Drew Stanton Out for Season

According to ESPN's Len Pasquarelli the Detroit Lions rookie quarterback, Drew Stanton, is out for the season. Stanton recently had arthroscopic knee surgery that will make his services unavailable until the 2008 pre-season. The surgery came after the rookie had swelling in his knee Sunday evening.

On an odd note, the Detroit Lions had originally stated following Stanton's surgery that he would be back and ready to go on the field in just 2-4 weeks. Something between that original stated timeline and today caused Lions officials to alter that statement, now saying they will be shutting him down for the year.

Is it just me or is the difference between "2-4 weeks" and "entire season" quite a large one? Something is a little fishy here, and I'm assuming the Lions officials simply botched this one. I love William C. Ford, the Lions owner -- I had the privilage of speaking to him on a daily basis about intimate Lions matters for two years -- but, he has surrounded himself by many incompetent people and this is just another event that gives light to that. I have no doubt we will hear more about this mysterious injury in the coming days.

As far as the fantasy factor, there was no telling whether or not the Lions would have opted for Stanton at some point this season. Chances are, if Jon Kitna didn't make good on his "10-wins" prediction (keep smoking whatever that is, Jon), Stanton would have seen the playing field for atleast the last 4 games of the season. Now, Kitna is obviously a safe bet all year while Stanton is simply left as an iffy-keeper in deeper leagues. Kitna's stock goes up due to job security while Stanton's plummets as this puts him a full year behind the curve.