With the future in focus now that the Detroit Lions have moved on from head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn, the next chess piece is that of quarterback Matthew Stafford. Team owner Sheila Ford Hamp said his future will be decided not by her, but the team’s next head coach. But that hasn’t stopped just about everyone from speculating on what will happen with the Lions’ franchise quarterback of the past 12 years.
Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press wrote a thoughtful piece on the topic, noting that Detroit’s current position in the draft—well behind two quarterback-needy teams in the Jets and Jaguars—could complicate things.