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Shaun Hill Should Stay With Lions

I have seen some people mentioning that they believe, due to Drew Stanton looking very sharp in tonight's preseason game (and I am sure because of his performance last year when he played), that Shaun Hill should be tested on the trade market.   I have a one word response to this:   WHY?

Are we crazy?  We have Matthew Stafford, a franchise-caliber QB that can obviously do great things on the field when given the chance.   He's an excellent leader, accurate and confident, and has the locker room under his wing.  Most teams don't have good backups.  At all.  Period.  Take the Patriots.  Or the Colts.  Or any of these teams that rely so heavily on their star QB.  If Manning or Brady goes down, so goes the season, most likely.  

The Lions have not been a team of fortune for the past decade, but we all feel this tide turning very quickly thanks to the new front office and the players that have been brought in.  Our quarterback situation is EXCELLENT.   Matthew Stafford, Shaun Hill, Drew Stanton.   Shaun Hill could start for many teams in the league.  He helped salvage some major positivity last season as the main sub for Stafford.  Stanton did as well, but Hill is much more game-tested and has a veteran presence. 

I ask you, why would be get rid of this situation for a 6th round pick?!?  It'd be one thing if Hill was super worried about leaving and starting somewhere, but he has stated that he is perfectly fine with his role in Detroit.  Last year, we rotated between the three of them.   Stafford went down, Hill goes in......Hill goes down, Stanton goes in.....Stafford gets healthy and comes back.....gets injured again and Hill comes back.  Stanton even got injured in there somewhere but came back again.   Could we have done that with Stafford, Stanton, and Chris Painter.....or Rex Grossman.....or Jordan Palmer....Ricky Stanzi?

I'm perfectly happy with the QB lineup.  Why fix something that isn't broken?   Let's let it be, guys.

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