Despite the argument whether Stafford is elite or average, if you’re a Rams fan do you want Jared Goff leading your team on a possible game winning drive or Matthew Stafford?
on the other hand would you rather keep 1-2 firsts and instead shop for someone who is more of a project like wentz? id probably go with stafford but it will be interesting to see how this all pans out and compares to how the colts solved their qb issue.
Idk man, on Goff's best games he out-dueled Mahomes and beat teams in the playoffs. Whatever the case may be, Rams fans will be paying close attention to Lions games and vice versa
Detroit is a blackhole for football. Lions are 5-22 without Stafford since he was drafted in 2009, and they were winless in 2019 without Stafford. So you have to wonder , who's more at fault , a single QB or the whole org top to bottom.
Honestly,as much as Stafford screwed up from time to time,the organization is just ran by cowards who just don't know football. Still,Stafford could've just left Detroit to join a better team prior to signing his big contract. Literally could've went to a contender or a more competitive team,but stuck with mediocrity.
@@Thelowestofthelowtiers Exactly. I don't feel sorry for the dude. Had I been him, I would have demanded a trade after 2015 or left in free agency after 2016
@The Man It seems to us Lions fans that it happened way too often. Even looking now, at least 2 of his 4 interceptions in LA were from missed catches that should have been made.
@@orwoodwellson685 Stafford missed extended time his 1st and 2nd season, so its like he only had Calvin for 5 years outta 12, when he started playing full seasons, Burleson was always hurt, so it really was JUST Calvin he had. Then Tate came along, and the Tate Megatron combo only lasted 2 seasons (one of those years were an 11-5 playoff season), then Marvin Jones Tate and Golladay lasted a season before Tate was traded, but in that time, the OC was HORRENDOUS (I'm sure we all remember the name Jim Bob Cooter). Not to mention having a horrible O line the whole time as well. It wasnt just, "oh Stafford had WRs".
@@toussaintanderson984 you overestimate how good many of those teams were and are severely underrating rodgers. Several of them were not playoff teams without rodgers and several more gave up 30+ points in the playoffs. its not like he goes one and done a lot he has 11 playoff wins that tied for 8th all time with aikman and staubach
@@toussaintanderson984 did you forget that time rodgers threw 2 hail marys back to back to tie up the game as time expired in the playoffs only to lose the coin toss and never see the ball? Or that other time rodgers through a hail marry against stafford's lions capping off a double digit comeback?
2019 tells you everything you need to know. 3-4-1 and some close losses with him, 0-8 without him. If Tom Brady spent his entire career with Detroit we wouldn’t hardly know his name. I can’t remember another time in NFL history where a QB with elite talent and subpar results switches teams mid career. I wasn’t alive to watch Plunkett with the Patriots but I know he was good with the Raiders.
Regardless if one thinks he's elite or not, he held that entire franchise together. The Lions would've been completely irrelevant during the 2010's without him. He was always held back by them
"I wasn’t alive to watch Plunkett with the Patriots but I know he was good with the Raiders." Plunkett was never good. Never even went to a single Pro Bowl. He was basically a poor man's Eli Manning.
Matt stafford's stats right now as a Ram. It is 01-30-2022. The season is over. Super Bowl 56 just happened (as of this edit) 41 TDs against 17 INTs 4,886 passing yards (Franchise season record over Warner) Passer rating of 102.9 Rams finished 12-5 (Division title), Stafford just won a playoff game. Stafford won ANOTHER playoff game (Road game against Tom Brady). Yes Stafford is now going to play in the Super Bowl. Matt Stafford throws a game winning TD with less than 2 minutes to Cooper Kupp and wins the super Bowl. Regardless of what happens next, Stafford proved himself. And I HATE the Rams. Update 2024 He is a Pro Bwoler again and made the playoffs (he lost but still)
@@soarinskies1105 sure... Don't believe your eyes. How on earth could you dislike him so much that you want to twist the narrative when he's nearly at the top of every category?
Who’s here after Stafford is in the Super Bowl after a 41 touchdown 4,800 yard season with a 67 percent completion percentage and a 102 pass rating edit whos here after Stafford and the Rams won the Super Bowl in my eyes the best way to describe Stafford is that he is an old school gun slinger. No one can deny his arm talent and he can make just about any throw but that causes him to often make throws that lead to interceptions that's just me
Stanford used to be underrated but now I believe he is overrated. I think a player like Matt Ryan this year will have a similar season to stafford just because of a so much better situation
@@Floorslug and when he has had a good situation he won mvp. People are underrating him now because of his last three season which weren’t bad by any means but just had a bad situation and played mediocre when he has a good situation he through 35-7
Welcome to Detroit. We've won 1 playoff game since the merger. 1 win in 60 years. This shit has been happening since before Stafford was born and it will continue to happen. Also Run game. How many of those close losses would have been wins if the threat of the run shifted the coverage. It's easy to defend against an offense if they only are one dimensional
Most accurate comment. Didn’t even have to mention stafford. If you’re a lions fan and have watched the Stafford era you know. Most these people didn’t have to suffer and watch every Sunday like us, they don’t get it.
If its so easy to defend then why did Stafford win a super bowl with a RB that only rushed for 13 yds? Running isn’t everything it helps but you don’t need it to win because Stafford won the super bowl with no run game
Bold to make this right before the season. I think this year is his most important in his career since being a rookie. If he looks really good and makes a deep playoff run he could solidify himself as elite. If he implodes then it's pretty clear he's overrated
QBs and their teams performances are inextricably bound. The eyeball test is a very good way to guess how much a new veteran QB will help/hurt his new team. To me, Stafford passes.
@@Noah_Tindell Sean McVay, Kyle Shannahan, and Frank Reich were all trying to trade hard for Stafford (including others), somehow I'm going to trust their eyes for offense more than yours...
@@Noah_Tindell You can just watch quarterbacks to know if they're good to you. It's the reason I've always known Dak was ass but everyone is just now catching on
Imagine how his career would of turned out if he wasn't on the Lions for 12 years. What I don't get is why did he stay with the Lions for so long but at least he is getting the recognition he deserves now.
Had to be said, all of the criticism in the past still apply on route to the SB. Stafford didn't play well against .500 teams, all of their losses were against .500 teams. 5 losses were all against playoff teams. In particular, when they lost to the Titans and 49ers, he only scored 16 and 10 respectively against them. He also threw a bunch of interceptions late in the season, but they were all covered by the defence. Of the 3 playoff games they have won so far, 2 of them had Stafford and the offence fizzled out and didn't do much for a period, like the second half in the Buccs game and first half against the 49ers. The only criticism against Stafford that had proven to be wrong, is that he can't lead a comeback against good teams. Turns out, to be able to lead to a comeback against good team, you still need the defence to hold the good team in place while you make a comeback. Hopefully he serves as an example for other struggling players in the league, that sometime it really is the front office spinning the coaching roulette that prevents players from developing, hindering their career trajectory, even if he can't win a SB.
I think you don't give enough credit to the fact that against good defenses, Stafford was sitting on his ass after half of his pass attempts and only ever had two good recievers at once. The only reason they at all looked like a productive offense is because of him
@@chrisderby7417 And look where he's at now. The Colts were completely incapable of building an offensive line to protect him and he ended up retiring. Dude was just tired of getting injured.
Stafford has averaged 4300 yards and 27 TD's per 16 games with an almost 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. In the last 10 seasons he has played in almost every single game despite being sacked almost 30 times a season. He passed for 4000 + yard for 8 straight seasons and outside of his rookie season he has never thrown more INT's than TD's. Had a single season where he had 8 come from behind victories for a team that won 9 games. His passing efficiency has been over 90 during the last decade and his completion % is 63.3 while throwing the ball an average of 575 times per season. He plays for the Lions who are considered one of the very worst overall franchises in the NFL. Despite this, Stafford has put up Hall of Fame caliber numbers in his overall Lions career. I dont know how much more Stafford could have done for the Lions. He has been consistently excellent over the last decade. It doesnt even make sense that he has only made a single Pro Bowl during his career. Most QB's would kill for his numbers and consistency.
