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Say Your Prayers for Stafford, Sanchez

Apr 25, 2009 – 8:11 PM
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Jay Mariotti

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Matthew Stafford and Mark SanchezNEW YORK -- "OVER-RATED! OVER-RATED!'' the obnoxious draftniks chanted as Matthew Stafford, he of the guaranteed $41.7 million in the worst U.S. economy since the Great Depression, was introduced inside Radio CIty Music Hall. The kid quarterback tried to grin as he adjusted his Honolulu-blue Detroit Lions cap on his blond mop. Deep down, he probably wanted to walk into the seats and kick the booing pottymouths like a Rockette.

"Everyone has their own opinion,'' Stafford said of the reception. "The No. 1 thing I learned a long time ago is, you can't try to please everyone. I need to go in and play hard for the coaches, the owners and my teammates and get wins, because winning cures a lot of stuff.''
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