Gym Shortz thought he could rattle Stafford and got burned.
Actually, Stafford did a very good job avoiding free rushers and collapsing pockets too. He made a few errant throws, but his work in the pocket was one of the reasons there were no sacks and a big part of escaping with a W.
Well that’s good to hear. Reading that other thread about improving the running game I was under the impression that Stafford only completed like 10% of his passes…
The difference is that the Lions WR’s do not get separation. When they blitz there is much more room as he has to get rid of the ball quickly blitz or not.
Looking at the all-22, I see the Lions WR getting separation. What I see is that Stafford, while being kept clean, his pocket collapses pretty quickly and he needs to get the ball out quickly.