... go away for one long weekend with friends, to get away from phones, email, and any computer, only to come back and see that Matt Stafford has been named the starter for the Detroit Lions.

I am, among many Lions supporters, a proponent to have Stafford watch and learn the offense, and allow Culpepper to run the team until the bye week.

The first six games are going to be the toughest part of the schedule.

New Orleans is going to be a track meet, and perhaps that will allow Stafford the best chance for a good statistical game.

The Saints were rated 23rd overall in team defense last year, (23rd in passing and 17th in rushing). The way the Saints put points on the board, it is an awful lot to ask of a defenseBleacher Report - NFL