Revenge of the Birds on Matthew Stafford
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Elite physical talent plus experience plus fast processing plus top-flight scheme has equaled Tier 1 status and MVP honors for Stafford... Stafford threw 46 touchdown passes last season, 12 more than any other QB's total.
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Stafford's MVP season and elite arm talent secure Tier 1 status with 46 TDs.
Ranked Tier 1 (tied for #2) by The Athletic's QB tiers. Stafford surged into elite ranks on the strength of his MVP season after making his Tier 1 debut by a narrow margin last year. Sando credits "elite physical talent plus experience plus fast processing plus top-flight scheme" for his Tier 1 status: "He wins at the line of scrimmage, and then he's got this elite arm talent, and they're well-schemed. Everything they put on him at the line of scrimmage, he makes it come to life. Best in the league at that." A defensive coordinator called him "scary" and compared him to elite QBs of past eras: "When I first got in the league, there were more guys you had to worry about. You knew if you played Peyton (Manning), you played (Brett) Favre, (Tom) Brady, (Drew) Brees... Stafford has still got that, and he's operating in a difficult-to-defend offense." Stafford threw 46 touchdown passes last season, 12 more than any other QB.
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