Stafford benched in Lions’ blowout loss

Lombardi was praised in 2014 for revamping the Lions offence, but this year he has faced questions about his gameplan, schemes and the continuity of his play calling.

However, your past contributions do not excuse your recent comments regarding the fans of the Detroit Lions.

BLOCKING: Detroit tried to upgrade the offensive line in the offseason, but the Lions haven’t looked good up front. Who knows what the tipping point was? There were high hopes.

Stafford, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, has descended into a tailspin under the current regime. Stafford has shown he is not the quarterback to lead the Lions to the Super Bowl. This marriage between head coach Jim Caldwell and Stafford isn’t working. The 32-year-old wide receiver has completed 432 yards and five touchdowns on 30 catches. “This was poor, just not the kind of outing we’d like to see around here”.

“We had nothing going at that time”, Caldwell said of the decision.

“There’s really no excuse for this one”. His interception total is the most in the NFL. Detroit might need to take another year to rebuild this team to become a contender again, which is sad because just last season we were a contender who lost on a controversial play, then an offseason later, we become a team who is drafting in the top 5 and needing to rebuild. He only threw one interception to Stafford’s three, and passed for 191 yards to Stafford’s 188, but at 5.0 yards per attempt compared to Stafford’s 5.8.

You know, the year when they finished 0-16, arguably one of the worst seasons in American professional sports history.

This is bigger than a bad day at the office. Can the franchise go forward in the long term with Stafford behind center? Fans booed, and they headed for the exits early. Detroit, on the other hand, had only 57 yards on 18 carries and went nearly exclusively to the air after a while.

For the Cardinals’ defense, it will be about containing the rushing attack, with the Lions only averaging 47 yards per game. Statistically, they were the 10th-best defense in National Football League history. Yes, he had fewer interceptions that 2013.

So Detroit could be in a position to move on from Stafford after the season, though it would be pricey. So theres no quarterback controversy of anything of that nature.. Because once this Sunday is gone, that game is gone.

Tate has since backtracked on his feelings, telling the Detroit Free Press, “I understand where our fan base is coming from as far as their patience with the organization and a lot of people put it in perspective, and I’ll just keep it at that”. He’s still our starter, so there’ll be no issues there.

BACKUP: The Lions don’t view Orlovsky as a long-term solution at quarterback. I’ve got to come back and play. Plus, you can’t build with Orlovsky for the future. Arizona comes in with a healthy Carson Palmer, which makes them a solid team offensively.

Stafford has no guaranteed money left on his deal. That starts with Stafford. Trading the quarterback would cost $11 million in dead cap space in 2016 and another $5.5 million in 2017.

The Lions should make that happen after this brutal 2015 season is all over.