The Detroit Lions depth chart at quarterback did not change one bit over the last week. GM Bob Quinn stood firm on what the team already has on the roster, not even signing any undrafted free agents following Saturday’s final rounds.
Quinn was a guest of Sirius XM NFL Radio and hosts Alex Marvez and Gil Brandt this week. The Lions GM was asked about the team not selecting any quarterbacks, either early or late in last weekend’s draft.
“We evaluated the quarterback position from top to bottom this year,” Quinn responded. “We were fortunate enough to see Jordan Love (Packers 1st-rounder) at the Senior Bowl, spend time with Tua (Tagovailoa, No. 5 overall to Miami), (Justin, No. 6 overall to the Chargers) Herbert and all these guys.
There were a few guys on our board we liked later (rounds), but when the time came, we had other guys that were rated a little bit higher than them.”
Quinn made it pretty clear the team is set at quarterback and happy about where it stands, too.
“The quarterback position for us is, Matthew (Stafford) is our guy,” Quinn said emphatically. “We signed Chase Daniel to a multi-year deal to be our backup. Experienced, veteran quarterback that has gone in and played in a lot of games. We feel like we upgraded the backup quarterback position with Chase.”
As for a developmental project, Quinn is happy with David Blough.
“Then we have David Blough coming back from last year. He got pressed into action last year late in the season when we had two quarterbacks injured. He was a young kid who kind of got thrown in and he did make some plays for us. He made some rookie mistakes as well, and he’ll grow from that.”
Quinn’s voice was confident and unwavering in reiterating at the end of the answer that “Matthew is our guy” and reinforcing his belief in both Daniel and Blough for their roles.