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Originally Posted by IrMitchell
I'm not putting anything NFL related into this. I can remember to this day when he played Florida in his final year and I knew after that game he wasn't a #1 overall guy. He was the reason they lost the game with his terrible accuracy. I'll give him his arm, but I will take credit for being very adamant in different forums/etc that Matthew Stafford will not be the savior the Lions are looking for. He had AJ Green, Knowshon Moreno and Mohamed Massaquoi. Give me three better weapons for a #1 overall QB in recent history.
Don't get me wrong though, he's a first round quarterback in any draft, but he can thank his huge arm, size and pro style offense in college for being taken #1. (Three huge positives, but as we continue to see just not enough)
Sam Bradford and Andrew Luck are on a different level compared to Stafford and it will become more conclusive as more seasons come by.
*I'm sure you can also remember how many doubters there were at the time with this pick.. This isn't only me.
Aaron Curry, Michael Crabtree, Brian Orakpo, Eugene Monroe, Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews, Tyson Jackson, Ray Maualuga had been just as important to their respective teams that year and why I said that I would argue Stafford was taken in hope of saving a franchise (obviously this is done whenever you pick first overall) and getting lucky, rather than being a clear cut #1 guy.
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I won't debate whether or not he was worth the #1 overall selection, I didn't watch him play much in college and my knowledge of him is limited to his college highlights and what he did at the combine. But look at the way he's played when healthy since joining the Lions, he's flashed enough potential to show why they took him #1, he's got a decent supporting cast around him, and pretty much the only thing holding him back is his inability to stay healthy. If he stays healthy next year and beyond that I think he'll show enough to be worthy of being called the Lions' franchise quarterback.