Steve Young last night:
“Matthew Stafford is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer”
Ya umm I’ll side with the people that have a gold jacket over random people on this bird app.
Rams offense with Matthew Stafford, Kyren, Puka, and Kupp on the field at the same time in 2023
EPA per play - 1st
Dropback EPA - 1st
Dropback success rate - 1st
Success rate - 1st
Rushing success rate - 1st
Points per drive - 1st
Yards per play - 1st
Rush EPA - 1st
The Detroit Lions now have the 32nd ranked defense in the NFL
Worse than Atlanta who are 1-7
Worse than Miami who are 1-7
Worse than Washington who are 1-8
Worse than Cinci who are 0-8
Worse than NY Jets who are 1-7
All while Stafford is having the best year of his career
3 years ago. Hard knocks 2021.
Lions started the season 0-10 after hiring Dan Campbell and trading for Goff.
Pretty sweet looking back on this I’d say…
AHEM
Per PFF:
The top two pass catchers in Missed Forced Tackles in the entire power 5 (all positions included)
#1
Sam LaPorta
#2
Jahmyr Gibbs
Fuck your positional value. Ben Johnson has two more weapons to play with in space.
Penei Sewell
Aidan Hutchinson
Jameson Williams
Amon-Ra St Brown
4 franchise cornerstones in back to back drafts is pretty wild. I would like to reiterate this doesn’t happen often with any team.
Is Holmes the best evaluator today outside of Eric DeCosta?
I would say so.
Golden Tate: best years with Stafford
Marvin Jones: best years with Stafford
Cooper Kupp / Calvin Johnson: made history because of Stafford
Kenny Golladay: max contract (70 million dollars) because of Stafford - 400 yards and zero TDs without him
🥱🥱🥱
Elite roster building:
LaPorta is a top 3 TE already
Hutchinson is 3rd in the NFL in QB pressures
Branch is already the best player at his position
Gibbs is Jamal Charles
Sewell is the best tackle in football
Bar none the best OL in the NFL
ASB is a machine every week
The Stafford haters are awfully quiet this year. I wonder why?
TDs: 2nd
YPG: 4th
YPA: 5th
QBR: 5th
Advanced stats based on average pass depth per target:
CAY: 1st
IAY: 1st
aDOT: 1st
By almost every metric, he is a top 5 QB.
And a big portion of our fanbase wanted him gone 😂
@DIRTY_B1T
I found those all kinda lame lol. Except the descent, which was awesome.
I’m a big fan of mystery thrillers though.
Like Prisoners and True Detective season 1. I thought it was on par with those but with a horror vibe. Acting was A+ imo.
Whoever doesn’t want Westbrook on the Pistons should leave Detroit
Would be the biggest star Detroit has ever had since Barry
Who cares about his contract. Blake/Westbrook fastbreaks for 3 years would be a site to see and we’d immediately become contenders. Not an F’ing 8 seed
Colin Cowherd just now "Stafford doesn't win games late"
Checks Notes
Stafford has the most game winning drives and 4th quarter comebacks over the last decade
NFC Division record the last 5 years:
Detroit: 20-10
Minnesota: 18-11-1
Green Bay: 15-14-1
Chicago: 6-24
"3 competitive teams and the Lions"
Some Bears fans never think before they tweet.
@SixOneFore
@PGATOUR
He’s one of the only club pros in history to make a cut headed into a Sunday major and he’s paired with a legend. Who wouldn’t be over the top?
@Pavel_Vab
@PFF_Sam
That is where I’d draw the line.
Excluding Big Ben makes absolutely zero sense. Consistently one of the top QBs of his decade.
Plus iconic Super Bowls runs and iconic game winning throw in a super bowl.
@DIRTY_B1T
They tried to market it like Silence of the Lambs, no?
I got a silence of the lambs + Sinister vibe.
Sinister is the only horror movie that’s ever scared me and had that type of lingering effect days after i saw it.
I am getting vax shamed by my family for not getting the vaccine yet, especially from my brother who is a surgeon.
What’s wrong with waiting until there is more data if you’re young and healthy with no underlying conditions?
Per PFF:
OL: Lions
DL: Lions
RBs: Lions
WRs: Lions
TEs: Lions
LBs: Cardinals
DBs: Lions
If the Lions cant win week 1, there should be some serious questions about the season. IDC that it's the first game. The Lions have a huge mismatch at the line of scrimmage
@ShoreRobert
@BuckyBrooks
He's a 3rd string QB. There is a reason people labeled him as a WR...because he's a freak athlete who can't throw with any accuracy. Much like other QBs who have moved to WR. Nothing to do with his race...
@DIRTY_B1T
Can you explain what is a scary to you?
I thought it was up there with Sinister, which is the only movie that’s ever had a lingering effect on me after the first watch.
@stevesin07
He’s either trying to gain clicks for his podcast or isn’t there in the head.
Just a few weeks ago he was calling 9 a top 3 QB and the most difficult QB to face in the nfl on his podcast 😅
Ben Johnson is in the Andy Reid, Kyle Shannan territory scheming open wide open receivers.
Amon Ra is 6th in yards per route run.
You don’t enter the top 10 in that stat unless you’re truly elite. There are no outliers in Y/RR. Ever.
2nd in Big Time Throws
1st in fewest Turnover Worthy Plays
Doing it without Kupp for half the season, a rookie WR, and a mid o line
Arguably his best season as a pro. A masterclass how to play the position at the highest level.
Trubiski was the 33rd ranked QB on PFF with the
#1
defense, top play caller, and weapons at every position. That's Christian Ponder territory.
Let that sink in.