jim Schwartz says we will not rush Matt back he will play when he is healthy. Ok but what about?...He will play when he is healthy. Yea but whe....? He will play when he is ready.

 I love what Jim is doing here, or do I? I have more than once proffesed my man crush on the Lions QB so a serious injury worries me about are season, Hell even are future. I am writing this just to clear my head on the situation a little. So here is the upsides to keeping Mattys injury on the Q.T. For one you make teams consider that there is always a chance the Big arm bulldog will be back under center sunday so we should plan that in the game plan. Also with Matts Injury not being public it enforces the idea that everything stays in house I have your back I expect my players to have mine. Not putting a time table on the QBs return also won't make Matt feel rushed to play by a certain date but Matt being Matt I am sure he is ready to play I think Calvin is ready too.

 So 4 out of my 5 fantasy teams have Stafford as a fantasy QB 2 as a backup to Brees. Yet thats not the biggest negative to me. I know that when Jim came to detroit he was aware of are history. He said we were going to change the mentality around here and he has. Think of are past I know you don't want to but do it. Scott Mitchell when we could have had Warren Moon. Andre Ware never anything more than a poor backup. Rodney Pete probably the best of this group. Blue eyes heart of a Lion Joey Harrington we can speculate why that didn't work but lets not. Dante sexpepper the days of old were long gone. John Kitna the best QB we have had for awhile until now. Matt have given this team, this city, the fanbase a real hope a sense of pride. Yea we picked him to quote T.O " THATS MY QUATERBACK!" So it only seems right that fans are concerned about Staffords golden shoulder. He's are ticket out of the gutter how bad is it? The true down side to all this hush is the fans suffer. We already have people on P.O.D calling for peoples heads. The questions what if Matt played? We will never know but it would be nice to know When. Ticket sales will be back to norm until we win but I tell you this Matt sells more tickets than Hill. You say Matt can play in about 3 weeks Ticket sales won't slump so bad.

 So we have heard it all 2-3 weeks with a mild sprain or 4-8 weeks with another seperated shoulder. So I guess the update on Matthew for those of us desprate for something positive on the injury. He will play when he's healthy in 2-8 weeks give or take. Until then Shaun Hill is are starting Quaterback. I will be the last person to second guess how Jim dose buisness he knows why he dose what he dose. There is a method to his madness. Damn it's frustrating though Knowing the team as TONS more talent. Best looks like a game breaker waiting to happen on every touch. Suh is a beast to say the least. Yet are best player the key to unlocking this teams potential is sitting in a skybox last sunday watching his team with another leader. Damn Matt thats your team get on the sideline and make your presense knowin wether the coach wants you to or not!

As always Get well soon Matt we need ya!

I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. - Kirk Hammett (Metallica)