PHOENIX - Matthew Stafford has been a hot topic at the NFL owners meetings for as long as Jim Caldwell has been coming to them as Lions head coach.
In 2014, Caldwell’s first season in Detroit, the question was what Caldwell, a perceived quarterback whisperer, could do for Stafford’s game.
A year later, Stafford was under scrutiny because of the Lions’ sputtering offense. And last year, after a rebound of a second half, everyone wanted to know what Stafford and Jim Bob Cooter would do for an encore.
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Well, Stafford put together one of his best seasons as a pro last year, leading the Lions to a 9-7 record and a wild-card appearance, and at the NFC coaches breakfast Wednesday, Caldwell didn’t field his first Stafford question until nearly 40 minutes into his hourlong interview with reporters.