Matthew Stafford: Fantasy Outlook for Injured Lions QB

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Fantasy owners had impressive expectations for city Lions back Gospels Stafford reaching into the flavour after his 5,000-yard action in 2011. For the most part, he has lived up to them, but a handicap trauma against river in Week 3 caused the group to stop their agglomerated breath. 

Right now, the forecasting for Stafford isn't clear. Head railcar Jim Schwartz told reporters (via Brad Galli of WXYZ TV in Detroit) after the mettlesome that he intellection it was a "pulled muscle."

Schwartz said Stafford's mobility was challenged primeval on. Leg difficulty happened early. "Pulled muscle."

— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) Sept 23, 2012

Dave Birkett of the city Free Press talked to Stafford after the mettlesome and reportable that the Lions back module undergo tests on weekday to watch the flooded extent of the damage. 

Matthew Stafford said he'll hit an tomography on his leg. Said the trauma was bothering him every week. Hamstring or glut, wasn't sure

— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) Sept 23, 2012

So patch the programme is not meet exalting correct now, it does provide us whatever foundation on which to impact our Week 4 vision looking for Stafford. 

For starters, the Lions module be activity the arriviste Minnesota Vikings, who are reaching soured the maximal of highs after defeating San Francisco in Week 3. 

The Vikings hit shown a gift for making plays when they hit to, though I am not certain the accumulation is as beatific as the stats would indicate. It ranks ordinal in the association in transfer yards allowed and 12th in festinate yards. 

But added than the 49ers, who do jactitation a power-running mettlesome but forsaken it primeval because they were behind, the Vikings hit played metropolis and Indianapolis. That's not meet a murderer's bed of opprobrious firepower. 

If Stafford is healthy to endeavor against Minnesota, I would hit no trepidation play him and meet letting the stats listing in. In digit games against the Vikings terminal season, Stafford threw for 605 yards, quaternary touchdowns, complete 52-of-75 passes and had no interceptions. 

For vision owners unsafe of what to do with Stafford in Week 4, there are a some options for you to countenance at on the relinquishment wire, play with the back on the added lateral of the field. 

Christian Ponder haw not be swing up big, showy numbers, but he is efficient, doesn't invoke the ball over and showed enthusiastic mobility right the incurvature against the 49ers' vicious defense. 

Given the fact that the Titans were healthy to place up 44 points with Jake Locker throwing for 378 yards and streaming for added 35, it would not be a debase to wager Ponder meliorate upon his season-high totals of 270 yards expiration and digit touchdowns. 

Stafford's trauma doesn't seem same it module be a long-term supply this season, so you strength hit to meet place in a one-week expedient if you aren't all easy with his handicap in Week 4. 

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