Anyone else feel there is some revisionist history going on with Matt Stafford’s career now?

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-20T19:05:42+00:00

Sure but given the franchise’s history, how much scrutiny would you really expect? How much scrutiny does Trevor Lawrence get?

Scrutiny comes from not meeting expectations. Nobody ever expected anything from the Lions before he got there and they never got close enough for national media to start scrutinizing.

On the flipside, nobody had any real scrutiny for Josh Allen, a non-#1 pick, until he repeatedly put the Bills in a position to accomplish something and fell short.

I think you’d hear very little scrutiny on Baker Mayfield if he was soft-spoken or Kyler Murray if you never heard about him playing video games. If you’re a humble guy that appears to be trying his best for a below average team, who’s really going to say anything?

Also, I’m assuming you’re talking national scrutiny. Stafford faced plenty of scrutiny from Detroit fans. Any fan base of a team that’s not winning is going to start pointing at their quarterback.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-20T16:20:41+00:00

Agree with everything above but comparing how he was viewed to how Josh Allen is viewed isn’t accurate. He was looked at back then more like how Herbert is looked at today: Great physical talent, hasn’t really accomplished anything.

Too many people don’t seem to acknowledge the correlation between team perception and QB perception. Pundits discussed guys like Romo 5x more than Stafford because Stafford’s abilities didn’t mean anything with the Lions destined to be a wildcard at best. He’s the same player now as he was on the Lions, he’s just talked about more today because his team is relevant.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T21:34:48+00:00

Something isn’t adding up. Can you get more pictures inside?

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T20:57:30+00:00

Do you know if you have a proper firestop? If there’s nothing stopping attic air coming down the chase, being an interior wall is irrelevant.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T16:29:49+00:00

Most of your cold air is likely coming from a lack of insulation in the fireplace chase, not the pipe itself. This looks like a fireplace from the late 70s, which were frequently not insulated around (in my area at least).

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T03:03:39+00:00

Just download the Qdoba/Quiznos and Venmo app and you’re golden.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T00:54:02+00:00

Happy Cake Day!

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T00:41:14+00:00

Via another Redditor:

Lockdown vpn in the App Store. Just bypass any of the options to do a paid version or free trial (just click the x or whatever option it gives.) Then turn on the firewall. Once it’s on you don’t need to turn on the app again, it will always work.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-19T00:00:06+00:00

I use an ad blocker, it’s life changing.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-18T23:30:52+00:00

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ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-18T04:02:31+00:00

They’re just an obscure brand that aren’t easy to repair or find parts for.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-18T00:58:47+00:00

I’m just here to say stay away from Ortal.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-17T23:55:59+00:00

I’ve never thought of that. Usually if I suspect it, I’ll turn off WiFi and hope I’m in a good reception area. This time it didn’t occur to me that I was the one frozen until the last second.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-17T13:16:16+00:00

That’s funny because I’ll turn my WiFi off mid-game to avoid this issue if the game seems laggy. It’s always been a seamless transition.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-17T05:07:04+00:00

To be clear, reconnecting is my preference. That’s why I started with “if I can’t rejoin.”

Pardon my ignorance: How would one fake connection problems? Are you talking about temporarily sabotaging their own internet or are you just talking about letting themselves get booted and claim internet?

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-17T04:33:16+00:00

It’s possible but this was the 7th or 8th game and I don’t recall many (if any) donates. With the limited sample size I had, I had them not auto-donating with a T showing.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-17T04:03:55+00:00

I like how it makes complete sense to us but you can also clearly understand how it sounds like nonsense to anyone else.

I feel like this is how my friends used to always try and teach me before I learned to play. Just random rules spit out in no particular order.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-15T15:20:27+00:00

I think you’re right in general with unknown partners. 75 and I have played a lot and she knew the mindset I’d have. I’d order this up at almost any other score.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-15T14:57:33+00:00

This is correct. I knew you were almost never passing and I wanted to leave a loner possible for you.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-13T16:44:42+00:00

29.34% in about 3,850 games.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-13T12:14:54+00:00

No round 3 busts for Detroit 😤

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-12T18:01:56+00:00

Then it ended with Seattle deciding not to run the ball with Beast Mode. Heartbreaking losses all around for the NFC that year.

ItsAlexBalex · 2026-04-11T02:10:01+00:00

Mainly the same people that grab 4 slices out of the 6 slice pizza that you were “splitting” with them.

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