Examining the possibility of Detroit Lions playing Matthew Stafford in NFL playoffs.
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00:00 With the playoffs right around the corner, the Detroit Lions have the potential to face
00:04 the Rams and Matthew Stafford in a potential playoff game.
00:07 Here today to analyze that topic is SIL Lions' John Makran.
00:11 John, give me your thoughts on how the Lions could potentially face old friend Matthew
00:16 Stafford in a playoff contest.
00:18 Yeah, Cam, it's a fun time of year.
00:21 Scoreboard watching, and boy, could it be very interesting to welcome an old friend
00:25 to Ford Field.
00:26 Could you imagine, Cam, Matthew Stafford marching into Ford Field to play a playoff game against
00:33 his former team, a team that he spent 12 years battling, scratching and clawing, trying to
00:38 win a playoff game?
00:39 It didn't happen.
00:40 And you recognize the manner in which these two organizations are intertwined.
00:45 Brad Holmes, the architect of the Lions' current team, is now one of among the top general
00:50 managers based on his three years adding talent to the Lions.
00:54 When you look at how the Lions initially got started in their current rebuild, trading
01:00 Matthew Stafford to the Rams for multiple draft picks and Jared Goff, I think that when
01:07 you look at it, I think the narrative that people are definitely going to gravitate towards
01:10 is Jared Goff facing off against his old head coach in Sean McVay.
01:16 Goff has taken a lot of criticism, a lot of flack.
01:19 When that trade happened, many people felt, well, if Sean McVay doesn't want a quarterback
01:24 of the caliber of Jared Goff, then he must not be that good.
01:27 And then he struggled in 2021, which compounded and elevated the critics.
01:32 But you look at Jared Goff and over the last two years working with Ben Johnson, he's kind
01:36 of really quieted the critics, especially coming off of a performance where he throws
01:41 five touchdowns, playing against his old head coach.
01:43 A little bit of motivation for Detroit's veteran signal caller.
01:47 So you look at it, Cam, and you got two teams that I think have a lot of similarities and
01:53 a lot of very interesting qualities.
01:56 So the narratives, the storylines are very much very interesting and very intriguing
02:01 should that contest take place.
02:03 And boy, Cam, I definitely would want to see it.
02:05 Lions with the lead and Matthew Stafford with the ball.
02:08 Would he have the fourth quarter magic?
02:10 Cam, the Lions have not won a playoff game since 1991.
02:15 And if they're able to move on, survive in advance, then no better opponent than the
02:20 Los Angeles Rams.
02:21 Jon, cross your fingers and get your popcorn ready.
02:24 Thanks for all the insight.