Matthew
Stafford
Strengths
Matthew Stafford has the most arm talent of this
group. He can and has made every throw on the field. He can throw with Peyton
Manning Velocity and speed. Everyone thinks he is overrated because Megatron
(Calvin Johnson) is such an amazing wide out. I am not taking anything away
from Megatron and he is inhuman beast, who will one day get a bust in canton,
but he wouldn’t make half of those catches if Stafford didn’t fit the ball in
such tight windows. He is thought of as a pocket passer but he can run too. Some
of his rushing touchdowns this season were pretty impressive outrunning some of
the faster linebackers in the game. I knew Stafford was pretty good but after
watching his tape I am a firm fan.
Weaknesses
Earlier I said he has Peyton arm ability but what
separates the two is that Stafford has a long way to go before he has Peyton
mental ability. Most of Stafford's bad plays are from his mental lapses, not his
physical ability, and his inability to read complicated defensive audibles and
packages. He bites and makes the plays the defense wants him to throwing into
coverage. I don’t’ put this all on him though if megatron wasn’t in that
offense he might have the worst supporting cast in the NFL.
Bottom
line
Matthew Stafford needs to improve on his mental
ability to understand more complex defenses but, besides that I really like
him. With the addition of Reggie Bush and an upgrade in the defense the lions
are beginning to build around him. If he along with his team can make that next
step things are looking bright for Detroit.
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