The San Francisco Giants’ catchphrase for the 2010 season was, “Giants Baseball: Torture.”
Maybe the Lions should adopt the catchphrase, “Lions Football: Where One Kick to the Groin Immediately Follows Another.”
Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com is reporting that Matthew Stafford may have a Grade 3 separation of his right shoulder and therefore could be done of the year. He had an MRI on Monday, but the results are unknown. He suffered a Grade 2 separation earlier this season that caused him to miss six weeks of the season, so obviously if his current injury is worse than that, then he’ll be out longer.
Making matters worse for the 2-6 Lions is that Shaun Hill, who played well when Stafford was out the first time, continues to recover from a forearm injury and may not be ready to play in Week 10. That means ineffective third-stringer Drew Stanton will once again start under center for the depleted Lions.
There’s no doubt that this young team is heading in the right direction under coach Jim Schwartz and GM Martin Mayhew, who has already put together a competitive roster. Mayhew needs to continue to add talent, but he and Schwartz also need that talent to stay healthy or else the Lions will have a tough time compiling victories. They’re not the 0-16 mess that they were under Matt Millen – far from it, in fact. But they’re also still a very unfortunate franchise.
Boy, it’s tough to see such a promising season derailed by essentially the same injury. If Stafford will indeed be out a while, Shaun Hill becomes an interesting pickup this week for owners in need of QB help. He may not be available for Week 10, but even so, he’s a nice addition to a QBBC for those owners still reeling from the loss of Tony Romo. If Hill is under center, the rest of the Lions will retain most of their value, but if the team has to turn to Drew Stanton for any length of time, it’s going to hurt Calvin Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, Jahvid Best and Nate Burleson.
