Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had a subpar preseason by completing just 49.1 percent of his passes, as the first-team offense struggled to put points on the board. However, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said he isn't concerned since Stafford kept the turnovers to a minimum.
"He threw a lot of balls away because we didn't want to turn the ball over," Linehan said, per MLive.com. "That was our number one goal, to not turn the ball over. The only one he turned over was a drop. I was really pleased with what he was doing. His mechanics were perfect on a lot of those throwaways."