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Not to mention all the high balls Staff throws where Calvin goes up to get them and comes down awkwardly after being hit.
I cringe on every throw that hack heaves Calvin's way except for the long downfield one. Anything across the middle is extremely dangerous as it tends to be above the WR, TE's head.
The Stafford stat that is cray unbelievable to me, if we can consider this a Stafford stat, is that the Lions have only beaten two teams who finished with a winning record in his entire career as the starter. Seattle in 2012 and the second should almost not count, 8-7-1 Green Bay last year with Flynn at QB.
Not to mention he's been sacked 17 times in five games...that would stifle a lot of offenses.
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yea he is to basic, has very vanilla offense and he isn't a smart coach. It has been discussed already how badly he got outcoached in the playoff game against dallas and week 1,2 vs SD and Minn. Lions will be lucky to go 8-8 they are just a bunch of losers, always have been and always will be.
He was 11-5 with this team last year. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the Lion's history.
When all is said and done, it will look like a horrific hire. Lucky for them they had a very good defense (in 2014) or what you are seeing now is what you would have seen last year. They can't win like they did last year simply because the D is not up to the same level of play. The coaching staff is not adjusting to it. They simply can't keep doing what got them wins last year.....and quite a few were close call lucky wins.
So far its been a historically GOOD hire for Detroit. The Lions' 11-5 mark last season was their 2nd best record in the past 44 years.
He definitely sucks. He was holding the ball way too long yesterday. He's afraid to throw it to Calvin except when the game is already over.
On the list of all time greatest seasons in the last 25 years (where Stafford's 2011 resides), you will find mostly "aberrations". Drew Brees might be the exception.
Let me rephrase. His sticks out more than others. Brady had a 50 touchdown year, but has been on of the best quarterbacks in the league, the same can be said for Rodgers, Peyton, Ben, Elway, Marino and others. That season was a major aberration. Like when Brandon Lloyd led the league in receiving, but was mediocre the rest of his career.
But last season was also the softest schedule they played in 44 years. During the regular season, they only faced 4 teams with a winning record and lost 3 (ARZ, NE, BUF). They only beat 1 team with a winning record (Packers) and lost to them on the road. Think about that for a minute. Only 1 of their wins came against a good team. The other 10 wins were against teams with a losing record or 8-8.Spartans Rule said:Futz said:
So far its been a historically GOOD hire for Detroit. The Lions' 11-5 mark last season was their 2nd best record in the past 44 years.
That has little to do with Caldwell. Stafford is like 0 - 20 on the road against teams with winning records and only a couple of those came last year. He is also under .500 against teams with a winning record at home since Stafford has been there and that is 3 coaching regimes.But last season was also the softest schedule they played in 44 years. During the regular season, they only faced 4 teams with a winning record and lost 3 (ARZ, NE, BUF). They only beat 1 team with a winning record (Packers) and lost to them on the road. Think about that for a minute. Only 1 of their wins came against a good team. The other 10 wins were against teams with a losing record or 8-8.Spartans Rule said:Futz said:
So far its been a historically GOOD hire for Detroit. The Lions' 11-5 mark last season was their 2nd best record in the past 44 years.
If you gift any team with just about any coach that cakewalk for a schedule, they will end up with a winning record. If anything Caldwell underachieved. He could have easily went 12-4 or better with a playoff win and a division title, if it were not for some of his horrible coaching decisions.
The Lions went 11-5 last year because they played a historically weak schedule. But the fact is they lost 4 out of the 5 games they played against teams with a winning record, including the playoff game in Dallas which they should have won. Nothing about that is impressive, absolutely nothing.
Stafford lead the Lions to so many sucessful playoffs run before Caldwell/Lombardi Wasnt two years ago they had one of the best offensive line in football how far did he lead them?
I honestly feel like it's hard to really determine which problem is more severe than the other, and that is including Stafford. The OL is terrible, Lombardi's offense lacks creativity and diversity, and Caldwell is never going to be regarded as a coach who gets anything more than the minimum out of his team. That all said... Stafford just isn't good enough to overcome any adversity.
I'm not going to argue this with Detroit fans. Whoever is the starting QB for the Lions and goalie for the Wings is to blame for everything. I don't buy it. Osgood won a cup and still wasn't good enough for Detroit.
I dont see how that is a equal comparison to Stafford. Might as well throw Verlander and Andre Drummand into the comparison.
Yes that is exactly my point. Caldwell has little to do with it. Pretty much any coach could have done the same thing. Rex Ryan could have went 11-5 or better with that team and that schedule. But Caldwell was brought in to fix the offense and Stafford and he has failed miserably at both. Even with the 11-5 record last year, the offense regressed. And the reality is Stafford is still better than a lot of other starting QBs. If you need Peyton Manning running your offense in order to win games, you are not a good head coach.That has little to do with Caldwell. Stafford is like 0 - 20 on the road against teams with winning records and only a couple of those came last year. He is also under .500 against teams with a winning record at home since Stafford has been there and that is 3 coaching regimes.But last season was also the softest schedule they played in 44 years. During the regular season, they only faced 4 teams with a winning record and lost 3 (ARZ, NE, BUF). They only beat 1 team with a winning record (Packers) and lost to them on the road. Think about that for a minute. Only 1 of their wins came against a good team. The other 10 wins were against teams with a losing record or 8-8.Spartans Rule said:Futz said:
So far its been a historically GOOD hire for Detroit. The Lions' 11-5 mark last season was their 2nd best record in the past 44 years.
If you gift any team with just about any coach that cakewalk for a schedule, they will end up with a winning record. If anything Caldwell underachieved. He could have easily went 12-4 or better with a playoff win and a division title, if it were not for some of his horrible coaching decisions.
The Lions went 11-5 last year because they played a historically weak schedule. But the fact is they lost 4 out of the 5 games they played against teams with a winning record, including the playoff game in Dallas which they should have won. Nothing about that is impressive, absolutely nothing.
The problem with Stafford is he's too good to release but not elite. They are basically stuck with him for the next 10 years and he's just good. Not great.
I read somewhere that Stafford is like a nicer Jay Cutler and I tend to agree. Loads of arm talent but inconsistent and lacking many of the things needed to be a long term winning QB. In watching the first 2 games this year Stafford's ball placement and decision making have been erratic. IMO he is as much of the problem if not more than the coaching.That has little to do with Caldwell. Stafford is like 0 - 20 on the road against teams with winning records and only a couple of those came last year. He is also under .500 against teams with a winning record at home since Stafford has been there and that is 3 coaching regimes.But last season was also the softest schedule they played in 44 years. During the regular season, they only faced 4 teams with a winning record and lost 3 (ARZ, NE, BUF). They only beat 1 team with a winning record (Packers) and lost to them on the road. Think about that for a minute. Only 1 of their wins came against a good team. The other 10 wins were against teams with a losing record or 8-8.Spartans Rule said:Futz said:
So far its been a historically GOOD hire for Detroit. The Lions' 11-5 mark last season was their 2nd best record in the past 44 years.
If you gift any team with just about any coach that cakewalk for a schedule, they will end up with a winning record. If anything Caldwell underachieved. He could have easily went 12-4 or better with a playoff win and a division title, if it were not for some of his horrible coaching decisions.
The Lions went 11-5 last year because they played a historically weak schedule. But the fact is they lost 4 out of the 5 games they played against teams with a winning record, including the playoff game in Dallas which they should have won. Nothing about that is impressive, absolutely nothing.
