If they spend money on a FA S I would prefer to see Quin from Houston. He isn't an elite player but has played significant time in coverage while in Houston.

freeney would be a nice placeholder for 1-2 years while we tweak the d-line. he'd soften the blow(and maybe even bre an upgrade) of losing avril

Well lets hope the Stafford restructuring happens freakin soon here...FA starts in 5 days.

After the Flacco deal it may not happen at all. I'm really skeptical at this point if I even want the Stafford EXTENSION (it won't be a restructure, it will be a massive extension) to go through. It should only save us $3-5 million (most of Staff's money is guaranteed), and his extension is going to likely average $15 million + per year for 5-7 years. That's a lot of scratch to someone that hasn't earned it.

Detroit Lions Passing Records

MOST PASSING YARDS, CAREER
PLAYER YDS ATT CMP CMP% TD INT RTG YEARS
1. Bobby Layne 15,710 2,193 1,074 49.0 118 142 63.7 1950-58
2. Matthew Stafford **** 12,802 1,863 1,114 59.8 80 54 82.8 2009-
3. Scott Mitchell 12,647 1,850 1,049 56.7 79 57 79.2 1994-98

MOST PASSING YARDS, SEASON
PLAYER YDS ATT CMP CMP% TD INT RTG YEAR
1. Matthew Stafford **** 5,038 663 421 63.5 41 16 96.6 2011
2. Matthew Stafford **** 4,967 727 435 59.8 20 17 79.8 2012
3. Scott Mitchell 4,338 583 346 59.3 32 12 92.3 1995

MOST PASSING YARDS, GAME
PLAYER YDS OPP DATE
1. Matthew Stafford **** 520 at GB 01/01/12
2. Matthew Stafford **** 443 vs. ATL 12/22/12
3. Matthew Stafford **** 441 vs. Hou 11/22/12

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, CAREER
PLAYER TD ATT CMP CMP% YDS INT RTG YEARS
1. Bobby Layne 118 2,193 1,074 49.0 15,710 142 63.7 1950-58
2. Greg Landry 80 1,747 957 54.8 12,451 81 73.4 1968-78
3. Matthew Stafford **** 80 1,863 1,114 59.8 12,802 54 82.8 2009-

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, SEASON
PLAYER TD ATT CMP CMP% YDS INT RTG YEAR
1. Matthew Stafford**** 41 663 421 63.5 5,038 16 96.6 2011
2. Scott Mitchell 32 583 346 59.3 4,338 12 92.3 1995
3. Bobby Layne 26 332 152 45.8 2,403 23 67.6 1951

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, GAME
PLAYER TD OPP DATE
1. Matthew Stafford **** 5 vs. Car 11/20/11
Matthew Stafford **** 5 at GB 01/01/12
Matthew Stafford **** 5 vs. Cle 11/22/09
Gary Danielson 5 vs. Min 12/9/78

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS, CAREER
PLAYER CMP ATT CMP% YDS TD INT RTG YEARS
1. Matthew Stafford **** 1,114 1,863 59.8 12,802 80 54 82.8 2009-
2. Bobby Layne 1,074 2,193 49.0 15,710 118 142 63.7 1950-58
3. Scott Mitchell 1,049 1,850 56.7 12,647 79 57 79.2 1994-98

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS, SEASON
PLAYER CMP ATT CMP% YDS TD INT RTG YEAR
1. Matthew Stafford **** 435 727 59.8 4,967 20 17 79.8 2012
2. Matthew Stafford **** 421 663 63.5 5.038 41 16 96.6 2011
3. Matthew Stafford **** 374 629 59.5 4,252 17 15 78.9 2006

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS, GAME
PLAYER CMP OPP DATE
1. Matthew Stafford **** 37 vs. Atl 12/23/12
2. Charlie Batch 36 at Arz 11/8/01
Matthew Stafford**** 36 at GB 01/01/12
3. Shaun Hill **** 35 at GB 10/3/10

HIGHEST PASSING RATING, CAREER (MIN. 500 ATT.)
PLAYER RTG ATT CMP CMP% YDS TD INT YEARS
1. Matthew Stafford **** 82.8 1,863 1,114 59.8 12,802 80 54 2009-
2. Jon Kitna 79.6 1,277 795 62.3 9,034 44 47 2006-08
3. Scott Mitchell 79.2 1,850 1,049 56.7 12,647 79 57 1994-98

http://www.detroitlions.com/team/histor ... ml#passing

The knock on Stafford, though, is that he doesn't get in guys' faces when they drop passes or run wrong routes. He can be calm under pressure (as we saw in 2011) but he's really too cool about it and has no sense of urgency (as we saw in 2012). He is a physical talent and is good at the position but there are things that guys like Brees, Manning, and Brady bring to the table that Stafford does not and those are the things we really need from him if he's going to take the next step in his progression. He has to make guys hold themselves accountable for their mistakes and he also needs to be a little more accurate consistently.

Don't get me wrong, I love having the guy on the team, he's fun to watch, and he's the best QB we've had in a long time (if not ever) but there are things that he needs to improve on if this team is serious about a super bowl win.

The knock on Stafford, though, is that he doesn't get in guys' faces when they drop passes or run wrong routes. He can be calm under pressure (as we saw in 2011) but he's really too cool about it and has no sense of urgency (as we saw in 2012). He is a physical talent and is good at the position but there are things that guys like Brees, Manning, and Brady bring to the table that Stafford does not and those are the things we really need from him if he's going to take the next step in his progression. He has to make guys hold themselves accountable for their mistakes and he also needs to be a little more accurate consistently.

Don't get me wrong, I love having the guy on the team, he's fun to watch, and he's the best QB we've had in a long time (if not ever) but there are things that he needs to improve on if this team is serious about a super bowl win.

I wouldn't say he hasn't earned it. Can you name the last QB the Lions had that put up the same yearly stats he has? Granted he's only taken us to the playoffs only once, but a QB can only do so much with what he's given on the offensive side of the ball. Also, IMO if the D was better last year and STs hadn't cost us a couple of games we very well could of gotten into the playoffs again... but as we all know.. that didn't happen. I'm behind Stafford and hope he's a Lion for a long time to come.