Don't forget that for the majority of his career they almost never had a run game to speak of hard to not have a lot of interceptions when the defense doesn't have to respect the run
I completely understand where you are coming from however he has had a passing type offense his entire carrer. Most qbs could have done good with there offense type. Now with a ring I think that he will get in the hof and I think that it is pretty deserved however the numbers could have been put up by many qbs.
Dude... you know Stafford was injured in the last 4 games of 2016, right? The Lions went 9-4 with him healthy but couldn't even win a single game with him not at 100%. That's the biggest, most obvious sign he's the only reason the Lions ever won. They haven't won a single game w/o him (or w/o him playing through multiple injuries) since he took over as the full time starter in 2011 (a full season worth of games).
@Fries as a hawks fan I’d agree. Russ is fine but no way he’s close to top ten all time. When you watch the games you get a better picture of his real abilities
Notice how most of the interceptions you mention are on complete desperation plays, I mean what do you want him to do on 4th and 7 with 30 seconds left, throw a check down?
I'm a Lions fan that watched every single game of his career. He was elite. What wasn't shown was every single 4th Q comeback of each season, just the close games where he had to risk everything because his coach and defense were incompetent. LA is going to do very well this season... As a youtuber, this video will probably come back to haunt you. GL
@@JayJay413GamerBasedKamiGuru and look at his stats in each playoff game he lost, in 2012 he lost against New Orleans in the wildcard after throwing 380 yards and 2 TDs, what QB loses after putting up those numbers???? Look at his playoff loss to the cowboys the referees were horrid and the defense collapsed. The common denominator is the lions organization not stafford
Your wrong. I don’t blame him for the Matt Patrica era, nobody should, but I can blame him for when we did have good teams. Especially in 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. In 2015 the Lions have a chance to get a bye week, and win the division, and Stafford shows up with his worse performance of all time with an abysmal 50 percent completion percentage and only 215 yards of passing offense. That game is 100% on him, and in 2016-2017 he had bad games down the stretch to lose all 4 games! He doesn’t win big games, even when he played with Calvin Johnson and had a good defense he choked in the two most important games of his career. He’s not elite. He’s a 9-12 quarterback who can beat bad teams but not good ones.
@@honeybadgerstudios21 2011 he threw crucial interceptions down the stretch. 2014-2015 I love how you just skip over the game against the Packers. The defense was holding up, but there’s only so much they can do when the offense does nothing. They’re humans they get tired. Stafford had an abysmal game against the Packers, with a bye and home field advantage on the line! Stafford shit the bed that game. the defense never collapsed that season. And Stafford still had a chance to win that game! We always praise Stafford for comeback drives but he never did it when it mattered.
@@imadepresseddetroitfan7197 Like I said in the initial comment, I've watched every single one of Stafford's games live. He was the sole reason that 90% of the games were even close, for him to even have a chance to "lose the game". If you can't understand that, then you don't understand football.
He ain’t elite but he’s good, Lions typically didn’t have much outside of Stafford and receivers. He never had a good run game or that great of an offensive line. I never really expected him to have as many game winning drives against good teams cause the Lions are just a mediocre team in there best seasons. Some of those late game losses it seems like the whole team collapsed too cause after all it’s the Lions, an unlucky and garbage franchise
One of the things that isn't really captured here is the pressure Stafford was frequently under to 'win the game himself'. A lot of the picks in critical situations were because Stafford was forced into high risk plays in order keep the game alive.
Rams squeezed some good years out of Marc Bulger and Tory Holt was at his best after the Greatest Show on Turf and he still had some decent pieces on the O-Line for Jackson. They just didn't have that defense up to par. They had pieces (Leonard Little, La'Roi Glover, and O.J. Atogwe) but still wasn't completely in sync with the whole unit.
Disclaimer: I despise Hindsight Harolds, so that's not my intention here. This season has shown he is still the same Stafford that can pull off some of the most impossible throws you've ever seen, but also the guy that throws 8 picks in 4 games and some Carson Wentz-esque turnovers against the Titans (those lucky ass plays were one of the reasons why I never believed in the Titans btw). I think the idea that if you put him in a better situation has been proven correct, but more importantly this season has been an even bigger indictment of Detroit football in the 2010s. Seriously, it was even worse than we thought it was. Stafford does have tons of talent, but still has the tendency to throw some horrible picks that keep him from being in the top tier of QBs. Probably a top 5 QB right now (but I do think it is debatable), is good enough to make the big game when not forced to hard carry everything, and is certainly helping to elevate his team a bit at the same time. 8/10 QB and seems like a great guy.
he’s a gunslinger. he’s gonna make throws that we look at and say to brady or aaron rodgers wouldn’t make that throw but its because they probably cant so they dont try. its just the way he plays I think penalizing him for it is expecting him to be perfect which no qb is. not to mention he had to have that mentality for 12 years carrying a whole franchise. agreed some plays are like what just happened but again no qb is perfect. imo he’d be up there w the greats had he been on a good team
0:15 Drafted by an 0-16 Team 0:54 2010: 6-10 & Shoulder Problems 1:14 2011: 10-6, 5,000 Yards, Top 6 Offense, Disappointing Comebacker 2:40 Lions vs Saints 3:06 2012: + Calvin Johnson, 20 TD Passes, 4-12 7:34 2014: Best defense in a long time 10:00 2015: 1-7 --> 7-9 21:47
Both Suh and Stafford were added without the rookie salary cap in place. Both players were making big $ and the Lions could not fill out their roster without the necessary cap room. They also had several dead cap hits they were trying to navigate. So it was only a matter of time when that roster would peter out.
Wow, I can tell that you never actually watched Stafford play. You can blame some of this on him, sure. But have you noticed an OVERWHELMING theme? The defense gives up a shit ton of points and Stafford tries desperately to get back into the game and takes too many chances, because you kind of have to when you're desperate. He NEVER had a rushing attack and the play calling was beyond a joke. So you can go on and on about all these "failures" of his, but without him at QB, Detroit is a 4-12 team at it's best during this time. The Rams are lucky to have gotten an Elite QB and as time goes on, you are going to look like quite the chump. He's not Tom Brady, no, but he's also never been given support, my god, he spent most of his time running for his life behind an offensive line that had more holes in it than a damn cheese grater. WTF is wrong with you? You can't base whether or not he is elite based off of his time in Detroit, that's a fucking joke.
Stafford won games despite best efforts by his own team and the refs to make them lose. Very rarely as a fan would I ever pin a loss entirely on him. He had bad games, sure. There was one game against KC where he was absolutely abysmal and got benched, but even the best QBs have bad games. But when I watched him, I saw a guy fighting every play and making great throws and clutch plays despite the odds against him. Didn't always translate into wins, but without Stafford, the Lions would be like 2-14 every freaking year.
The quality of the videos has been going up lately. Good shit. Barry for president, let’s get weed banned for good. Also Tom Brady moans when he wipes his ass
@@ThePrufessa everyone I know who ever did hard drugs either got started after drinking or smoking doobies. You can cite all the stats and studies you want, won’t change what I’ve seen with the naked eye🤷♂️gateway drug 100% now it does have many medical uses, I’m all for the oil extracts for people who are in serious pain, but as a recreational drug it’s no different than taking a shit ton of painkillers, prescription med abuse.
