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The Detroit Lions need to Draft or bring in a Backup Quarterback

Found February 14, 2012 on Rant Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Matthew Stafford,  Jay Cutler,  Caleb Hanie,  Jim Schwartz,  Aaron Rodgers,  Donovan McNabb,  Drew Stanton
TEAMS: Detroit Lions,  Chicago Bears,  Green Bay Packers,  Minnesota Vikings,  Boise State Broncos,  Oklahoma State Cowboys

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The Detroit Lions need to have a quarterback they can count on to handle their offense in case Matthew Stafford gets injured and misses games in 2012. We all saw what happened to the Chicago Bears during the 2011 season. They started out 7-3 and then Jay Cutler was injured and lost for the season. They thought they had a backup quarterback in Caleb Hanie who knew their offense and could help manage the Bears offense to the playoffs. They were wrong. Caleb Hanie was a horrible replacement for Jay Cutler and the Bears lost every game but one down the stretch. They missed the playoffs after reaching the NFC title game the previous season. Jim Schwartz and the rest of the Lions took notice of this and will either draft a quarterback or bring in a quarterback that can manage the Lions offense if Matthew Stafford goes down with an injury. The Lions saw firsthand, during the last regular season game of the 2011 season, when Matt Flynn , backup quarterback for Aaron Rodgers, threw for six t...
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