Comments on: Rich Gannon: Matthew Stafford showed “great toughness” in 2011

By: achamarro1

achamarro1 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:43 +0000

Let me start this off with I AM A HUGE MATT STAFFORD FAN..but lionfreq in only one of those 3 games he didnt throw for 300+ yards but he did average more than 300 yds a game in that 3 game stretch look it up. He is about to turn 24 and mark my words people will be claiming the second coming of dan marino..Matt stafford has the charisma/swagger the confidence and the arm to be the next big QB…hell he is one of 4 peeps to throw 5k+v and i am saying he will be big……Eli is great but def didnt deserve a probowl nod…no prob with cam being 1st alternative but matt shouldve been the 3rd slotted QB……………..ALL HAIL MEGATRON

By: bearsstillsuck

bearsstillsuck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:21:49 +0000

Cutler cried when he read this.

By: bischof21

bischof21 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:58 +0000

What exactly is Alex Smith coming back from? He was terrible and he is just a game manager now. So tell me what is he coming back from to win? Mediocrity?

By: so1ar

so1ar — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:14:51 +0000

i was mad as hell when detroit picked him. then the Cleveland game happened and he showed me who he was. since then im a huge Stafford supporter. he is going to be elite soon.

By: EJ

EJ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:08:54 +0000

So Detroit finally put “Glass Man” through the KILN? Its about time Stafford toughened up a little bit. I bet the Strength and Conditioning Coaches ran bets behind the scenes on whether or not he’d finish the game and which part of his anatomy failed that week.

By: sariff420

sariff420 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:07:16 +0000

Great play by Stafford this year and give him credit for taking advantage of playing every game this year…but one year does not confirm toughness and durability.

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:46:38 +0000

Yeah, he really did a great job in that second match up against the Bears hahaha

By: ajknox88

ajknox88 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:20:26 +0000

Stafford vs. Newton is the future of the NFL

By: jamezz23

jamezz23 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:35:09 +0000

I wouldn’t trade him for anyone in the league right now. At 23 he’s got so much more upside its scary. To say he can get better and he just threw for over 40 tds and 5000 is just scary. Can’t say that for anyone else…

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:34:20 +0000

Pretty scary he threw for over 5000 yards with no running game. Imagine what he can do if he did have one

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:39:07 +0000

Once again Gannon is right. I like his commentary.

By: pacificnw7722

pacificnw7722 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:36:49 +0000

“All while absorbing the sixth most sacks in the league (36).”

O-Line needs to step up and protect this kid…..but he did a hell of job throwing the rock.

By: rmc1995

rmc1995 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:24:39 +0000

Sadly it was reported earlier that Gannon will be voting for Alex Smith for come back player of the year.

By: hafftime

hafftime — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:19:48 +0000

it’s amazing he was able to play with the high ankle sprain dispite not wearing a goofy, oversized yellow shoe so everyone would know what a warrior he was !

By: lionfreq

lionfreq — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:54 +0000

For a 23 year old kid, he shows so much maturity and poise. If you listen to him interview, he just sounds like an elite QB. He would have surpassed Brees in yards for the record if he didn’t have a fractured finger on his THROWING hand.

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:29:37 +0000

We all learned what Stafford can do when healthy.And people that say Calvin Johnson made him look good are mad because , Jon Kitna sucked for the Lions.

By: latenightroach

latenightroach — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:22:48 +0000

Stafford should have been in the Pro Bowl instead of Newton.

By: breezysmeezy

breezysmeezy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:22:46 +0000

I can’t believe he isn’t getting any MVP consideration

By: bleed4philly

bleed4philly — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:18:27 +0000

Can’t believe he didnt make the pro bowl, how can 5,000 yards passing go unnoticed?

By: kiopta1

kiopta1 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:16:44 +0000

Det just needs a secondary and a running game then we should be golden.

By: faulkn22

faulkn22 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:10:56 +0000

As a lions fan, glad to have him. He’s the real deal; NFC is a two team race for the next decade, imo (GB and DET).

By: megatronownsyou

megatronownsyou — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:09:23 +0000

Be ready for more of said toughness and a Lions trip to the super bowl next year.
And for all you haters out there who, in the beginning of the season, were SO SURE that he would get injured at some point and not play a full season it looks like you were wrong again.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:08:02 +0000

Very true – all those who like to joke and claim he’s frail were shut up and shut down.

Great Job Matt!

With a true running game in 2012 (and avoiding the plethora of major RB injuries) he’ll look even better.

Now… Gunther needs to get that under-performing D playing as it should.

By: captainwisdom8888

captainwisdom8888 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:07:24 +0000

Stafford and Calvin will turn each other into hall of famers if they keep this up…

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:03:44 +0000

Stafford has demonstrated the skills and attributes of a top notch NFL QB. Now he needs to learn the skill of staying healthy and avoiding injury. That is actually a learned skill that QBs acquire with experience and once he develops that (he may already have), there is no ceiling for the kid because he has everything else.