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Three reasons why the Detroit Lions should not draft Tua Tagovailoa

By Kevin McCormick Jr

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 09: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates throwing a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the LSU Tigers in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 09: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates throwing a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the LSU Tigers in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

Reason #1: Matthew Stafford is the Man

I’m going to start this article off like this, because I think it’s blasphemous how many people overlook this aspect.

It’s crazy how many Detroit Lions fans want to move on from Matthew Stafford. One of the few glimpses of hope in the Motor City, and people want to get rid of him.

Year in and year out, this man sheds his blood, sweat, and tears for the city of Detroit. Despite everything collapsing around him, he always puts up consistent numbers.

Matthew Stafford is the Detroit Lions franchise quarterback, and that’s just the truth.

He’s here to stay, and if you don’t agree with that, then either deal with it or just stop watching the team.

Since Stafford arrived in 2009, he’s had seven 4,000+ yard passing seasons. He also has a total of 34 career game-winning drives, and 28 comebacks.

Whether you want to believe it or not, the man is clutch. He shows up when his team needs him most in crunch time. At the end of day, all people remember is how you performed in the clutch.

For the people that hold Stafford’s zero playoff wins against him, stop with that.

Fans say football is a team game, until it comes to Stafford. All of the sudden, their playoff woes are entirely his fault? No, I don’t think it works like that.

I don’t care how good a quarterback is. Eventually, their talent alone can only get you so far. To be real Super Bowl contenders, everyone has to contribute.

Each season, there’s always one piece missing for the Detroit Lions. One year, the offense is good, and the defense lacks. The next year, the running game lacks, but the defense is solid. There’s just no sense of consistency with this organization. Stafford can’t control that.

I say all of this because Matthew Stafford is the future in Detroit. He just turned 32 years old this past Friday, so he’s definitely not old.

This dude has shown no signs of deteriorating production. Barring injury, Stafford has a good 5-7 seasons left in him. We can’t let that go to waste by drafting Tua.

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