Stafford to Detroit in $41.7 million deal

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There are worse things for recruiting than having your starting quarterback become the #1 pick of the NFL Draft. Personally, I'm hoping they use their 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks on offensive linemen. It's extremely hard to be a good quarterback when you're in the hospital. Here's the reaction to Stafford's deal from around the country:

-- Stafford to be new Lions QB - AJC
-- Lions show how much they value Stafford - Detroit Free Press
-- No room for debate - MLive
-- Pressure will be intense - NFL Blogs
-- Here comes the losing - AP
-- 5 things I think - Peter King

Here the ESPN talking heads go on and on about Stafford. Honestly, I don't have any idea what Chris Carter brings to the table, but I'm obviously not in charge of personnel in Bristol. I also don't get what you learn by holding a clipboard in the NFL, but whatever. The important thing to me is that he'll be in camp immediately, and he can start learning.



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