http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lions-announce-deal-with-their-backup-choice-23477 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lions-announce-deal-with-their-backup-choice-23477#comment-82812 Kris G Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:08:54 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lions-announce-deal-with-their-backup-choice-23477#comment-82812 People have this "win now" thing backward.  The fact is, the Lions are terrible.  There is no "win now."  There is "put people in position to win soon".   My point being, get a QB now, because contrary to you guys thinking, it is RARE a QB, no matter how high he's drafted, can start and play well as a rookie.  Draft Stafford.  Put him on the bench for a year.   Next year, draft line to protect him.  Don't wait for QB...  there's too much young talent already in place on offense.  Expect 2010 and 2011 to be the years the team gels. People have this "win now" thing backward.  The fact is, the Lions are terrible.  There is no "win now."  There is "put people in position to win soon".   My point being, get a QB now, because contrary to you guys thinking, it is RARE a QB, no matter how high he's drafted, can start and play well as a rookie.  Draft Stafford.  Put him on the bench for a year.   Next year, draft line to protect him.  Don't wait for QB…  there's too much young talent already in place on offense.  Expect 2010 and 2011 to be the years the team gels.

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