Unbelivable: Lions QB Jared Goff Says He Is Not good enough to lead Lions to Super Bowl

To be clear, Jared Goff is not going to win Detroit’s most prized trophy by himself. He can be the quarterback, but that won’t be enough.

Matthew Stafford gave the Detroit Lions the continuity and stability at the quarterback position that they had never had before. Not in my lifetime, not in the lifetime of my father (born in 1960), and not for an NFL team that has existed since 1930 during the whole Super Bowl era. The names that come closest are Eric Hipple and Scott Mitchell, but both of them only made 57 starts for Detroit while Stafford made 165 starts for the Lions.

Stafford’s demand to avoid another general manager and coaching change was granted by Detroit, marking the first time the team had genuinely collapsed since he joined the first winless team in the history of the league in 2009. It was challenging to confront what seemed to be the

Matthew Stafford brought stability and consistency to the quarterback position that the Detroit Lions had never had before. Not in my lifetime, not in the lifetime of my 1960-born father, and not during the entire Super Bowl period for an NFL team that has existed since 1930. While Stafford started 165 games for the Lions, the closest names are Eric Hipple and Scott Mitchell, who each only started 57 games for Detroit.

It was the first time the team had really collapsed since Stafford joined the first winless team in the history of the league in 2009, and Detroit granted his demand to avoid going through another general manager and coaching change. Facing what felt like the harsh reality was challenging.