@@calvin5541 I am proof of otherwise for that ignorance you hold... I smoke weed daily and have never touched anything else in my life...the choices people make in their own lives are what cause drug addicts most of the time not Marijauna
I have to wonder, do good QB's actually overcome having no running game AND being stuck with a bad defense? I agree that they can still do well if they have no run support. I agree that they can carry a bad defense. But I don't think there are many who do well without a running game in addition to bad defense. I think Stafford may be more akin to Steve Young when all is said and done. Sometimes a franchise is just so bad that even a HOF QB can't make it all better.
@@jacintogarza3209 Which still doesn't answer my question. Are there QB's out there who overcame having a consistently poor defense AND no running game?
@@jacintogarza3209 and how was the running game? how was the o-line overall? The defense only handles one side of the ball, and they also committed too many costly penalties. I watched the games. Lions have been so undesciplined during Stafford's tenure - so many fricken penalties (and some BS calls for sure). There's more to a team than the QB. Just look at his stats and numbers with the Rams so far.
@@jacintogarza3209 2013 he had a 15th rank defense 7th ranked oline and a top 10 RB he had everything he needed to win a playoff game but choked lost to a 2 win Tampa team at home, lost to Baltimore on Thursday night Football and lost again vs NY when they had the lead threw a pick 6 the defense went 9 drives straight without giving up points
@@wd6358 dude I will tell you now I have been a Lions and a Browns fan all my life. The second year I watched Stafford I was upset. I knew he was one of the greats but he was stuck on the Lions. Trust me when I tell you he will go off this year. Rams are actually a team and he finally getting what he deserves.
I think Matt Stafford is a good QB that could have developed into an elite QB if he was drafted almost anywhere but Detroit. He certainly had the ability to, but I think the lack of help outside of Megatron and the Lions being the Lions kind of squandered his progression into the upper echelon of QBs of his generation
@@ThePrufessa i wasn’t talking about his progression as a talent, i was talking about the progression of his image and perception stalling at being a statpadder due to him not performing well against good teams and in the playoffs. but i do agree with your assessment of him being one of the best passers in the league in spite of the lions
People crack me up saying Stafford had a defense. Suh, Fairley, and the rest. My response? The same defense that allowed MATT FLYNN TO THROW 6 TDS? I repeat MATT FLYNN!
As a Lions fan I'm extremely biased, but Stafford is very very good. He kept us relevant for years. It just sucks him and Calvin couldn't win a playoff game or the division.
Ideas Teddy Bridgewater: What Could Have Been Alex Smith: Bad or Unlucky Why the Seahawks have only appeared in 2 SBs and Won 1 of them with Russell Wilson Joe Flacco: WTF career Cam Newton: Overrated or Unlucky
Everyone who watches football knew Stafford is a great QB. I'm a packers fan and saw it. I'm going to save this video for 15 year's and rub it in your face when he's in the hall of fame
Just from watching him, he seems like a hybrid of Brett Farve and Eli Manning. Rocket arm, decent decision making skills but highly prone to mistakes. What doesn't help is that he's on one of the most snakebitten franchises in SPORTS and the team around him collapses at the drop of a hat, and his above-average skill level can only do so much to hold the Lions together. I think he'll do better in LA and I wish him the best of luck.
Stafford and Cousins basically were the litmus test for good teams. Both have ridiculously bad records against winning/playoff teams, so it was nice to see you point that out. I agree he isn’t elite, he’s a good QB that in terms of talent should be capable of winning a SB, but has never really shown the ability to beat good teams. I think that will change a bit on a better team with the Rams, but he’ll have to prove it first.
As a Lions fan, this is exactly how I feel. Good qb who, if it wasn't for inconsistency, would be rly good, just short of elite. He plays rly well 2/3rds of the time, but just plays okay the other 1/3rd, while sometimes making dumb mistakes. He's a second tier qb imo, or at least was at his peak. His tenure with the Rams will determine whether he was just good or second tier behind the elite guys
Your analysis here is pretty bad. Those "picks" you showed were the freaking receiver acting like a volleyball player tipping that shit into the air. Also, you should update this video about Stafford
@@Rekcha but then there’s the sol and blue color shades that say come after this man in the fourth quarter and he’ll destroy you. First year in the team and he elevated Cooper Kupp into a madden glitch. Conducts some of the baddest final drives in the playoffs and gets no respect. Lol but Brett Farve does cause he’s got cheese on his head. Never claimed this man was perfect, and he had some bad picks and throws last year but I want Stafford and Kupp in the 4th down 7. Like maybe the key is for the rams to be down or tied in the 4th. And then madden mode Matthew is unlocked. And again, it’s his SECOND YEAR and he is already playing with house money now that the monkey is off everyone’s back. I expect more of the same from him this year. Just with a few fewer turnovers (12-14) I see why Detroit rides with this guy.
@@PTDBond As a lifelong Lions fan (I feel like this is an anthem now) I can say, wholeheartedly, he's the best quarterback we've ever seen. The previous top options in my life (in no particular order): Scott Mitchell, Charlie Batch, Rodney Pete, Jared Goff, Eric Hipple. ERIC HIPPLE! That being said... He's a very good quarterback. Not HOF worthy. I hope he rebounds from his injuries and proves me wrong
Then why did they only win 5 last season? This hyperbole is ridiculous. He will get exposed and the weight of having to win will erase all of this what if foolishness.
@@adgee5401 You are clearly not a Lions fan. Our team is a 1-2 win team without Stafford. Last year and the year before we are winless when Stafford misses games.
Just got to the part about "Stafford's only Pro Bowl" ... Quick reminder that Stafford was the 4th QB ever to pass for 5,000 yards in a season and got fucked by Cam Newton's Hype train in 2011 and got passed as even AN ALTERNATE selection.
if you watched him objectively in Detroit, you'd see something that stats barely show and that even adjusting for supporting casts doesn't show: he can't read a defense. that's the thing that often separates the guy with the wretched record against good teams from the winner; pulling off wins here and there that solely came from audibles, seeing mismatches, body language, etc. Jared Goff certainly doesn't look so bad now, does he? when the trade was made, the two were IDENTICAL statistically - even considering Goff's inexperience. Stafford walked into a great situation, ppl were excited around the change, the team was made a bit better and he won ... but look NOW. I'd bet almost anything that Goff ends up with the better career. what's crazy is he was getting ZERO excuses from Lions fans. it was the strangest thing ... For a decade, the defense of Stafford was that he didn't have the perfect situation: it was literally "if he had above average targets, a great running game, elite protection and a stellar defense, he'd be a winner" ... huh?!? so would ANYONE .. shit, Tebow won with and without all of those things by being timely. he sucked all the time until it mattered. Stafford was good all the time until it mattered. maybe a little hyperbolic but not only can Matt not read a defense but he lacks 'something' that ppl act like they find in these "comeback" scenarios when he should have been ahead in those games to begin with. the problem with analyzing him is that he's a painfully average QB with a sometimes great presentation.
Ok with the season starting tomorrow maybe I was a little harsh on Detroit but my point about how the place never helped him out still stands because he won a ring in his first year on a team that gave him a system to use so yeah, he’ll be in the hall of fame
The question of whether or not Stafford is elite will be answered by how performs with new surroundings, new teammates and fans and local media that see him as an upgrade.
The only thing that sucks about your videos is that when I want to share them with people, your channel name makes me sound like a fucking pervert lol.
I love how people are completely erasing the Rams Defense & Sean McVay from this past season, but blaming the Lion's coaching and Defenses for everything else. Sean McVay made Jared Goff look good with worse versions of that Ram roster...
I love how you are completely erasing the Stafford's clutch playoff plays and Cooper Kupps coincidental rise to greatness from this past season, but giving Staffords coaching and Defenses credit for his success. Jared Goff made McVay and the Rams look bad with better versions of that Rams roster like the underwhelming 18 point performance against the Packers in 2021 or when they missed the playoffs in 2020 despite Goff starting all games both seasons while still having Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Cooper Kupp...
