The Detroit Lions are preparing for Sunday’s game and the news and rumors are ramping up.
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Stafford Praised by Peete
Former quarterback Rodney Peete took some time to praise Matthew Stafford.
“He’s still growing, he’s extremely talented. You look around at different quarterbacks around the league and you hear them talk, and people talk about just sheer raw talent, Aaron Rodgers gets mentioned a lot, but I think Matthew Stafford from just a pure talent standpoint is right up there,” Peete told ESPN.
“He’s got all the tools. He can throw the ball with anybody, moves around great. Keeping him healthy is the key. I like where he’s going, I like where his heads at.”
Peete said that he’s met Stafford and talked some with him, and that Stafford is a humble guy who is making good decisions.
He said that Stafford is taking the right steps to enter the top tier of quarterbacks in the league, including taking care of the football.
“He seems to have really understood when to throw it away, when not to throw it away; when to take chances, when not to take chances,” he said.
“It’s working out, and I think that’s the maturity that he’s developed over the past year.”
Peete also said that he notices a different attitude from the team as opposed to last year.
“They really feel like they can get it done. They’re making plays, without making mistakes,” he said.
“The last couple years, it was a feeling like ‘oh no here it goes again,’ now it feels like no matter what the situation, they’re going to find a way to win.”
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