Yeah Stafford threw for 5,000 yards and 41 TDs but he lost to the Saints in the playoffs. He's basically Scott Mitchell. Mitchell had a good season but flopped in the playoffs.
It's been 12 years and Stafford hasn't won a single playoff game. How many more chances do we give him? Other QBs drafted #1 overall have won multiple playoff games like Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, and Jared Goff.
Look, Matthew Stafford is just not good under pressure. Down 4 in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl with less than 2:00 minutes left, do you really want Stafford with the ball?
We have so much money tied up in Stafford when teams like the Rams are going to the Super Bowl with QBs like Jared Goff. We need to draft a new QB like Goff who is on a rookie contract. Yeah he'll eventually need to get paid, but how many division titles has Stafford won?
Look, Matthew Stafford is the 15th highest paid player in the league. Do you really want to have that much of your cap space tied up in someone who hasn't won a playoff game in 12 years?
Look, Matthew Stafford just doesn't win big games. He's great at padding his stats against bad teams or when they are way behind against good teams. How many games has he won when it matters? How many good defenses has beaten?