No. Don't think that you sound like a hater at all. Like I said...I think my question is best answered by Lion fan or someone that follows the NFC North.
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He often has long lulls for a quarter at a time where he doesn't do much. Not sure if there is a key to knowing when that will be. Some QBs do worse when you drop everyone and they have too much time. Others crumble under bringing the house. Not sure if Stafford has any of those tendencies.
Yes, I've heard about the "lull" issue (phrased in one way or another). Was he bored/disinterested? In looking at who his HC's and OC's have been in his tenure in Detroit, I'm not sure that I'd classify any of them as being aggressive or innovative. One of the staples of McVay's offense is to get the QB out on some boots with misdirection. After watching Goff at Cal and year 1 with Fisher, I wouldn't have suspected to see him on the move as much as he's been with McVay. I'm wondering if moving the pocket more frequently will give Stafford different looks as opposed to just the standard 3, 5, and 7-yard drops.
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One big scheme difference is that Stafford has generally had guys that are great at fighting for 50/50 balls (golladay, jones, hock). Separation and pinpoint accuracy were less important. Kupp/Woods/Jackson/Jefferson are all precision/timing WRs . Will this align with what Stafford is best at?
Maybe the book against the Rams is to press cover or blanket WRs and take away what Stafford likes to do?
Yeah...McVay clearly has a preference for the average-sized WR that can get in and out of their breaks clean. And I'm not hatin' on that. But I think it's also pretty clear that, come the playoffs, the officials tend to "let the kids play" a little more and DC's take advantage of that to have their secondary be more physical. I could see that as being a counter to McVay's offensive scheme. But I haven't heard too many folks complain about Stafford's accuracy (or lack thereof).
