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Matthew Stafford to Take More Chances in 2015
Jim Caldwell said the day he was hired as the Detroit Lions’ head coach that he had a plan for Matthew Stafford.
And that plan is becoming increasingly clear.
It didn’t ask Stafford to do much in Year 1 of this regime — simply manage his turnovers better. And he did that, whittling his interceptions from 19 in 2013 to a personal-best 12 in 2014 (among full seasons).
With that foundation in place, it appears the next phase of the plan is to take the training wheels off in Year 2 and let the big-armed Stafford air it out a bit.
In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]
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Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]
Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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