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Stanton undergoes transformation
Published 5/5/2007 by Christy Hammond at Lions Den
... The Detroit Free Press noticed the same things at the camp:

Lions' Stanton Has Trouble Throwing Spirals
Published 5/5/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... , but let's just say it wasn't very good. As in: Stanton struggled to throw spirals, even on simple 15-yard crossing routes. Well, guess what? Nothing's changed in the weeks since his Pro Day : Before Stanton can get comfortable with the offense, though, he has to get comfortable throwing the ball. ... As Stanton worked on it Friday, he didn't throw a lot of spirals. The ball often wobbled. ... [Offensive coordinator Mike] Martz strips down quarterbacks and builds them back up, and he has just begun the process with Stanton, a second-round pick. He went all the way back to the beginning, teaching him how to grip the football properly. The good news, though, is that the Lions like Stanton because of his

Detroit Lions' Drew Stanton: When Will He Start?
Published 5/9/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... on the field . He'll start right away if: The Lions decide to make this the seventh consecutive rebuilding year of Matt Millen's tenure. If they're of the opinion that they might finally be a respectable NFL team this season, they'll start Jon Kitna. If they think they're going to be the typical Millen-era Lions, they might throw Stanton in there and see if they have their quarterback of the future. He'll hold the clipboard if: He continues to throw the ball like he threw at his pro day and at the Lions' minicamp . If you saw the film of his individual workout, you'd wonder how this guy could be a high school quarterback, let alone a pro. Most likely scenario: Kitna will start every game this year, just as he did last year. And the Lions will be a bad team, just as they were last year. And even though Kitna will be far from the biggest reason they're a bad team, he'll get blamed (as quarterb