I keep hearing more and more talk about Matt Stafford being named the starter for the Detroit Lions soon.
One line of reasoning goes that the Lions want to make the announcement soon so that he gets the majority of the repetitions during training camp.
I certainly hope the Lions don’t plan to rush the young quarterback like this.
Daunte Culpepper is a capable veteran who can handle the quarterback duties until Stafford is ready. Culpepper won’t be the Pro Bowler that he was in Minnesota, but I liked some of the things I saw from him late last season and this year he will be in better shape and have more of a grasp of the offense.
If Stafford is clearly the better quarterback during training camp, then start him. But don’t throw him in there just because you’ve invested a lot of money in him. I’ve never heard of a quarterback being harmed by held back a few games, but many have suffered permanent damage by being rushed into action.