Just as I feared way back in training camp

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The Companyexpressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any of theforward-looking statements made in the presentations, or in any of its SECfilings except as may be otherwise stated by the Company. NGAS Resources, Inc.Kathleen Heaney, Copyright Business Wire 2009. OK, I get it this kid, Matthew Stafford, is tough. So I wish the Lions would quit forcing him to prove it every week.Actually, it’s the Lions’ offensive line feel free to put the accent on the second syllable that’s putting QB Stafford in peril every Sunday. Just as I feared, way back in training camp.Stafford winced and grimaced and grunted and groaned his way through another football game yesterday, picking himself off the turf in Cincinnati slower than molasses running uphill at times.It’s his non-throwing shoulder that is a mess, with the emphasis being on “non-throwing.” In football, if what’s hurting you isn’t threatening your life or keeping you from throwing the ball you’re expected to be out there.But Stafford has proven himself. That’s two awful games in a row following his storybook win over the Browns. Two awful games since his left shoulder got jackhammered into the faux turf at Ford Field against Cleveland.Stafford is playing behind a line made of balsa wood He has a pocket as claustrophobic as a phone booth.

Unlike the other team’s quarterback, who, with the Lions’ pass rush, has time to not only read defenses but War and Peace , Stafford must make decisions in the blink of an eye, if not sooner.That might be a cause for the low completion percentages. You can’t separate it from the other ingredients, no matter how distasteful they may be.Should Stafford be out there now, working with one good shoulder How much longer before he’s operating on one good leg No good headsWe’ve seen how tough he is I’m convinced The Lions are 2-10 They’re going nowhere. Is it mathematically or physically possible to go nowhere to the minus nth degreeI’m afraid we’re going to find out, the longer an injured Stafford plays behind this house of cards of an offensive line.. The two most important stats of the game: Adrian Peterson toted the rock 13 times for 19 yards, including an 11-yarder, and Jared Allen was blanked entirely from the stat sheet. No solo tackles, no assists, no sacks no nothin'.Jeremy Bridges deserves the game ball without question. That was an effort not many Pro Bowlers can muster, performed by a career back-up.Maybe Anquan Boldin hasn't lost anything.