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This article doesn't seem particularly honest or objective.
Maybe not. But it is factual. Stafford has made it to the postseason 3 times in 12 years. That's 25%. We can debate how much of it was Stafford not being able to elevate his team or how much his team failed him. But facts are facts. He did have weapons around him. He did have a lot of losing. What he didn't have was a trend setting offensive mind designing the offense around him. We're going to see what happens when he has all those things. And if he has success, detractors will probably say, "well yeah, he had all those things around him".
Yes, there are certain facts in the article but I don't feel like they're being presented in context. Or without implication. The writer is suggesting that Stafford had plenty of talent and a good enough defense, which I think is pretty dishonest. A QB and top WR does not equal playoff success and wins as this author is suggesting.
Not to mention having almost no running game throughout his entire career. Brady and Moss couldn't do it all on their own, so it's ludicrous to me to suggest the Stafford and Megatron(or whoever) should have been winning playoff games. The Lions defense and lack of a running were too much to overcome in the postseason. If Dan Marino couldn't regularly do it, I don't see why Stafford should be criticized for it.