@@1digidude coincidental rise of Cooper Kupp? In his seasons before last year he had nearly identical stats as Keenan Allen as a Third WR having played less games. This year he had the opportunity to become the #1 WR due to injuries, combined with McVay designing Plays and formations meant to set him up in mismatch coverage. Even though he was their #1 eventually he was still lining up in the Slot, TE or even the backfield most plays setting him up against the Nickle/Dime Backs, Linebackers and safeties... Kupp has been their statistically best WR 3 times before last year, so 3/4 of his seasons... Last year Stafford tied for most interceptions with a Rookie, handed the 49ers a playoff win, and a 3 game sweep, that they dropped. In several games he could be considered the cause for the Loss, Like the first game against the 49ers where he was 1:2 (1 being a pick 6, and hey look its the same guy who dropped the one in the playoffs), the Titans where he was 1(Late game stat pad TD):2 (Look another pick 6...), he was bailed out in his worst performance against the Vikings where he was 1:3 with under 200 yards. Coincidentally all three of those games, he didn't throw a TD to Kupp The Rams missed the Playoffs once in Goff's Career, with a Record that won the Eagles NFC East, and got Tennessee the AFC Wildcard... Out of the toughest NFC division when The Seahawks weren't jokes and the 49ers made the SB. Before that season, they made the SB. He isn't the Hall of Famer people keep making him out to be when hes literally giving games away, especially in the Playoffs, like mentioned against the 49ers, especially in the Superbowl, where he threw ints that Gave the Bengals ample opportunity to go up by a lot more.
@@sighduck9789 LMAO you win dude, this is too godamn long to spend anymore time on. Good day to you. For the record would kill, fuck and marry Mathew stafford even if he is the worst QB of all time and deserves to die for being called good.
@@RockinRobb01 Stone Hands Ebron doesnt count. I would happily include 1 great year of Boldin over Ebron. Tate and Megatron was one of the best combos in the league for a few years though.
@@wiplash123987 Eh, he's been a good TE for Pittsburgh. I'm sure Stafford will be a.top 10 QB nezt season, but that doesn't mean he didn't get much help
@@RockinRobb01 He may be a good TE for Pitt but he wasnt as a Lion. I am a Lions fan and we greatly dislike him for many reasons. It is true one of those things that Ebron had no control over with where he was selected and could have had Aaron Donald. Stafford has had plenty of weapons in Detroit. He has never had a running game and I would like to say that his oline has been average at best. Outside of 2 seasons hasnt really had a great defense. Out of his 13 years only 1 bad year for ST really. Stafford has had his chances but what has usually happened is that he gets injured at the absolute wrong moments that derail a season. That has happened multiple times mostly to his throwing fingers.
That loss to the Seahawks in week 3 still annoys me. Ball was batted out of the endzone and should have had the ball at the one. No guarantee we score but still
people act like the rams are gonna win a super bowl with matthew stafford. If they couldn't win won with Goff then mattdaddy wouldn't boost the rams offense. The rams run game sucks and they don't have a true superstar WR
Despite the argument whether Stafford is elite or average, if you’re a Rams fan do you want Jared Goff leading your team on a possible game winning drive or Matthew Stafford?
on the other hand would you rather keep 1-2 firsts and instead shop for someone who is more of a project like wentz? id probably go with stafford but it will be interesting to see how this all pans out and compares to how the colts solved their qb issue.
Idk man, on Goff's best games he out-dueled Mahomes and beat teams in the playoffs. Whatever the case may be, Rams fans will be paying close attention to Lions games and vice versa
Yeah, I'm a Niners fan, and I'm more scared of Stafford than Goff. Without McVay, I think Goff will be found out soon.
@@bretarmstrong6303 has anyone actually thought goff was good?😭
Eli Manning hands down.
Detroit is a blackhole for football. Lions are 5-22 without Stafford since he was drafted in 2009, and they were winless in 2019 without Stafford. So you have to wonder , who's more at fault , a single QB or the whole org top to bottom.
they're now 5-30-1 without stafford, so this comment is hurting more and more
Here they are winless again meanwhile Stafford and the rams are 7-3
Honestly,as much as Stafford screwed up from time to time,the organization is just ran by cowards who just don't know football.
Still,Stafford could've just left Detroit to join a better team prior to signing his big contract.
Literally could've went to a contender or a more competitive team,but stuck with mediocrity.
@@Thelowestofthelowtiers Exactly. I don't feel sorry for the dude. Had I been him, I would have demanded a trade after 2015 or left in free agency after 2016
They had an ok season this year, but they likely didn’t have this much at other positions when Stafford was there.
You fail to mention that Stafford has had more dropped passes by his receivers than any other QB during this time as well.
@The Man It seems to us Lions fans that it happened way too often. Even looking now, at least 2 of his 4 interceptions in LA were from missed catches that should have been made.
@@justinsimmons1738 Own that freak
Sounds like a receiver problem
He's played with Calvin, nate burleson, golden tate, and Marvin jones. Sounds like a him problem
@@orwoodwellson685 Stafford missed extended time his 1st and 2nd season, so its like he only had Calvin for 5 years outta 12, when he started playing full seasons, Burleson was always hurt, so it really was JUST Calvin he had. Then Tate came along, and the Tate Megatron combo only lasted 2 seasons (one of those years were an 11-5 playoff season), then Marvin Jones Tate and Golladay lasted a season before Tate was traded, but in that time, the OC was HORRENDOUS (I'm sure we all remember the name Jim Bob Cooter). Not to mention having a horrible O line the whole time as well. It wasnt just, "oh Stafford had WRs".
If you’re able to beat Tom Brady in the playoffs while your team collapsed, there’s a very good chance you’re more underrated than overrated
How about one of if not the most clutch playoffs in History. This freaking cements him as the 4 quarter comeback king
I feel like he was underrated however, people made him seem like one of the best qbs ever and hes just not.
He's top 30 OAT now, better than Romo, Rivers, Eli, Moon, McNair, McNabb
@@toussaintanderson984 you overestimate how good many of those teams were and are severely underrating rodgers. Several of them were not playoff teams without rodgers and several more gave up 30+ points in the playoffs. its not like he goes one and done a lot he has 11 playoff wins that tied for 8th all time with aikman and staubach
@@toussaintanderson984 did you forget that time rodgers threw 2 hail marys back to back to tie up the game as time expired in the playoffs only to lose the coin toss and never see the ball? Or that other time rodgers through a hail marry against stafford's lions capping off a double digit comeback?
2019 tells you everything you need to know. 3-4-1 and some close losses with him, 0-8 without him. If Tom Brady spent his entire career with Detroit we wouldn’t hardly know his name. I can’t remember another time in NFL history where a QB with elite talent and subpar results switches teams mid career. I wasn’t
alive to watch Plunkett with the Patriots but I know he was good with the Raiders.
Regardless if one thinks he's elite or not, he held that entire franchise together. The Lions would've been completely irrelevant during the 2010's without him. He was always held back by them
"I wasn’t
alive to watch Plunkett with the Patriots but I know he was good with the Raiders."
Plunkett was never good. Never even went to a single Pro Bowl. He was basically a poor man's Eli Manning.
bro the pictures he uses are always hilarious lmao
Man I was already dying 12 seconds in hahaha
It's Barry, what did you expect
Matt stafford's stats right now as a Ram. It is 01-30-2022. The season is over. Super Bowl 56 just happened (as of this edit)
41 TDs against 17 INTs
4,886 passing yards (Franchise season record over Warner)
Passer rating of 102.9
Rams finished 12-5 (Division title),
Stafford just won a playoff game.
Stafford won ANOTHER playoff game (Road game against Tom Brady).
Yes Stafford is now going to play in the Super Bowl.
Matt Stafford throws a game winning TD with less than 2 minutes to Cooper Kupp and wins the super Bowl.
