This past Sunday, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford hit a milestone quicker than any QB in NFL history by eclipsing 40,000 yards passing in his career.
Despite piling up stats throughout his career, Stafford has taken plenty of ‘unwarranted’ heat for not winning a single playoff game in his career.
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Now, those with even half of a brain realize that football is the ultimate team sport and blaming Stafford for the Lions’ lack of success is moronic at best.
One person who certainly agrees with that notion is New York Giants WR Golden Tate, who believes Stafford would have a couple of Super Bowl rings if he had played his career with a team other than the Lions.
From Detroit Free Press:
“Look at his stats and then look at the record of the teams,” Tate said. “Like, you look at the stats that he’s had with him and Calvin (Johnson), even before I came along, or what we’ve achieved. This dude has performed at a playoff-type of level year in and year out, in my mind. I believe in his career he didn’t have enough weapons, or other people were the problem. I don’t want to sell anyone out, but I just think if you throw Stafford into New Orleans right now or Green Bay right now, or back when they had all those incredible players, I think this guy has a couple rings, for one. That’s my opinion.
“That’s nothing against Russell Wilson, cause Russell Wilson’s also a great quarterback and makes plays and he’s good for that organization. But you’re talking about pure passer, I’m taking Stafford all day. There’s not a throw that he cannot make, for one, and the guy just (throws) you open. His ball placement is incredible. There’s been times where I’m like, ‘Ah (shoot), I’m covered,’ and he throws it to me and it’s like low and outside where only I can make that play. That’s pretty incredible as you have 10 other guys chasing you down, trying to knock the (crap) out of you.”
It sure sounds like Tate is putting Stafford’s lack of playoff success squarely on the Detroit Lions organization.
Nation, do you agree with Tate? Would Stafford have multiple titles?
