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Detroit Lions mailbag: Revisiting Matthew Stafford trade talk

It’s mailbag time! Every week, Dave Birkett will answer your Detroit Lions questions. Send them via Twitter to @davebirkett or by email to dbirkett@freepress.com.

Is a $30 million cap hit for trading an overpaid and grossly underperforming player also a $30 million cap hit if a team keeps the same player, when all five players at his position who were drafted last year and a rookie in Cle. are all having better seasons than he is? — @RadioDanH891

Matthew Stafford continues to be a hot topic as we head down the homestretch, so let’s start this week’s mailbag with a couple questions about his future in Detroit.