Sep 12, 2010; Chicago, IL, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws a pass during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Matthew Stafford won the comeback player of the year award, as voted by fans, at ESPN’s ESPYS on Wednesday. It makes sense for Stafford, an injury-riddled player in 2009 and 2010, to win the comeback player of the year award after watching him dismantle NFL secondary’s all season in 2011 by posting a grand total of 41 passing touchdowns and just over 5,000 yards through the air.

We’ll take the award, but it still doesn’t erase the expletives my TV set heard after watching Julius Peppers nearly end Stafford’s career to start the 2010 NFL Season.

The tone of the chippy game between the Norris division rivals was set at the very beginning of the game when Julius Peppers clothes-lined Calvin Johnson into fumbling the ball into the hands of Brian Urlacher. That was straight out of the movie ‘Longest Yard’–”I think I broke his freaking neck.” (I’m talking the old one with Burt Reynolds, not that Adam Sandler crap.) I would have bet all of what little money I have on the fact that if that had been a Lion doing the clothes-lining, that player would have been flagged and kicked out of the game, then driven straight to the airport. (more…)

As “glove-gate” came to a merciful end Sunday in Chicago, the droves of Detroit Lions fans jumping off the bandwagon could literally be heard.  Not only were the Lions humiliated in Chicago, but they’ve been once again villified by the national media following their 37-13 loss to the Chicago Bears.

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