Regardless of what happens next, Stafford proved himself. And I HATE the Rams.
Update 2024
He is a Pro Bwoler again and made the playoffs (he lost but still)
QBR is also No1 I believe at 75 or something.
@@ErickMcNerney Stafford leads the league in qbr AND passer rating as well among starters
Overrated as fuck
@@soarinskies1105 He’s in the MVP conversation
@@soarinskies1105 sure... Don't believe your eyes. How on earth could you dislike him so much that you want to twist the narrative when he's nearly at the top of every category?
And his first year out of Detroit and he's now in the Super Bowl
Who’s here after Stafford is in the Super Bowl after a 41 touchdown 4,800 yard season with a 67 percent completion percentage and a 102 pass rating
edit whos here after Stafford and the Rams won the Super Bowl
in my eyes the best way to describe Stafford is that he is an old school gun slinger. No one can deny his arm talent and he can make just about any throw but that causes him to often make throws that lead to interceptions that's just me
@@UnemploymentScrub23 he was more efficient with less volume and touchdowns
Stanford used to be underrated but now I believe he is overrated. I think a player like Matt Ryan this year will have a similar season to stafford just because of a so much better situation
@@Big_show_guy Matt Ryan had a way better situation in Atlanta than Stafford except for last year
@@Floorslug and when he has had a good situation he won mvp. People are underrating him now because of his last three season which weren’t bad by any means but just had a bad situation and played mediocre when he has a good situation he through 35-7
@@UnemploymentScrub23 and he still lost 😮
Welcome to Detroit. We've won 1 playoff game since the merger. 1 win in 60 years. This shit has been happening since before Stafford was born and it will continue to happen. Also Run game. How many of those close losses would have been wins if the threat of the run shifted the coverage. It's easy to defend against an offense if they only are one dimensional
Most accurate comment. Didn’t even have to mention stafford. If you’re a lions fan and have watched the Stafford era you know. Most these people didn’t have to suffer and watch every Sunday like us, they don’t get it.
If its so easy to defend then why did Stafford win a super bowl with a RB that only rushed for 13 yds? Running isn’t everything it helps but you don’t need it to win because Stafford won the super bowl with no run game
Man this aged well
Who's here after Stafford led the Rams to a Superbowl victory
Me
Bold to make this right before the season. I think this year is his most important in his career since being a rookie. If he looks really good and makes a deep playoff run he could solidify himself as elite. If he implodes then it's pretty clear he's overrated
Looking good for him so far
So far only Goff has imploded.
@@animasters9434 Please don't jinx it bro, I just want Stafford to succeed
@@ronaldomendoza7578 it hasn’t jinxed him
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Moral of the story: he has to play flawlessly, even 1 pick ends the game
And thats why i always respected him. Its matt or bust kind of like my ravens being lamar or bust
@@frandavis1990 t
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Try leading the league in interceptions and still winning the SB
@@radioactiveape1652 finally has a competent team
@@radioactiveape1652 didn’t Eli do that?
QBs and their teams performances are inextricably bound.
The eyeball test is a very good way to guess how much a new veteran QB will help/hurt his new team. To me, Stafford passes.
Care to explain why he passes?
@@Noah_Tindell
"Cannon arm, brah!"
@@Noah_Tindell Sean McVay, Kyle Shannahan, and Frank Reich were all trying to trade hard for Stafford (including others), somehow I'm going to trust their eyes for offense more than yours...
I agree.
@@Noah_Tindell You can just watch quarterbacks to know if they're good to you. It's the reason I've always known Dak was ass but everyone is just now catching on
He can no longer be considered overated he is now in the superbowl
Imagine how his career would of turned out if he wasn't on the Lions for 12 years. What I don't get is why did he stay with the Lions for so long but at least he is getting the recognition he deserves now.
Hold on bro relax. Let him win the super bowl first so then he can truly shut ALL haters up and prove them wrong
Had to be said, all of the criticism in the past still apply on route to the SB. Stafford didn't play well against .500 teams, all of their losses were against .500 teams. 5 losses were all against playoff teams. In particular, when they lost to the Titans and 49ers, he only scored 16 and 10 respectively against them. He also threw a bunch of interceptions late in the season, but they were all covered by the defence. Of the 3 playoff games they have won so far, 2 of them had Stafford and the offence fizzled out and didn't do much for a period, like the second half in the Buccs game and first half against the 49ers. The only criticism against Stafford that had proven to be wrong, is that he can't lead a comeback against good teams. Turns out, to be able to lead to a comeback against good team, you still need the defence to hold the good team in place while you make a comeback. Hopefully he serves as an example for other struggling players in the league, that sometime it really is the front office spinning the coaching roulette that prevents players from developing, hindering their career trajectory, even if he can't win a SB.
@@lc9245 who won the Superbowl ?
I think you don't give enough credit to the fact that against good defenses, Stafford was sitting on his ass after half of his pass attempts and only ever had two good recievers at once. The only reason they at all looked like a productive offense is because of him
Andrew luck had worse and still won
@@chrisderby7417 And look where he's at now. The Colts were completely incapable of building an offensive line to protect him and he ended up retiring. Dude was just tired of getting injured.
Stafford has averaged 4300 yards and 27 TD's per 16 games with an almost 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. In the last 10 seasons he has played in almost every single game despite being sacked almost 30 times a season. He passed for 4000 + yard for 8 straight seasons and outside of his rookie season he has never thrown more INT's than TD's. Had a single season where he had 8 come from behind victories for a team that won 9 games. His passing efficiency has been over 90 during the last decade and his completion % is 63.3 while throwing the ball an average of 575 times per season.
He plays for the Lions who are considered one of the very worst overall franchises in the NFL. Despite this, Stafford has put up Hall of Fame caliber numbers in his overall Lions career.
I dont know how much more Stafford could have done for the Lions. He has been consistently excellent over the last decade. It doesnt even make sense that he has only made a single Pro Bowl during his career. Most QB's would kill for his numbers and consistency.
He gets snubbed every year of a pro bowl, just like this year they picked kyler murray over matthew stafford... what a joke
Don't forget that for the majority of his career they almost never had a run game to speak of hard to not have a lot of interceptions when the defense doesn't have to respect the run
I completely understand where you are coming from however he has had a passing type offense his entire carrer. Most qbs could have done good with there offense type. Now with a ring I think that he will get in the hof and I think that it is pretty deserved however the numbers could have been put up by many qbs.
Dude... you know Stafford was injured in the last 4 games of 2016, right? The Lions went 9-4 with him healthy but couldn't even win a single game with him not at 100%. That's the biggest, most obvious sign he's the only reason the Lions ever won. They haven't won a single game w/o him (or w/o him playing through multiple injuries) since he took over as the full time starter in 2011 (a full season worth of games).
Russell Wilson next? You said he’s the 7th best qb of all time. I’d love to see why.
Compare his career stats to almost any modern QB, he's incredibly efficient. He's probably my 12th best QB all time right now.
@Fries as a hawks fan I’d agree. Russ is fine but no way he’s close to top ten all time. When you watch the games you get a better picture of his real abilities
Yeah, I'd love to know why as well. Russ hasn't done sh't since he lost that elite defense.
@@jacoblee5796 what?
There are many reasons to put him that high.
“To clinch the loss” really feel that as a lions fan lol
Notice how most of the interceptions you mention are on complete desperation plays, I mean what do you want him to do on 4th and 7 with 30 seconds left, throw a check down?
You mean Super Bowl Champion QB, Matt Stafford?
I'm a Lions fan that watched every single game of his career. He was elite. What wasn't shown was every single 4th Q comeback of each season, just the close games where he had to risk everything because his coach and defense were incompetent. LA is going to do very well this season... As a youtuber, this video will probably come back to haunt you. GL
So it's all the coach and defenses fault LOL. He had 3 coaches and 3 coordinators. The common denominator was Matthew Stafford.
