Jim Schwartz Foresees 'A Lot' Of Pro Bowls For Matthew Stafford

by Sean Yuille on Jan 28, 2012 5:00 AM EST in Detroit Lions News

During an interview with 97.1 The Ticket this week, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz talked about the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl and how quarterback Matthew Stafford was not selected. Specifically, Schwartz addressed the so-called snub and remarked that although Stafford wasn't selected this year, he will likely get quite a few free trips to Hawaii in the future.

"I made one of my five-minute trips on the treadmill today and I had the TV on and I saw the Pro Bowl from Hawaii. I was a little bit disappointed for him and for us that (after) the great year he had, and all the things he did, he’s here at a Pistons game rather than being at the Pro Bowl," Schwartz said in an interview on 97.1 Thursday night when host Bob Wojnowski informed Schwartz that Stafford was at the Pistons vs. Heat game at the Palace of Auburn Hills Wednesday night.

"But there’s going to be a lot of (Pro Bowls) in his future."

Schwartz went on to bring up the fact that Stafford is only 23 years old. Amazingly, as Schwartz pointed out, Tom Brady didn't do anything of note in his career until he turned 24. Stafford already has three seasons of experience and one of the greatest passing seasons in NFL history under his belt, and he won't even be 24 until Feb. 7.

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I would like to declare Stafford the best Lions quarterback of the Superbowl era ever

I am astounded at how good this kid really is already. He pretty much was the offense last year throwing up to 60+ times a game. The best part about it is he has at least 10yrs left in him and will only get better.

I honestly believe that he will win a superbowl one day and in my lifetime. 41 tds to 16 ints, 5,038 yds, 97-98 qb rating, 63% completion are MVP type numbers. I’ve never seen a quarterback outside of Dan Marino be this good so early like this. Once he gets Leshoure/Best back and the front office upgrades the back-7 and o-line the team will be a superbowl contender.

And nothing about that statement is unbelievable.

Thank heavens for Martin Mayhew, because without Millen hiring him he probably would never become the GM that brought Schwartz who brought his staff and helped draft the team we have now.

They say the world would end the day the Lions won the superbowl, its 2012 and the Lions are dark horse superbowl team. The stars are finally aligning for the Detroit Lions now that the 50 year Bobby Layne curse ended. I do believe that and must admit curseofbobbylayne.com is pretty convincing as well.

From 0-16 to the Superbowl baby!

by DLions4Eva on Jan 28, 2012 12:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions 2 recs

+$1,000,000.21

I definitely agree. In such a short time, the Lions have been completely turned around and are heading in the right direction. Of course, we can thank all of the personnel involved in picking up these players, but I wanna single out Stafford. They knew he was going to be a damn good player and I’m glad he was able to not only play a full season, but also get rid of the doubt that he’d be as good as he is. Oh man, the shit so many guys around me were saying last year about him and how Sanchez (Fuck Mark Sanchez), Freeman, Joe Webb were better QBs just made me sick. Now, they’re eating crow and hating the fact that none of those QBs or even their favorite team made the damn playoffs. 41 TDs and maybe a quarter went to Megatron? Right. He spreads the ball and makes plays. A lot of mistakes were made with him this season, but he stuck it out and kept us winning when it counted the most.

And I love the shot Schwartz makes about Brady. Proud to have a coach like him.

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by The Sledge on Jan 28, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

better than anyone before the superbowl era imo.

"To achieve victory, we must mass our forces at the hub of all power and movement, the enemies center of gravity." -Carl von Clausewitz

by BIGWalt2990 on Jan 28, 2012 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

Bobby Layne was the original comeback kid

And also won a couple championships and got them to 3 before they traded him. Until Stafford has a ring, I cannot declare him the greatest just yet.

I shudder to think who’s after Stafford tho…Scott Mitchell? Erik Kramer? Jon Kitna? Yuck! All 3 are career backups and shouldn’t be considered great at all.

From 0-16 to the Superbowl baby!

by DLions4Eva on Jan 28, 2012 5:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions