It’s not as simple as “no Megatron, no problem” for the Lions — they're still 1-2 — but it can’t be ignored that Matthew Stafford is off to a sizzling start to his first season without one of the best receivers to ever play the game.
Stafford has a rating of 105.0 through three games, completing 67.5 percent of his passes (6.4 percent above his career average) with seven touchdowns and only two picks.
For Jim Caldwell, though, there hasn’t been a change in Stafford himself, only the players he’s throwing to.
“I've always seen him the same way.