@@JayJay413GamerBasedKamiGuru and look at his stats in each playoff game he lost, in 2012 he lost against New Orleans in the wildcard after throwing 380 yards and 2 TDs, what QB loses after putting up those numbers???? Look at his playoff loss to the cowboys the referees were horrid and the defense collapsed. The common denominator is the lions organization not stafford
Your wrong. I don’t blame him for the Matt Patrica era, nobody should, but I can blame him for when we did have good teams. Especially in 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. In 2015 the Lions have a chance to get a bye week, and win the division, and Stafford shows up with his worse performance of all time with an abysmal 50 percent completion percentage and only 215 yards of passing offense. That game is 100% on him, and in 2016-2017 he had bad games down the stretch to lose all 4 games! He doesn’t win big games, even when he played with Calvin Johnson and had a good defense he choked in the two most important games of his career. He’s not elite. He’s a 9-12 quarterback who can beat bad teams but not good ones.
@@honeybadgerstudios21 2011 he threw crucial interceptions down the stretch. 2014-2015 I love how you just skip over the game against the Packers. The defense was holding up, but there’s only so much they can do when the offense does nothing. They’re humans they get tired. Stafford had an abysmal game against the Packers, with a bye and home field advantage on the line! Stafford shit the bed that game. the defense never collapsed that season. And Stafford still had a chance to win that game! We always praise Stafford for comeback drives but he never did it when it mattered.
@@imadepresseddetroitfan7197 Like I said in the initial comment, I've watched every single one of Stafford's games live. He was the sole reason that 90% of the games were even close, for him to even have a chance to "lose the game". If you can't understand that, then you don't understand football.
He's elite now
As a Lions fan, it isn't either or. He's in between. He's second tier. Very good, not elite. End of argument
He is elite
@@shawnporterjr2890 he had done nothing to prove it
@@shawnporterjr2890 Since he is elite, name his signature moment.
@@twopregnantwomenfightingis2317 this year he will not that he got a team
@@adgee5401 lmao i could name like 100
He ain’t elite but he’s good, Lions typically didn’t have much outside of Stafford and receivers. He never had a good run game or that great of an offensive line. I never really expected him to have as many game winning drives against good teams cause the Lions are just a mediocre team in there best seasons. Some of those late game losses it seems like the whole team collapsed too cause after all it’s the Lions, an unlucky and garbage franchise
One of the things that isn't really captured here is the pressure Stafford was frequently under to 'win the game himself'. A lot of the picks in critical situations were because Stafford was forced into high risk plays in order keep the game alive.
You need to make another video taking this back.
A year later almost and it is now the argument around if he is a HOF player now
Elite but was in a shitty situation his whole career kinda like Steven Jackson on the Rams
Rams squeezed some good years out of Marc Bulger and Tory Holt was at his best after the Greatest Show on Turf and he still had some decent pieces on the O-Line for Jackson. They just didn't have that defense up to par. They had pieces (Leonard Little, La'Roi Glover, and O.J. Atogwe) but still wasn't completely in sync with the whole unit.
@@Noah_Tindell I’m a leftover Rams fan from St. Louis so I know lol glad they’re finally doing good now but I still hate Kroenke with a passion
Whos here after he led the Rams to a Super Bowl?
Disclaimer: I despise Hindsight Harolds, so that's not my intention here.
This season has shown he is still the same Stafford that can pull off some of the most impossible throws you've ever seen, but also the guy that throws 8 picks in 4 games and some Carson Wentz-esque turnovers against the Titans (those lucky ass plays were one of the reasons why I never believed in the Titans btw). I think the idea that if you put him in a better situation has been proven correct, but more importantly this season has been an even bigger indictment of Detroit football in the 2010s. Seriously, it was even worse than we thought it was.
Stafford does have tons of talent, but still has the tendency to throw some horrible picks that keep him from being in the top tier of QBs. Probably a top 5 QB right now (but I do think it is debatable), is good enough to make the big game when not forced to hard carry everything, and is certainly helping to elevate his team a bit at the same time. 8/10 QB and seems like a great guy.
Now has a SB win to add to that
he’s a gunslinger. he’s gonna make throws that we look at and say to brady or aaron rodgers wouldn’t make that throw but its because they probably cant so they dont try. its just the way he plays I think penalizing him for it is expecting him to be perfect which no qb is. not to mention he had to have that mentality for 12 years carrying a whole franchise. agreed some plays are like what just happened but again no qb is perfect. imo he’d be up there w the greats had he been on a good team
0:15 Drafted by an 0-16 Team
0:54 2010: 6-10 & Shoulder Problems
1:14 2011: 10-6, 5,000 Yards, Top 6 Offense, Disappointing Comebacker
2:40 Lions vs Saints
3:06 2012: + Calvin Johnson, 20 TD Passes, 4-12
7:34 2014: Best defense in a long time
10:00 2015: 1-7 --> 7-9
21:47
Both Suh and Stafford were added without the rookie salary cap in place. Both players were making big $ and the Lions could not fill out their roster without the necessary cap room. They also had several dead cap hits they were trying to navigate. So it was only a matter of time when that roster would peter out.
time to revisit this.
Wow, I can tell that you never actually watched Stafford play. You can blame some of this on him, sure. But have you noticed an OVERWHELMING theme?
The defense gives up a shit ton of points and Stafford tries desperately to get back into the game and takes too many chances, because you kind
of have to when you're desperate. He NEVER had a rushing attack and the play calling was beyond a joke.
So you can go on and on about all these "failures" of his, but without him at QB, Detroit is a 4-12 team at it's best during this time.
The Rams are lucky to have gotten an Elite QB and as time goes on, you are going to look like quite the chump.
He's not Tom Brady, no, but he's also never been given support, my god, he spent most of his time running for his life behind an offensive line
that had more holes in it than a damn cheese grater.
WTF is wrong with you? You can't base whether or not he is elite based off of his time in Detroit, that's a fucking joke.
Tom Brady isn’t “elite” per se
4-12 is being very generous
@@kingDrAgOnZoRdS I said at their best. lol
I watched his whole career... hes elite 3 -4 drives a game
@@chardeemacdennis3852 then no you didnt
Stafford won games despite best efforts by his own team and the refs to make them lose. Very rarely as a fan would I ever pin a loss entirely on him. He had bad games, sure. There was one game against KC where he was absolutely abysmal and got benched, but even the best QBs have bad games. But when I watched him, I saw a guy fighting every play and making great throws and clutch plays despite the odds against him. Didn't always translate into wins, but without Stafford, the Lions would be like 2-14 every freaking year.
And now stafford earned that ring, for sure Detroit held him back
Well this aged well.
are you posting this before or during the 2022 season?
The quality of the videos has been going up lately. Good shit. Barry for president, let’s get weed banned for good. Also Tom Brady moans when he wipes his ass
@@ThePrufessa not if Barry becomes president
@@ThePrufessa every year I hear “in a few years”
@@ThePrufessa You clearly don't follow Barry on twitter
@@ThePrufessa everyone I know who ever did hard drugs either got started after drinking or smoking doobies. You can cite all the stats and studies you want, won’t change what I’ve seen with the naked eye🤷♂️gateway drug 100% now it does have many medical uses, I’m all for the oil extracts for people who are in serious pain, but as a recreational drug it’s no different than taking a shit ton of painkillers, prescription med abuse.
@@calvin5541 I am proof of otherwise for that ignorance you hold... I smoke weed daily and have never touched anything else in my life...the choices people make in their own lives are what cause drug addicts most of the time not Marijauna
I would like to see an update to this video now that Stafford won a Super Bowl.
In Detroit he was overrated.
