Matthew Stafford or Daunte Culpepper: Flip a Coin

With the Detroit Lions' preseason officially over, one thing is certain. When it comes to the quarterbacks, nothing is certain. Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford were supposed to make this easy. Either Stafford was going to come out and shine while Culpepper fell flat on his face, or Culpepper would play just well enough while Stafford looked like a rookie. The problem is, at different times, both of those scenarios came true. Overall, it is clear to anyone objective that Culpepper has been quantifiably better. Certainly, in a word, safer. However, he has become maddeningly so. His near 65 percent completion percentage this summer is tantalizing, unless you compare it to his 5.7 yards/attempt. Stafford has been equally impressive for opposite reasons. By the numbers, his 6.7 yards/attempt is not much better and his 54.5 completion percentage is going to scare away many detractors. To put these numbers in perspective: Culpepper's 65 percent would have put him in the top...