Matt Stafford must play now

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Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com is saying that Matthew Stafford must play and start right now in this season. This flies against the conventional wisdom of having a potentially great quarterback sit behind a veteran until he learns enough to become the starter.

Matt Stafford must be ready

Peyton Manning started as a rookie, so did Eli, Matt Ryan, and others. They all claim the experience was worth it.

If he sits this season, that will make 2010 a learning year for him because learning from the sidelines isn’t learning on the field.

So let’s say Culpepper starts the entire season. The Lions go 3-13. Then what? Stafford has his real rookie season in 2010, and the Lions are starting over again. For coach Schwartz, it would mean Year 3 before a playoff chance is even possible.

By playing Stafford this season and letting him learn on the fly, it might accelerate that timetable.

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Would you start Matthew Stafford to get his career going earlier? Only if he was ready. Only if he is ready. That beared repeating.

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