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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 11:00 am

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I think he will be a great leader especially for a sucky team that went 0-16, thats why the lions got the first pick and they used it well, so i hope he has a good season, and will make a good impression in Detroit.

well if they were to go and fix their line. they would be good. they should look into picking up john runyan

Runyan might be a good pickup. They might be at odds in terms of money, but he would be a good guy to be a leader for the offensive line. Could help the Lions, and especially Stafford.

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:39 pm

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vegito61283

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I think he will be a great leader especially for a sucky team that went 0-16, thats why the lions got the first pick and they used it well, so i hope he has a good season, and will make a good impression in Detroit.

well if they were to go and fix their line. they would be good. they should look into picking up john runyan

Runyan might be a good pickup. They might be at odds in terms of money, but he would be a good guy to be a leader for the offensive line. Could help the Lions, and especially Stafford.

At least he will be guaranteed the starting spot for RT. He would be leaps beyond what they have at the moment. LOL

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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 3:44 pm

I think that if the lions take him that there series will do alot better not that it would take much

Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:35 pm

plant52

I think that if the lions take him that there series will do alot better not that it would take much

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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:36 pm

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I think that if the lions take him that there series will do alot better not that it would take much

What did you say?

I was wondering the same thing. LOL

Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:38 pm

vegito61283

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plant52

I think that if the lions take him that there series will do alot better not that it would take much

What did you say?

I was wondering the same thing. LOL

I think if you replace the word "series" with "offense" or "team", then it becomes clear.

I'm a Georgia alumni, so I've seen most of Stafford's games. He is NOT ready for the NFL. His tendency to try and squeeze the ball through tiny windows (all. the. time.) is a recipe for disaster in the NFL, where said windows either do not exist or are traps set by crafty defenders. He certainly has the potential to become a good NFL quarterback if he is allowed to develop as Aaron Rodgers was, but Detroit has no ability to develop a quarterback. Daunte Culpepper has got to be able to last the entire season, at minimum, to give Stafford a chance. There is no way he's going to become a Matt Ryan-type success (especially without anything resembling a Michael Turner!) which is what his fanbase expects of him.

I am afraid that Ryan and Joe Flacco are going to destroy some careers. They had so much success in their rookie season, that the bar has now been raised as to what is expected/demanded of a rookie quarterback. Thus far, the Lions seem sane and are set to start Culpepper this year. If Stafford gets thrown in in 2009 (and probably 2010), he's going to fail. No weapons, no O-line, not ready.. he'll be David Carr 2K9 if he starts this year. If he gets two years of development, though... then he can become something.

The Lions' disastrous year was just capped by a draft with no obvious immediate impact players. The only good option was to trade down, which was impossible. I think they would have done well to get the best lineman they could, but all that can be done now is to move forward.

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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:11 am

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vegito61283

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I think that if the lions take him that there series will do alot better not that it would take much

What did you say?

I was wondering the same thing. LOL

I think if you replace the word "series" with "offense" or "team", then it becomes clear.

I'm a Georgia alumni, so I've seen most of Stafford's games. He is NOT ready for the NFL. His tendency to try and squeeze the ball through tiny windows (all. the. time.) is a recipe for disaster in the NFL, where said windows either do not exist or are traps set by crafty defenders. He certainly has the potential to become a good NFL quarterback if he is allowed to develop as Aaron Rodgers was, but Detroit has no ability to develop a quarterback. Daunte Culpepper has got to be able to last the entire season, at minimum, to give Stafford a chance. There is no way he's going to become a Matt Ryan-type success (especially without anything resembling a Michael Turner!) which is what his fanbase expects of him.

I am afraid that Ryan and Joe Flacco are going to destroy some careers. They had so much success in their rookie season, that the bar has now been raised as to what is expected/demanded of a rookie quarterback. Thus far, the Lions seem sane and are set to start Culpepper this year. If Stafford gets thrown in in 2009 (and probably 2010), he's going to fail. No weapons, no O-line, not ready.. he'll be David Carr 2K9 if he starts this year. If he gets two years of development, though... then he can become something.

The Lions' disastrous year was just capped by a draft with no obvious immediate impact players. The only good option was to trade down, which was impossible. I think they would have done well to get the best lineman they could, but all that can be done now is to move forward.

I do agree with your assesment of the situation. but they can do something about their o-line. as i said before, they should try to pick up john runyan. While I would love to have Runyan back, it is not going to work out best for everyone there. Runyan had to battle for his spot the last two years against much younger players and players that are very very talented. Now that those players are older and have the ability to start with almost no playing time, they will step forward and be at the least the adequate league starter to someone who could possibly be roationals in the pro-bowl. Now add into the equation of the pickup of Stacy Andrews and the possibility of Shawn Andrews playing tackle if Stacy does get moved to guard instead of playing tackle. Both Shawn and Stacey are Pro-Bowl players and have the same abilities and are both very very young. This is not a good situation for Runyan who could still start on 3/4 of every team in the league. Detriot would severely need his services for two reasons. 1. He is able to start and bring some security to the O-Line on one side of the line. 2. He is able to teach the younger lineman how to be maulers and fight till the end no matter how hard they have it.

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