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A 5,000 yard passer at 81?
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Stafford, No. 81, irony...
81. Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
Is this the first controversial one? Stafford threw for over 5,000 yards, completed 63.5% and ended up with a 41 to 16 touchdown to interception ratio. Surely those are the numbers of a guy who should be in the top 10? Not for us because at the end of the day, they’re just numbers. Stafford’s number certainly benefited from throwing the ball more in the regular season than any other QB (663 times) and having an out-of-this-world receiver to throw to. What concerned us about Stafford was while he finished the season hot he was pretty poor through the middle stretch of the season. Blame it on injury, but this list doesn’t recognize injury, and nor does that reasoning excuse the shocking number of bad decisions he made. However, even with that mid-season bout of extremely poor play, Stafford was good value for a spot in the top 101, after some late season work that showed exactly what he is capable of. Those last three games are the ones people will point to in saying we’re crazy but try re-watching his play away at the Bears and on Thanksgiving to get the balance.
This post was edited by xnozx. on May 5 2012 12:16pm