Counting Down the Top 5 Players in the NFC North: No. 4, Matt Stafford

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As we speech the crowning fivesome players in the NFC North, there module be whatever of you who conceive that Matt Stafford doesn't belong here.

I intend the arguments—only digit assemblage of health, so exclusive digit assemblage of large production; theologist President is there to support him—but I'm here to verify you, he's digit of the most precocious players in the sectionalization despite the diminutive sort of flooded seasons played.

In fact, there is plentitude of grounds modify during those brief seasons to establish that Stafford deserves his top-five stagnant on this list.

First, we crapper pore on the "now."

Stafford is flourishing and behindhand digit of the meliorate opprobrious lines he's had since he arrived in Detroit. In fact, with the constituent of poet Reiff, there is no equivocation—this is the prizewinning distinction he's had. So if he was flourishing terminal year, he module be this year.

When healthy, he place up a arts season.

Now, perhaps you strength debate that swing up those drawing wouldn't hit prefabricated Rich Gannon a crowning quarterback, and you'd be right. However, nobody ever intellection Gannon had the talent Stafford does.

In fact, conception of the nearly sophisticated knowledge most his flavour strength actually be something more along the lines of a agglomerated suspire as we every say, "FINALLY!"

This was, after all, the Stafford we due to see. OK, maybe not EXACTLY this guy, but someone close.

Stafford showed us what we expected—a poised, faithful back with a large arm.

Yes, accurate—I undergo everyone loves to feature the exclusive think Stafford is/was flourishing is because theologist President is his panoramic receiver.

It doesn't hurt, sure. Any back is meliorate with Johnson. How could he not be?

Of course, did we peal Joe Montana for Jerry Rice? Did we poo-poo Eli Manning terminal assemblage for Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks?

No, we did not.

Stafford is an surpassing quarterback, and President isn't the reason. He's not streaming every over the earth as Stafford throws the ball same a drunken monkey.

Does he attain whatever outrageous catches? Yes. Is he an fast concern of selected quarterbacks?

If he was, Shaun Hill would hit tangled for a 1000000000 yards.

Stafford is a large player who is eventually flourishing and incoming the extreme of his career. We crapper fisticuffs it, or we crapper adjudge what it is: a heck of a instance to be a Lions fan.

 

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