Detroit — This isn’t necessarily a big deal. Many will say it isn’t a deal at all. But I’ll go ahead and pose it: What’s the deal with Matthew Stafford?
The Lions have a new offense, a new coordinator, new terminology, new tight ends. They have three weeks until they open at Arizona, followed by a tough five-game gauntlet. Matt Patricia desperately needs a stronger start in his second season, and yet, we see nothing and the Lions show nothing. Which probably means we know nothing.
But do they? Stafford hasn’t played in the first two preseason games, including a 30-23 loss at Houston Saturday night.