But in la he's elite
A lot of this sounds like the lions defense was trash despite Stafford putting them in positions to win
Sounds like Matt Ryan, yet people hate him and love Stafford 🤷🏽♂️
I think more people hate stafford that Matty ice
Who’s here after Stafford won a SB with the rams ??
Please don’t jinx it.
I have to wonder, do good QB's actually overcome having no running game AND being stuck with a bad defense? I agree that they can still do well if they have no run support. I agree that they can carry a bad defense. But I don't think there are many who do well without a running game in addition to bad defense. I think Stafford may be more akin to Steve Young when all is said and done. Sometimes a franchise is just so bad that even a HOF QB can't make it all better.
He had a top 5 defense in 2014 and still couldn’t win, but continue giving the guy excuses.
@@jacintogarza3209 Which still doesn't answer my question. Are there QB's out there who overcame having a consistently poor defense AND no running game?
@@jacintogarza3209 and how was the running game? how was the o-line overall? The defense only handles one side of the ball, and they also committed too many costly penalties. I watched the games. Lions have been so undesciplined during Stafford's tenure - so many fricken penalties (and some BS calls for sure). There's more to a team than the QB. Just look at his stats and numbers with the Rams so far.
@@jacintogarza3209 2013 he had a 15th rank defense 7th ranked oline and a top 10 RB he had everything he needed to win a playoff game but choked lost to a 2 win Tampa team at home, lost to Baltimore on Thursday night Football and lost again vs NY when they had the lead threw a pick 6 the defense went 9 drives straight without giving up points
Stafford is great, he was held back by being on the shitty Lions.
Bingo
Rams fans are hoping that's true. I think that's a cop out.
@@wd6358 dude I will tell you now I have been a Lions and a Browns fan all my life. The second year I watched Stafford I was upset. I knew he was one of the greats but he was stuck on the Lions. Trust me when I tell you he will go off this year. Rams are actually a team and he finally getting what he deserves.
@@wd6358 What do you think now?
@@detroitandclevelandfan5503 lol. He went all the way to and won the damn SB on one of the most clutch postseason runs in SB history
Barry coming clutch with a banger
(No offense to Aaron Hernandez)
I think Matt Stafford is a good QB that could have developed into an elite QB if he was drafted almost anywhere but Detroit. He certainly had the ability to, but I think the lack of help outside of Megatron and the Lions being the Lions kind of squandered his progression into the upper echelon of QBs of his generation
@@ThePrufessa Bro who asked for a masters thesis
@@ThePrufessa i wasn’t talking about his progression as a talent, i was talking about the progression of his image and perception stalling at being a statpadder due to him not performing well against good teams and in the playoffs. but i do agree with your assessment of him being one of the best passers in the league in spite of the lions
This didn't age well
Who’s here after he won the big game
The bar was so low for success in Detroit. Remember he said all I have to do is win 6 games and I’ll be a hero!😂
People crack me up saying Stafford had a defense. Suh, Fairley, and the rest. My response? The same defense that allowed MATT FLYNN TO THROW 6 TDS? I repeat MATT FLYNN!
As a Lions fan I'm extremely biased, but Stafford is very very good. He kept us relevant for years. It just sucks him and Calvin couldn't win a playoff game or the division.
After Stanford’s superb owl, I’d like to hear your opinion now.
overated
@@Locketlover dead ball knolly
Who's here after Stafford made the Super Bowl?
Edit: Now he won the Super Bowl
Ideas
Teddy Bridgewater: What Could Have Been
Alex Smith: Bad or Unlucky
Why the Seahawks have only appeared in 2 SBs and Won 1 of them with Russell Wilson
Joe Flacco: WTF career
Cam Newton: Overrated or Unlucky
Tbh. I would love too see you do a vid on Kirk or Derek carr, I feel like those would be VERY good videos.
Everyone who watches football knew Stafford is a great QB. I'm a packers fan and saw it. I'm going to save this video for 15 year's and rub it in your face when he's in the hall of fame
You should rub it now. Man won a SB
Mighty funny to be recommended this now
Just from watching him, he seems like a hybrid of Brett Farve and Eli Manning.
Rocket arm, decent decision making skills but highly prone to mistakes.
What doesn't help is that he's on one of the most snakebitten franchises in SPORTS and the team around him collapses at the drop of a hat, and his above-average skill level can only do so much to hold the Lions together.
I think he'll do better in LA and I wish him the best of luck.
How can Stafford be elite when he allows the other team to score 40+ points /s
Yeah Stafford is terrible on defense, maybe that’s because he doesn’t play defense. But it’s still his fault?
Because stafford doesnt play defense?
@@jrreid92 that’s the joke
Stafford and Cousins basically were the litmus test for good teams. Both have ridiculously bad records against winning/playoff teams, so it was nice to see you point that out. I agree he isn’t elite, he’s a good QB that in terms of talent should be capable of winning a SB, but has never really shown the ability to beat good teams. I think that will change a bit on a better team with the Rams, but he’ll have to prove it first.
As a Lions fan, this is exactly how I feel. Good qb who, if it wasn't for inconsistency, would be rly good, just short of elite. He plays rly well 2/3rds of the time, but just plays okay the other 1/3rd, while sometimes making dumb mistakes. He's a second tier qb imo, or at least was at his peak. His tenure with the Rams will determine whether he was just good or second tier behind the elite guys
Your analysis here is pretty bad. Those "picks" you showed were the freaking receiver acting like a volleyball player tipping that shit into the air. Also, you should update this video about Stafford
Hmmm let’s see how this is now that he won in LA
Video Suggestion.
Derek Carr: Underrated or Overrated?
My bias has come out since I'm a Raiders fan.
2 TDpg and over 300 ypg on his road to the Super Bowl with the Rams... This video did not age well.
If only McVay and Stafford could have found each other earlier... I think that Stafford would be viewed as Elite
Matt is going to the SB so elite baby!!!!
I wanna see a Big Ben video for the comedy alone
well you got your answer now haha
Who’s here because Stafford is going to the SB??
Barry what kind of music do you use in your background
Aged like milk. He’s goated rings last forever.
Did it? He had plenty of ugly games like always and showed what he always has. He’s pretty good but in that tier 2 of QBs, not the best of the best
@@Rekcha but then there’s the sol and blue color shades that say come after this man in the fourth quarter and he’ll destroy you. First year in the team and he elevated Cooper Kupp into a madden glitch. Conducts some of the baddest final drives in the playoffs and gets no respect. Lol but Brett Farve does cause he’s got cheese on his head.
Never claimed this man was perfect, and he had some bad picks and throws last year but I want Stafford and Kupp in the 4th down 7. Like maybe the key is for the rams to be down or tied in the 4th. And then madden mode Matthew is unlocked. And again, it’s his SECOND YEAR and he is already playing with house money now that the monkey is off everyone’s back. I expect more of the same from him this year. Just with a few fewer turnovers (12-14)
I see why Detroit rides with this guy.
@@Rekcha the fact that he didnt let those ugly games ruin him... EVERY player has rough games
@@PTDBond As a lifelong Lions fan (I feel like this is an anthem now) I can say, wholeheartedly, he's the best quarterback we've ever seen. The previous top options in my life (in no particular order): Scott Mitchell, Charlie Batch, Rodney Pete, Jared Goff, Eric Hipple. ERIC HIPPLE!
That being said...
He's a very good quarterback.
Not HOF worthy. I hope he rebounds from his injuries and proves me wrong
Matt Stafford was literally worth like 6 wins a year by himself no joke
Then why did they only win 5 last season? This hyperbole is ridiculous. He will get exposed and the weight of having to win will erase all of this what if foolishness.
@@adgee5401 The Lions would have had negative one wins and seventeen losses last year with a league average QB, apparently.
@@adgee5401
Let's come back to this comment in January.
