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Stafford on his knee: "I don't know"
Written by Al Beaton   
Monday, 26 October 2009 19:30

Per John Niyo's Detroit News blog, here's Matthew Stafford in regard to his injured knee:

"I don't know. I think I'll have a better thought about that maybe tomorrow. See if I can maybe run around a little bit and see how I'm feeling. I haven't done too much to test it in the last week, to tell you the truth. I've just been trying to rest it as much as I can."

Did that sound like a player who feels confident he's ready to return from injury?

To answer what I hoped was a rhetorical question, "NO!"

Color me officially worried about the remainder of the Lions' season (as if I wasn't already...). Going by the ugly quarterback play we've seen the past few weeks from a pair of quarterbacks whose QB rating added together wouldn't have them in the top half of the NFC, without Stafford, the Lions will be lucky to win another game.

Before the season, I predicted Detroit's best case scenario would be winning 6 games. If Stafford can't go anytime soon, best case becomes no way in Hell case, and even 4 wins seems ludicrous with the remaining schedule.

The schedule? Since you asked...

  • St. Louis Rams (0-7)
  • @ Seattle Seahawks (2-4)
  • @ Minnesota Vikings (6-1)
  • Cleveland Browns (1-6)
  • Green Bay Packers (4-2)
  • @ Cincinnati Bengals (5-2)
  • @ Baltimore Ravens (3-3)
  • Arizona Cardinals (4-2)
  • @ San Francisco 49ers (3-3)
  • Chicago Bears (3-3)

The Lions are favored against the Rams, and will likely be favored against the Browns. They might have a shot against a struggling Seahawks team, but when was the last time the Lions won on the road? The remainder of the schedule is filled by teams with .500 or better (in some cases, MUCH better) records. All are still in the running for at least a wild card berth, and have the talent to remain in contention well into December.

As things stand, this does not bode well for the Lions...unless you're fired up for another top 5 draft pick.



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