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Matthew Stafford ranked 2nd within the NFL in touchdowns (19), fourth in passing yards (2,499) and fifth in passer rating (106.0) before a Week Nine support anxiety prematurely ended his season.
It became the Lions quarterback’s first year in Darrell Bevell’s offense.
Now support to health, and with a year within the offense, Stafford expects bigger and greater things from himself and the offense this season.
“We desire to be a substantial offense, and the first step to it’s making definite every person is on the the same internet page, pulling within the the same direction,” Stafford said, by Tim Twentyman of the crew internet space. “I reflect we’ve purchased that. Confidently, we can continue to grow and improve in year two.”
The Lions have receivers Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones, Danny Amendola and tight pause T.J. Hockenson support this season. Rookie D’Andre Swift has joined the working backs room with Kerryon Johnson.
Stafford, 32, is heading into his 12th season and his 2nd with Bevell. That have, Stafford said, must always aid the Lions given COVID-19’s impact on the offseason program.
“It doesn’t damage to be in a 2nd year of an offense and never try and learn something unique and try and be a rookie quarterback or 2nd-year guy coming in,” Stafford said. “Positively, I really feel adore it’s a determined for us as a crew and for myself. After I salvage available within the market and throw with these guys, when I salvage possibilities to work with them, I really feel like I can educate them as excellent as our coaches can on what we’re attempting to search out and what they wish to attain. That’s an profit for us. Now let’s appropriate hope that reveals up on Sundays.”
Stafford faces stress in 2020 to really attain what he hopes to attain.