Lions to pick Stafford

Surprising no one, the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with Georgia QB Matt Stafford (or at least that's what Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting).

I think this is a mistake on the Lions' part and, as such, the past few months have been like watching a car accident in slow motion (actually, you could think of the Lions' past few years like that, but this is the part where the tractor-trailer full of gasoline arrives on the scene). We all knew it was going to happen, but I couldn't help but wince when I heard it.

This team clearly has more holes than can be addressed in one off-season. Their defense was notably lousy, giving up a ridiculous amount of points(32 per game) and yards (404 per game). Now you have a rookie QB (a junior at that) walking into a situation where he's expected to be a savior. How many rookie QBs have directed offenses that have scored more than 32 points per game?

Yes, yes, Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco came in last year and took their teams to the playoffs. What they're overlooking is the fact that their teams had building blocks in place (Baltimore's stout defense, for example). What the hell do the Lions do well? Lose?

At least they're doing the wrong thing the right way. By bringing Stafford into the fold early, they avert any chance of a holdout and give him the most amount of time to acclimate to the pro game.