ThatDude Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Isnt that just great. Throws up a stinker and looks like a serious injury on his last play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Looked bad, they are taking him to XRay as I seen on Twitter. ETA: They are saying its his ankle. Better than a torn ACL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Can anyone that watched this chime in? Hopefully it's just precautionary. Even though he's in the North, I still want the local boy to do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmonkey Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 arg, i hope is isnt anything to serious. i am a big stafford fan and he has been a stud for me so far (other than this week). Good thing i have Newton and Romo as my back-ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 This will complete my season. Stafford, AJ Austin, McFadden... Finley may as well be hurt too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favre4ever Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm pretty sure nothing has been announced yet so let's not cut him yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberg Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 arg, i hope is isnt anything to serious. i am a big stafford fan and he has been a stud for me so far (other than this week). Good thing i have Newton and Romo as my back-ups His foot got caught under the tackler on and bent his ankle a bit. One of those ones that twists your knee a bit when it happens which is probably why they're looking at that as a precaution. He walked off on his own power, my guess would be that it's an ankle sprain and I don't think he'll miss any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 arg, i hope is isnt anything to serious. i am a big stafford fan and he has been a stud for me so far (other than this week). Good thing i have Newton and Romo as my back-ups Umm...why isn't Newton your starter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarge5121976 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 He was in a walking boot after the game, MRI tomarrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I saw the injury and I don't think it was that severe...although this IS Matthew Stafford we're talking about here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 who would be the immediate backup to stafford? is it Shaun Hill or Stanton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splotchman Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 who would be the immediate backup to stafford? is it Shaun Hill or Stanton? Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 who would be the immediate backup to stafford? is it Shaun Hill or Stanton? I hear McNabb might be available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I hear McNabb might be available... the sad part is he'd probably be 4th on the depth chart with a healthy Stafford.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUMbotron Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Shaun Hill is money. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKIDKOKID Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Shaun Hill is money. That is all. He's soo money he doesn't know how money he is. KO'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUMbotron Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 If Stafford is out for a while you people with QB problems and top waiver priority need to jump on Hill. He always gets it done and is the most underrated gunslinger in pro football imo. Detroit @ DEN Week 9 Bye Detroit @ CHI Detroit vs CAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris N Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) the good news is that the lions bye is week 9. so even if he's dinged up he sits out an easy win vs Denver next week. shaun hill can throw it to megatron vs that terrible defense and we (megatron owners) can all go home happy at the end of the day. that gives stafford 2 weeks to rest the knee/ankle/whatever he has hurt now, and can come back strong for the stretch run to feed the ball to megatron. oh and 1 note from the game today. what was linehan thinking trying to force feed morris that much!! he was ineffective the entire day. what happened to the pop passes to pettigrew, quick screens to burleson and young to open things up for megatron and keep the ball moving. worse offensive play calling that they have had all year. way too conservative. shove scheffler in the backfield to help block and throw the ball!!!! Edited October 24, 2011 by Kris N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantsfan Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Rotoworld) Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press guesses that Matthew Stafford (knee, ankle) will play in Week 8 against the Broncos. Analysis: This is the feeling we get as well. Birkett is just speculating, but the injuries for now appear to be minor. Look for Stafford to be limited in practice this week and perhaps to be listed as questionable on next Friday's injury report. The Lions visit Denver in a 4:05 ET game in Week 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Rotoworld) Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press guesses that Matthew Stafford (knee, ankle) will play in Week 8 against the Broncos. Analysis: This is the feeling we get as well. Birkett is just speculating, but the injuries for now appear to be minor. Look for Stafford to be limited in practice this week and perhaps to be listed as questionable on next Friday's injury report. The Lions visit Denver in a 4:05 ET game in Week 8. One can only hope this is correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUMbotron Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Birkett with a hopeful-homer guess there... We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Shaun Hill is money. That is all. This. I've been saying this since the offseason, after last year when I rolled with Stafford in a dynasty QBBC, and watched the guy who picked up Hill have a startable QB most of the year... Even if you're not concerned about Stafford being injury prone, consider this: If you had started the same QB as Detroit did last year, then even with 3 games IIRC that the starters put up stinkers by getting injured, you still had the #7 fantasy QB (or somewhere around there, depending on your scoring system). So if you got the roster room, particularly after their bye week where you could drop/trade your other QB and just roll with Stafford/Hill, it's a cheap solution for QB depth. I guess my bigger worry is that Stafford stays healthy and continues to regress due to that O-line, because he's starting to look worse than Ryan or Bradford have been, just looking uncomfortable back there and not seeing the plays or making the throws when pressured. I don't think it's a coincidence that the Falcons pass rush started looking better going up against the DET O-line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I disagre with the problem being Stafford for the majority, even though he was rushing it a bit yesterday. When you cannot run the ball, the Falcons can bring the all out blitz and not worry about the run. They were daring the Lions to run, but injuries are killing this Lions team right now. I'm a huge Stafford fan, so don't get me wrong... I'm just looking for answers and reasons to either be concerned or optimistic... I mean, if it really has that much to do with a lack of running game too, should I feel any better about the situation? Not saying, just asking that question, because I really don't know what to think about the way Stafford regressed yesterday (especially considering DET's schedule only continues to get tougher)... I don't know how comfortable I am in starting him right now, other than against weak defensive teams without a strong pass rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like More Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I don't know how comfortable I am in starting him right now, other than against weak defensive teams without a strong pass rush. He looked awful. I thought that the play-calling was horrible as well. They actually ran the ball okay. Stafford just looks like he has lost his confidence the past two games. Pettigrew wasn't even looked at in the 1st half and what the hell is Heller doing on the field on passing plays...he couldn't catch a cold. I know QB's have their ups and downs, Stafford is definitely searching right now...hopefully he fixes it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 he couldn't catch a cold. I see what you did there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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