@@adgee5401 You are clearly not a Lions fan. Our team is a 1-2 win team without Stafford. Last year and the year before we are winless when Stafford misses games.
@@adgee5401 why'd they go 0-8 without him in 2019
Just got to the part about "Stafford's only Pro Bowl" ... Quick reminder that Stafford was the 4th QB ever to pass for 5,000 yards in a season and got fucked by Cam Newton's Hype train in 2011 and got passed as even AN ALTERNATE selection.
if you watched him objectively in Detroit, you'd see something that stats barely show and that even adjusting for supporting casts doesn't show: he can't read a defense. that's the thing that often separates the guy with the wretched record against good teams from the winner; pulling off wins here and there that solely came from audibles, seeing mismatches, body language, etc.
Jared Goff certainly doesn't look so bad now, does he? when the trade was made, the two were IDENTICAL statistically - even considering Goff's inexperience. Stafford walked into a great situation, ppl were excited around the change, the team was made a bit better and he won ... but look NOW. I'd bet almost anything that Goff ends up with the better career. what's crazy is he was getting ZERO excuses from Lions fans. it was the strangest thing ...
For a decade, the defense of Stafford was that he didn't have the perfect situation: it was literally "if he had above average targets, a great running game, elite protection and a stellar defense, he'd be a winner" ... huh?!? so would ANYONE .. shit, Tebow won with and without all of those things by being timely. he sucked all the time until it mattered. Stafford was good all the time until it mattered. maybe a little hyperbolic but not only can Matt not read a defense but he lacks 'something' that ppl act like they find in these "comeback" scenarios when he should have been ahead in those games to begin with.
the problem with analyzing him is that he's a painfully average QB with a sometimes great presentation.
I guess those doubts have been silenced.
boy did barry eat his words
Oh the irony
Here we are
Matthew was an extremely elite QB stuck on a mediocre team
He’s indeed a franchise QB who’s been stuck on a shitty franchise, Detroit will never have anything good
Ok with the season starting tomorrow maybe I was a little harsh on Detroit but my point about how the place never helped him out still stands because he won a ring in his first year on a team that gave him a system to use so yeah, he’ll be in the hall of fame
The question of whether or not Stafford is elite will be answered by how performs with new surroundings, new teammates and fans and local media that see him as an upgrade.
Stafford was overrated, Calvin Johnson made him by catching all his out of range passes. It's the reason Calvin Johnson had to retire early.
Guess Cooper Kupp also carried him, and now Puka Nacua
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Feels like parts of Stafford losing was do to bad play calling. The QB doesn’t do all the play calling
This statement is ringing true when you compare the trade. Goff is still winless without McVay.
The only thing that sucks about your videos is that when I want to share them with people, your channel name makes me sound like a fucking pervert lol.
Yeah Stafford made some stupid mistakes but damn, so many of the instances you discussed were just some SERIOUS shitty defense
I love how people are completely erasing the Rams Defense & Sean McVay from this past season, but blaming the Lion's coaching and Defenses for everything else. Sean McVay made Jared Goff look good with worse versions of that Ram roster...
I love how you are completely erasing the Stafford's clutch playoff plays and Cooper Kupps coincidental rise to greatness from this past season, but giving Staffords coaching and Defenses credit for his success. Jared Goff made McVay and the Rams look bad with better versions of that Rams roster like the underwhelming 18 point performance against the Packers in 2021 or when they missed the playoffs in 2020 despite Goff starting all games both seasons while still having Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Cooper Kupp...
@@1digidude coincidental rise of Cooper Kupp? In his seasons before last year he had nearly identical stats as Keenan Allen as a Third WR having played less games. This year he had the opportunity to become the #1 WR due to injuries, combined with McVay designing Plays and formations meant to set him up in mismatch coverage. Even though he was their #1 eventually he was still lining up in the Slot, TE or even the backfield most plays setting him up against the Nickle/Dime Backs, Linebackers and safeties... Kupp has been their statistically best WR 3 times before last year, so 3/4 of his seasons...
Last year Stafford tied for most interceptions with a Rookie, handed the 49ers a playoff win, and a 3 game sweep, that they dropped. In several games he could be considered the cause for the Loss, Like the first game against the 49ers where he was 1:2 (1 being a pick 6, and hey look its the same guy who dropped the one in the playoffs), the Titans where he was 1(Late game stat pad TD):2 (Look another pick 6...), he was bailed out in his worst performance against the Vikings where he was 1:3 with under 200 yards. Coincidentally all three of those games, he didn't throw a TD to Kupp
The Rams missed the Playoffs once in Goff's Career, with a Record that won the Eagles NFC East, and got Tennessee the AFC Wildcard... Out of the toughest NFC division when The Seahawks weren't jokes and the 49ers made the SB. Before that season, they made the SB.
He isn't the Hall of Famer people keep making him out to be when hes literally giving games away, especially in the Playoffs, like mentioned against the 49ers, especially in the Superbowl, where he threw ints that Gave the Bengals ample opportunity to go up by a lot more.
@@sighduck9789 LMAO you win dude, this is too godamn long to spend anymore time on. Good day to you. For the record would kill, fuck and marry Mathew stafford even if he is the worst QB of all time and deserves to die for being called good.
@@sighduck9789 Rams D was ranked 15 last year, nice try Goff.
How are those doubts today?
Caldwell never should have been fired.
And today he doesn't even have a job in the league after turning the shitshow Lions into 11-5, 7-9, 9-7, and 9-7. He's gotta be being blackballed.
@@QwertyCaesar He’s arguably the best Lions’ coach of the Super Bowl era. Maybe number 2.
Outside of Megatron, the lions didn't really do much to help out Stafford
Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay, Eric Ebron, Goldan Tate.... that's off the top of my head.
@@RockinRobb01 Don't you dare include stone hands in that list
@@RockinRobb01 Stone Hands Ebron doesnt count. I would happily include 1 great year of Boldin over Ebron. Tate and Megatron was one of the best combos in the league for a few years though.
@@wiplash123987 Eh, he's been a good TE for Pittsburgh. I'm sure Stafford will be a.top 10 QB nezt season, but that doesn't mean he didn't get much help
@@RockinRobb01 He may be a good TE for Pitt but he wasnt as a Lion. I am a Lions fan and we greatly dislike him for many reasons. It is true one of those things that Ebron had no control over with where he was selected and could have had Aaron Donald. Stafford has had plenty of weapons in Detroit. He has never had a running game and I would like to say that his oline has been average at best. Outside of 2 seasons hasnt really had a great defense. Out of his 13 years only 1 bad year for ST really. Stafford has had his chances but what has usually happened is that he gets injured at the absolute wrong moments that derail a season. That has happened multiple times mostly to his throwing fingers.
That loss to the Seahawks in week 3 still annoys me. Ball was batted out of the endzone and should have had the ball at the one. No guarantee we score but still
Crazy how this popped up in my recommendation 🤣🤣
Bring this series back
people act like the rams are gonna win a super bowl with matthew stafford. If they couldn't win won with Goff then mattdaddy wouldn't boost the rams offense. The rams run game sucks and they don't have a true superstar WR
They have Sony Michel for a running game
Bro, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp and D-Jax ARE a good trio. You don't need a top WR when you can replace their production in multiple guys
@@Noah_Tindell Also have Van Jefferson and Tutu Atwell(who was overdrafted).
Goff isn't a top 20 QB, Stafford is top 12.
@@RockinRobb01 I completely forgot about Van Jefferson. I knew about Atwell but he's an unproven commodity at the moment
This aged like warm milk.
Alot of the interceptions are balls that the receivers boofed
I'd say he found his second life in LA. I'm happy for him, he deserves a Super Bowl ring after all the losing he endured in Detroit.
Sometimes I go back to this video and laugh about how wrong it is.